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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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Perth real estate: Land buyers flock to City of Swan
PerthNow BUYERS looking to build a new home flocked to the City of Swan for land in the June quarter 2020, with Vale, Ellenbrook and Brabham the top three areas for sales activity. The region…
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Perth land sales boom as home buyers ride the coronavirus subsidy wave
WAToday Land sales in Perth have boomed as buyers snap up new lots before government subsidies rolled out during the COVID-19 pandemic end in December. But it also means Perth’s urban sprawl is set to…
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Positive prospects for Perth property
Australian Property Investor Perth property appears to be on the upswing, with sales rebounding, rental vacancies shrinking and investors eyeing potential returns as confidence continues to grow in the WA capital. As 2019 rolled into…
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Perth land sales hit record
Business News Perth achieved 3,322 new lot sales during the June 2020 quarter – the most land sales the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA has ever recorded for a quarter. The institute began its…
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Sustainability a growing factor
New Homes – The West Australian While many homebuilders are looking at their own practices to lower their environmental footprint, many land developers are doing the same thing, designing their communities with environmental custodianship at…
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Planning a new deck or patio? Now’s the time as state slam-dunks new laws to stimulate building
The West Australian government has hustled to introduce and pass reforms representing the state’s biggest-ever planning system overhaul, three years in the making and previously scheduled to take at least another two. The laws, introduced…
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WA’s border controls will hinder property price recovery: NAB economist
A top economist for the National Australia Bank says Western Australia is poised to survive the national property downturn better than most, but it will be hampered by a lack of jobs, border controls and…
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Planning reforms pass with key changes
A slate of planning reforms announced by the state government in May have now passed both houses of parliament, after negotiations with minor parties led to notable changes in how the legislation defines ‘significant’ developments.…
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WA’s planning system overhauled with fast-track approval process for high cost developments
High-value development proposals will have access to a fast-tracked approval process after Parliament this afternoon rubber-stamped a sweeping overhaul of WA’s planning system. Under the red-tape busting reforms, for the next 18 months, any metropolitan…