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The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) is Australia’s peak Representative body for all segments of the Urban Development Industry. The institute has been representing the industry in Western Australia for more than 40 years.
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WA housing supply pipeline for next 10 years a web of constraints
The Property Tribune The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has launched a Development Ready Pipeline pilot project to investigate what future housing supply is realistically viable to bring to market over the next ten…
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Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) reveals 24pc of Perth land zoned for development is off-limits
The West Australian Perth’s housing supply crisis is set to get worse, with new research showing a quarter of all land zoned for development is actually off-limits. The research by the Urban Development Institute of…
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Why WA needs to look to the ‘£10 Pom’ policy to tackle housing crisis
WA Today Western Australia needs to lift its game in attracting skilled migrants if it is to attract the 30,000 construction workers the Master Builders Association estimates are needed to meet demand. Speaking at an…
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Agreement needed to sort migrant labour force
The West Australian There are calls for a building industry labour agreement to make it easier to import labour, as the number of migrant tradies coming to WA nosedives. The Urban Development Institute of Australia…
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Calls for more aggressive approach to skilled migration
Business News Hesperia director Ben Lisle says authorities need to target international migration to Western Australia more aggressively, to prevent skills shortages and speed up delivery of housing. Speaking at a Urban Development Institute of Australia WA event today, Mr Lisle pointed…
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Supply needs workers first
Opinion piece published in The West Australian 25/01/2023 UDIA WA chief executive TANYA STEINBECK believes getting the right skills to WA is critical the the housing crisis Which came first: the chicken or the egg? Just as…
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After 11 years in the making Perth’s plan to combat urban sprawl has been abandoned
WAToday Former Premier Colin Barnett says he is disappointed the WA government has decided to detonate a $7 million plan started in 2011 aimed at safeguarding Perth bushland as the city’s population grows. In 2011…
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Property groups welcome Keystart change
WA Business News Industry groups have welcomed the state government’s move to increase the price limit for participants in the Keystart program, saying it should expand housing choice for low to middle income earners. Housing…
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Fast track to boost infill
Business News Plans for a mid-tier public transport network connecting infill suburbs are gaining traction with industry. As the state government pushes ahead with its METRONET rollout, property and planning experts say more transport infrastructure…