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Perth land sales hit record
Business News Perth achieved 3,322 new lot sales during the June 2020 quarter – the most land sales the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA has ever recorded for a quarter. The institute began its…
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Sustainability a growing factor
New Homes – The West Australian While many homebuilders are looking at their own practices to lower their environmental footprint, many land developers are doing the same thing, designing their communities with environmental custodianship at…
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Planning a new deck or patio? Now’s the time as state slam-dunks new laws to stimulate building
The West Australian government has hustled to introduce and pass reforms representing the state’s biggest-ever planning system overhaul, three years in the making and previously scheduled to take at least another two. The laws, introduced…
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WA’s border controls will hinder property price recovery: NAB economist
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…
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Planning reforms pass with key changes
A slate of planning reforms announced by the state government in May have now passed both houses of parliament, after negotiations with minor parties led to notable changes in how the legislation defines ‘significant’ developments.…
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WA’s planning system overhauled with fast-track approval process for high cost developments
High-value development proposals will have access to a fast-tracked approval process after Parliament this afternoon rubber-stamped a sweeping overhaul of WA’s planning system. Under the red-tape busting reforms, for the next 18 months, any metropolitan…
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Stimulus will require infrastructure
Opinion piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck published in The West Australian Australians’ insatiable appetite for building a new home has been reinforced with more than 23,000 Australians registering their interest in the Federal…
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Urban planning: How cities will change post-pandemic
PerthNow DENSITY without crowding, better public spaces with more outdoor dining and entertainment, and less reliance on cars as a mode of transport should be the focus of planners in the wake of COVID-19 according…
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Sustainability an ongoing mission
The West Australian The multi award-winning community of Alkimos Beach, which received Western Australia’s first six-leaf accreditation under the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s (UDIA) EnviroDevelopment scheme in 2012, has obtained re-accreditation in all six…