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Perth’s soaring land prices show few signs of slowing down
Australian Property Investor Perth property buyers continue to seek new land purchases but are finding it increasingly difficult to access a limited market. The latest figures from UDIA WA’s March 2025 quarter Urban Development Index…
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Former Premier Colin Barnett’s Quay to success
The West Australian Former premier Colin Barnett has deemed Elizabeth Quay a success nine years after opening it, but has warned against spending too much money on a revamped waterfront convention centre. While EQ is…
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Flexibility needed on enviro offsets
Business News Environmental offsets have become increasingly difficult for property developers. Darren Walsh was echoing the sentiment of the state’s property industry when he said environmental offsets were becoming the most difficult part of the…
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Has Albanese given up on the housing crisis?
Financial Review The paucity of new policy in Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget raises the question whether the Albanese government has given up the fight on the so-called housing crisis. Worse, in a budget with weak…
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WA recognised at national Awards for Excellence
The West Australian The best of the industry’s best were recognised in the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s national awards last week, including three WA winners. Curtin Heritage Living’s Cottesloe redevelopment took home top honours…
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Land sales reach record highs
Business News Land sales in Western Australia are continuing to rise, with a record volume of lots sold in 2024. New data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA showed that 11,168 lots sold…
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Headline inflation drops to 2.7pc, down from 3.5pc, as energy rebates kick in
ABC The annual rate of headline inflation fell to 2.7 per cent in August, down from 3.5 per cent in July. That huge slowdown in the pace of headline inflation was expected, but economists say…
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Rate cuts may be imminent. What impact will they have on Perth house prices?
Domain Property industry commentators say any interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank are likely to accelerate house price growth in Perth’s sizzling market. With inflation now edging towards 3 per cent, markets are pricing…
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‘Buy here & we die here’: The 10 most tightly-held WA suburbs where locals lock in for as long as they can
The West Australian They’re the tightly held spots in our State that locals don’t really want you to know about. Pleasantville suburbs or townships where ‘when you buy there — you die there’. Across WA…