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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.

  • New chief for UDIA WA

    THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Tanya Steinbeck has been appointed chief executive of WA’s Urban Development Institute of Australia starting next month. Ms Steinbeck replaces Allison Hailes, who is moving overseas after three years at the helm.…

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  • Let’s talk about home

    THE WEST AUSTRALIAN It’s time to reshape the way we talk about housing affordability, diversity and density in Perth, according to the Department of Communities director of business development Nigel Hindmarsh. Mr Hindmarsh, speaking on…

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  • ALKIMOS FUTURE REVEALED

    WA TODAY The plan to house 60,000 people in Perth’s far northern suburbs was revealed today. The land around the future Alkimos station, the first in the Yanchep rail extension, will become a Metronet precinct.…

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  • Perth house prices tipped to rise

    THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Perth homeowners may not have to wait much longer for some property price solace, if predictions by REA Group chief economist Nerida Conisbee come true. Ms Conisbee, a keynote speaker at the…

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  • Low prices trigger land sales growth

    THE SUNDAY TIMES IMPROVED economic growth and new-found confidence in the Perth housing market has had a positive impact on the new land market, according to latest data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia…

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  • Property Groups Blast Tax

    THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Two powerful property industry lobby groups are backing State Opposition plans to block the introduction of a foreign buyer tax on residential property. The Urban Development Institute of Australia WA and Property…

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  • Perth needs ‘to adapt to density’

    THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Golden Group managing director Andrew Sugiaputra has outlined plans for a radical shake-up of perceptions about the benefits of high-density living, as he mulls developing a potentially plastic free, well-serviced, vibrant residential…

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  • Perth’s biggest-ever development could go 100 per cent plastic-free

    WA TODAY The developer behind one of Perth’s biggest ever projects, Belmont Park on Burswood Peninsula, has given a glimpse into potentially game-changing ideas being tossed around for the development, including making it plastic free.…

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  • Developer wants no delays on Subi site

    THE WEEKEND WEST The new owner of the old Subiaco Pavilion Markets site, Blackburne Property Group managing director Paul Blackburne, has warned the City of Subiaco that he has no intention of engaging in a…

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