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Can timber homes put the nail in double brick’s coffin?
The West Australian Timber frame construction is set to become cheaper than brick houses by 2024 for the first time in history, marking the first serious challenge to WA’s traditional double-brick homes. To read the…
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Why is WA obsessed with double brick frames and should we move to timber?
ABC Radio Perth Houses in Western Australia have long been built around a double-brick frame. But is it time we move to timber frames, like builders in the eastern states? UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck…
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MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION
UDIA WA has released a report that outlines a cost benefit analysis undertaken by Ernst and Young (EY) of modern methods of construction compared with double brick construction. Read more here: FINAL UDIA Report
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Coronavirus: Australia and the world can expect an economic shock
Western Suburbs Weekly WA and the world economy is set for some short-term pain as a result of the coronavirus according to international economist Jonathan Pain. To read the full story, click here.
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Princess Margaret Hospital to be demolished for apartments, shops as part of Subi East Redevelopment project
The West Australian Bulldozers are set to move in within months to demolish Princess Margaret Hospital in order to make way for high rise, high density apartments and shops. It will be the final chapter…
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Australia, WA ‘too reliant on China’ economist warns as coronavirus impacts grow
WA Today Western Australia is too reliant on China and needs to look to other emerging Asian superpowers to diversify its trade partnerships, one of the world’s leading independent economists has warned. To read the…
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‘Wait and see’ in 2020
The West Australian There is a shared sense of expectation for the Western Australian residential property market in 2020. UDIA WA Chief Executive Officer Tanya Steinbeck is hopeful the worst of the market downturn is…
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Perth must create a unique identity
Opinion piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck published in The West Australian on Friday January 3. Authenticity and keeping things “real” is a personal challenge for all of us in an increasingly digital world…
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Perth property market outlook: experts’ predictions for 2020
Western Suburbs Weekly PROPERTY experts looked forward to 2019 with some optimism, but the banking Royal Commission and resulting credit crunch and a Federal election had a detrimental effect on the market, with prices, sales…