• THE BENEFITS OF A TRANSPORT ORIENTATED DEVELOPMENT

    THE UDIA AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE CHANGING NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND EMERGING TRENDS. FOUR OF THE DEVELOPMENTS ARE EITHER TRANSPORT ORIENTATED DEVELOPMENTS (TODS) OR CONTAIN TODS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.…

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  • EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IMPACTING ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT

    THE BANK WEST CURTIN ECONOMIC CENTRE RECENTLY RELEASED THEIR REPORT ON WORKFORCE AND SKILLS: WESTERN AUSTRALIAN LABOUR MARKETS IN TRANSITION. THE REPORT INVESTIGATES EMPLOYMENT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND FINISHES ON A HIGH NOTE SAYING THAT…

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  • WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN PERTH?

    THE STATE GOVERNMENT’S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIORITISING THE AIRPORT TRAIN LINE AND MAX LIGHT RAIL OVER THE NORTHERN EXTENSION AS WELL AS THE TRAIN LINE TO ELLENBROOK AND THE “KNOWLEDGE ARC” LIGHT RAIL PROJECT, HIGHLIGHTED…

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  • “PLANNING MAKES IT HAPPEN PHASE II”

    ON TUESDAY THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE BLUE PRINT FOR PLANNING REFORM: “PLANNING MAKE’S IT HAPPEN PHASE II” WAS RELEASED. IF FULLY IMPLEMENTED, IT WILL REDUCE TIMELINES AND RELIEVE SOME COST PRESSURES IN THE LAND…

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  • IMPLICATIONS OF THE ERA REPORT INTO MICROECONOMIC REFORM

    THE FINAL REPORT OF THE ECONOMIC REGULATION AUTHORITY (ERA) INTO MICROECONOMIC REFORM WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK WITH A MYRIAD OF RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH NOW HAVE TO BE ASSESSED BY GOVERNMENT AND SORTED INTO THOSE TO BE…

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  • INDUSTRY SENTIMENT SURVEY

    UDIA UNDER TAKES AN INDUSTRY SENTIMENT SURVEY WHICH COLLATES THE OPINIONS OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE SECTOR ABOUT THEIR WORKLOADS, THE APPROVALS SYSTEM AND THE OUTLOOK FOR THE MARKET. Compared to the two recent surveys,…

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  • LOT SALES TRENDING UPWARDS

    THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SECTOR IS CONTINUING TO MOVE STRONGLY WITH THE NUMBER OF LOT SALES IN UDIA’S WEEKLY SNAPSHOT TRENDING UPWARDS. FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS SALES HAVE BEEN SITTING AT OR ABOVE…

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  • BUSHFIRE RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW

    THE REVISION OF THE STATE PLANNING POLICY (SPP) FOR PLANNING FOR “BUSHFIRE RISK MANAGEMENT” WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE CHALLENGING, AND THAT IS PROVING TO BE THE CASE. SUBMISSIONS ON THE SPP CLOSE ON THE…

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  • A DEVELOPMENT TO MEET EVERY PRIORITY

    LIVING CLOSE IS IMPORTANT, BUT THE QUESTION IS WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE CLOSE TO? FOR SOME PEOPLE IT WILL BE PUBLIC TRANSPORT, FOR OTHERS IT IS THE BEACH OR THE SWAN RIVER BUT…

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