Housing stress relief for homeowners but not renters

ONLY SIX PERCENT OF PEOPLE CATEGORISED AS HOMELESS FIT THE MORE TRADITIONAL NOTION OF “SLEEPING ROUGH”. The issue of housing affordability and availability was in the spotlight during Homeless Persons Week which runs through to Sunday 11th August. In the 2011 Census, homelessness rose eight percent on 2006 data. With around 9,500 people classified as […]

The West Australian A second key forecaster has predicted a massive increase in Perth apartment prices in the near future, warning new unit developments may not stack up financially for more than a year. In more bad news for Perth’s chronic housing under-supply, the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) claims developers cannot currently sell […]

Stirling Times IN positive sign for the WA new home market, sales increased in the three months to July, according to the HIA. Chief economist Tim Reardon said new home sales in the state rose 9.5 per cent over the reporting period. This follows UDIA WA figures showing new land sales increased 16.5 per cent […]