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LAND SALES AT SIX YEAR HIGH
RESIDENTIAL LAND SALES IN PERTH REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE THE PEAK OF NEW DWELLING DEMAND IN EARLY 2006 The largest developers in Perth recorded a 23.4 per cent rise in land sales over the…
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LAND SPECULATION IN PERTH
RE-SELLING OF VACANT LAND BECAME A KEY FEATURE OF THE MARKET DURING THE PERIOD OF STRONG PRICE GROWTH IN 2003 TO 2006, BUT SINCE THIS TIME THE RETURN ON SPECULATIVE LAND PURCHASES HAS CONSIDERABLY DECLINED.…
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HOUSING AFFORDABILITY A KEY ISSUE FOR THE STATE ELECTION
THE RENTAL SQUEEZE AND THE PREDICTION BY THE ANZ THAT WESTERN AUSTRALIA WILL BE SHORT 90,000 DWELLINGS BY MID THIS DECADE MEANS THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING REMAINS A KEY ISSUE FOR THE STATE Whilst…
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AUSTRALIAN SAMENESS
GIVEN THAT TODAY IS AUSTRALIA DAY, IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE AND THINK ABOUT HOW OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT REFLECTS WHO WE ARE. UDIA recently published an…
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MANAGING RAPID URBANISATION
THE URBANISATION OF POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD IS CREATING CHALLENGES FOR BOTH CITY PLANNING AND THE DETERIORATING ECONOMIC BASE OF REGIONAL TOWNS. Having recently returned from New Zealand it is clear that they too are…
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PREMIER NEEDS TO BROADEN HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOCUS
THE PREMIER’S STATEMENT THAT THE BIGGEST PRESSURE POINT IS ON THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE RENTING ACCOMMODATION OR YOUNG PEOPLE RENTING ACCOMMODATION FAILS TO ADDRESS THE BROADER ISSUE OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY “We have had dire predictions…
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HOUSING CONSTRUCTION REBOUNDS
RENTAL PRESSURE AND DECLINING MORTGAGE COSTS DROVE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2010 Data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today show dwelling starts in the September quarter 2012…
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2012 THE YEAR OF THE FIRST HOME BUYER
IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 2012 WAS THE MOST ACTIVE YEAR FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TEMPORARY STIMULUS ENDED IN 2009 Figures published yesterday show that the number of First Home Owner Grants (FHOG)…
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OPTIONS APLENTY FOR NEW HOME BUYERS
REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR POTENTIAL NEW HOME BUYERS. With summer well and truly in full force and the return to work imminent, people often have a…