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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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FORESHORE PLANS SHOW CHANGING ASPIRATIONS
WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE PERTH RIVERFRONT MOST PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE PROPOSALS OVER THE LAST DECADE OR SO BUT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN FLOWING THROUGH SINCE THE 1800’S. An exhibition being hosted by AUDRC…
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NO SILVER BULLET TO HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
EVERYBODY IS IN FURIOUS AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED TO DELIVER MORE AFFORDABLE DWELLINGS, THE QUESTION IS HOW. The Department of Planning recently released a document called “Planning Provisions for Affordable Housing” which tries to tackle…
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OCTOBER PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE
A SUMMARY FROM THE INSTITUTE’S LATEST ECONOMIC AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MARKET REPORT The last few months have seen a significant shift in housing market media attention with a surge in auction activity and signs of…
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WA DWELLING APPROVALS HIT A 25-YEAR HIGH
THE DWELLING CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA RECEIVED A FURTHER BOOST, WITH THE SEPTEMBER QUARTER RECORDING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DWELLING CONSTRUCTION APPROVALS SINCE 1988. Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today showed…
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UNCERTAINTY IMPACTS DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
UNCERTAIN DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES HAVE A MEASURABLE EFFECT ON DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. THIS ARTICLE DETAILS ONE EXAMPLE OF SUCH UNCERTAIN PROCESSES. We are often contacted by readers of this column and the recent five page letter outlining…
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FLEXIBILITY THE KEY TO IMPROVING PLANNING PROCESSES
AT A RECENT UDIA BREAKFAST, STUART DEVENISH, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR TOWN PLANNING AT RPS OUTLINED HIS IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN WA. Stuart believes that there has to be a…
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PERTH LEADS DWELLING CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY
STRONG POPULATION GROWTH, DECLINING MORTGAGE COSTS AND HEALTHIER PROPERTY MARKET ACTIVITY ARE DRIVING A CYCLICAL UPSWING IN DWELLING CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS MOST PREVALENT IN PERTH. Perth is leading the dwelling construction recovery in Australia. During…
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MAPPING PERTH’S POPULATION GROWTH
PERTH’S POPULATION HAS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY IN RECENT YEARS AND THIS ARTICLE TAKES A LOOK AT WHICH AREAS HAVE GROWN FASTER THAN OTHERS. Prior to 1900 Perth was a small town which grew only with the…
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LAND PRICE GROWTH TO MODERATE IN 2014
AS WE HEAD INTO SPRING AND HOPEFULLY THE RAIN STARTS TO EASE OFF, IT IS TIME TO HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE LAND MARKET Whilst Perth developer land sales…