THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Two powerful property industry lobby groups are backing State Opposition plans to block the introduction of a foreign buyer tax on residential property. The Urban Development Institute of Australia WA and Property Council of Australia WA have accused the Treasurer of jeopardising the State’s fragile property recovery. At 2.1 per cent, WA, […]
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Golden Group managing director Andrew Sugiaputra has outlined plans for a radical shake-up of perceptions about the benefits of high-density living, as he mulls developing a potentially plastic free, well-serviced, vibrant residential community on the Burswood Peninsula next to Belmont Park Racecourse. In an entertaining address to Perth’s land developers, Mr Sugiaputra […]
WA TODAY The developer behind one of Perth’s biggest ever projects, Belmont Park on Burswood Peninsula, has given a glimpse into potentially game-changing ideas being tossed around for the development, including making it plastic free. The first artist impressions of Golden Group’s $3.8 billion, 1500-apartment redevelopment of the Belmont Park raceway were released in May […]
THE WEEKEND WEST The new owner of the old Subiaco Pavilion Markets site, Blackburne Property Group managing director Paul Blackburne, has warned the City of Subiaco that he has no intention of engaging in a decade-long planning struggle like the previous owner. “We are genuinely hoping to move fairly fast,” Mr Blackburne said. He said […]
Community News NEW land sales increased for the third consecutive quarter according to the latest data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA). Nearly 1500 new lots were sold in the June quarter, an increase of 3.8 per cent on the previous period. “This is a reflection of improved consumer confidence and a […]
The West Australian The departing boss of WA’s Urban Development Institute of Australia says Perth is a teenager “still growing up” and trying to find its identity. UDIA chief executive Allison Hailes said the end of the mining boom had cost Perth its identity and it needed to find a new “brand” to attract more […]
WA Today The journey back to life and vibrancy for the Princess Margaret Hospital site and wider Subiaco has begun as teams of workers dismantle the interior of the beloved old children’s hospital. After it closed to patients, the site was fenced off, with security patrols and CCTV surveillance preventing unauthorised access. Decommissioning teams were […]
WA BUSINESS NEWS Land sales in Perth may have been languishing at the bottom of the cycle for the past few years, but Colin Keane, the director of national consultancy Research4, is hopeful of a change in direction. Presenting the latest data on the country’s greenfields development market at a recent Urban Development Institute of […]
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Vivente by Richard Noble is the most recent development in Western Australia to achieve a prestigious EnviroDevelopment certifi cation from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA), with its certification announced in front of hundreds of property industry representatives at a UDIA WA luncheon yesterday. EnviroDevelopment is a rigorous, scientifically-based assessment […]