The Property Tribune Interest rate rises, higher property prices and rent increases have made housing less affordable in Western Australia according to new report Housing Affordability in Western Australia 2023 from the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC). The report found that increased housing demand, driven by factors such as population growth, has been putting extreme pressure on rental […]
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A SUMMARY FROM THE INSTITUTE’S LATEST ECONOMIC AND HOUSING MARKET UPDATE KEY POINTS Markets put chance of August rate cut at 64 per cent. Housing investment surges in May. House price expectations decline, but remain optimistic nonetheless. Perth and Pilbara rental listings increase. New dwelling finance at 19 year high. First home buyers increasingly look […]
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LUKE ROGERS, LEAD SCIENTIST AT COTERRA ENVIRONMENT EXPLORES THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND DISCUSSES THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT (OR SUSTAINABLE URBANISM) WITH A FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS I heard a disturbing statistic the other day in relation to the world’s population growth, which said that the amount of […]
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