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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.

  • Updates roll out for bushfire maps

    New Homes magazine looked into the changes to changes made to Western Australia’s mapping of bushfire risk and UDIA WA President Nick Allingame provided his thoughts for the story. Read the full article here.

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  • How to get back on track

    Western Suburbs Weekly PERTH is in the midst of its longest property downturn in 30 years, with prices down 20.2 per cent since their peak in 2014 and home building numbers down significantly. There was…

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  • Time to think about ‘sprawl’

    The West Australian Opinion Piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck  The term urban sprawl is a dirty word these days and while no one wants to see a monotonous spread of housing stretch out…

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  • BRIGHT FUTURE FOR WA MARKET

    The Weekend West – Apartment Living While Western Australia still has some way to go to catch up to the volume of apartments in New South Wales and Victoria, an uptick in sales and development…

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  • Calls to stamp out stamp duty

    The Weekend West looked into a request from Productivity Commission Chairman Michael Brennan to abolish Stamp Duty and UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck was asked to provide her thoughts. Read the full story here.

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  • Industry hope drives confidence

    Western Suburbs Weekly WITH statistics showing a continual decline in property prices and more than three in 10 Perth homes selling at a loss, it may come as a surprise that confidence within the property…

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  • Housing stress relief for homeowners but not renters

    Following the interest rate cuts in June and July 2019 UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck commented on the implications this might have for buyers and renters in WA. Read the full story here.

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  • Tuarts listing move hasty

    The West Australian Opinion Piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck  Last month, Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley advised that the Threatened Species List under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) was…

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  • Perth suburbs Keystarters can afford (spoiler alert: nothing central!)

    WA Today Low-to-moderate income earners are still effectively locked out of Perth’s central suburbs, with only one central suburb’s median house price coming in under the Keystart loan cap of $480,000. Read more here

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