The West Australian WA’s explosive population growth rivals that of the top-10 fastest-growing countries in the world for 2023, prompting calls for small-scale housing development to be turbocharged to meet demand. The latest ABS figures show the State’s population surged by 3.3 per cent in the year ending December 2023 — the fastest growth rate […]
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Business News Dwelling approvals across the nation have slumped to their lowest levels in a year, with experts warning a worsening of the housing crisis would follow. Total approvals fell six per cent to 14,744 for August, primarily due to large declines in apartment and townhouse approvals. Private dwelling approvals excluding houses fell 8.1 per […]
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Financial Review Property prices in suburbs popular with first home buyers will jump more than the 0.5 per cent predicted by Treasury modelling in the short term after the rollout of the government’s new 5 per cent deposit scheme, economists and mortgage brokers say. Labor’s election commitment took effect on Wednesday, expanding the First Home […]
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