THE SUNDAY TIMES IMPROVED economic growth and new-found confidence in the Perth housing market has had a positive impact on the new land market, according to latest data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) WA. Outgoing UDIA WA chief executive officer Allison Hailes said the new land market in Perth had weathered tough […]
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A top economist for the National Australia Bank says Western Australia is poised to survive the national property downturn better than most, but it will be hampered by a lack of jobs, border controls and historically low oil prices. NAB predicts the average Perth house price will drop 1.2 per cent for the year and […]
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THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Perth homeowners may not have to wait much longer for some property price solace, if predictions by REA Group chief economist Nerida Conisbee come true. Ms Conisbee, a keynote speaker at the Property Council of Australia WA’s Residential Property Recovery breakfast tomorrow, says in the 21⁄2 years she has been with REA […]
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