• Obstacles in delivering density in Perth

    Business News Housing and Planning Minister John Carey has defended building single dwellings amid a push for infill, saying some higher-density projects are just not viable in Perth. Speaking at an Urban Development Institute of Australia WA event today, Mr…

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  • Property investors keen on WA, UDIA says

    Business News More than half of new land purchasers in Western Australia during the recent quarter were investors, according to Urban Development Institute of Australia WA. UDIA WA’s urban development Index shows the proportion of investors…

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  • WA land buyers facing the next housing hurdle

    The West Australian WA land buyers are set to pay significantly more money for smaller blocks of land as dwindling land supply becomes the next major battleground in the housing crisis. New figures from the…

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  • Latest Land Report highlights continued market strength

    The latest edition of UDIA’s Land Report was published in The West Australian on Saturday 14 October providing readers an overview of the current state of the land market in Perth. Released twice a year…

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  • Home renos to bypass council under new reforms

    Business News Single homes will be able to be built and modified without the approval of councils under fresh measures introduced as part of the state government’s major planning shake-up. Premier Roger Cook and Planning Minister John Carey on…

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  • Perth councils set to lose development approval powers in major reforms amid housing crisis

    WAToday The Liberal party has been urged to support the Cook government’s new tranche of planning reforms by one of the state’s leading property developer lobby groups. Premier Roger Cook and Planning Minister John Carey…

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  • Perth’s geographical size just behind London

    The West Australian Perth’s has been ranked the 69th largest by geographical size in the world, placing just behind London according to the latest edition of Demographia World Urban Areas report. UDIA WA chief executive…

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  • Pappas to head up UDIA

    Business News Richard Pappas has been appointed as president as the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA president, as the outgoing head moves onto a national role. Mr Pappas, managing director of Celsius Property Group, formally assumes the position…

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  • UDIA welcomes Housing Supply Unit

    ABC Drive UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck was interviewed on ABC Drive following the announcement of the Housing Supply Unit. Listen in here from 1:40:00

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