Housing Supply Shortage

Business News Satterley Property Group director of planning Megan Adair has criticised the state government’s approach to planning policy, saying it is crippling the delivery of affordable housing. Speaking at an Urban Development Institute of Australia WA event today, Ms Adair said policies relating to public open space contributions and medium density were hampering developers’ ability to bring affordable housing to the […]

Australian Property Investor Inflation has taken a bigger than expected fall in data released today, placing more pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates on 18 February. The most politically sensitive data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in some years, with an election looming and mortgage holders under […]

Business News The capital growth potential of Western Australia’s undersupplied residential sector, coupled with its relative affordability compared with other states, is proving attractive for an increasing number of investors. WA has experienced an influx of eastern states capital into its housing market during the past few years, and investment from that cohort has remained […]