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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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Gone in 60 seconds: Affordable house and land packages at new estates in Perth are selling out in record time
The West Australian Sixty seconds is all it takes for affordable land to sell out in Perth’s newest estates. In a case of ‘blink and you’ll miss it’, affordable blocks in new estates in developing…
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Pressure in housing market hits fresh peak as total listings fall to record low
The West Australian Pressure in Perth’s house-and-land package market has hit a fresh peak, with lot sales reaching a record high and total listings falling to a record low. New data from the Urban Development…
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House prices jump in first home buyer suburbs as deposit scheme kicks in
Australian Financial Review House prices are rising faster at the bottom end of the market than the top, as competition among first home buyers intensifies following the introduction of the federal government’s 5 per cent…
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Government reveals the 10 Perth train station areas to get higher density housing
Australian Property Investor The Western Australian State Government has launched a major planning reform program in an attempt to overcome Perth’s housing crisis and redress its reputation for being a low density city beset by…
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John Carey flags lifestyle village reforms
Business News The state government will consider reforms for lifestyle villages and land lease models to be added to the housing mix, the planning minister says. Planning Minister John Carey said the state government would…
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Extra $1bn for hospitals, Mt Lawley in govt sights
Business News The state government will spend $1.5 billion to bring three public hospital projects into the system, including a move to purchase St John of God Mt Lawley for public use from next year.…
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Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre: Riverside revamp declared ‘dead’
The West Australian A major revamp and expansion of Perth’s rundown Convention and Exhibition Centre has been officially shelved, less than two years after it was embraced by the Cook Government as a “bold” vision.…
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John Carey acknowledges WA’s density woes but backs efforts after housing approval stats
The West Australian Housing Minister John Carey has acknowledged WA has an issue with building density housing after figures revealed just 84 multi-unit dwellings had been approved in the September quarter. His comments come as…
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Shepherd to become UDIA president
Business News Grant Shepherd has been named as the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s WA president, taking over from Richard Pappas. The Hesperia residential director has today been named as the peak body’s new president,…