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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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Double-edged sword as moratorium ends
Real Estate The West Australian Attending dozens of home opens, waiting in a line with hundreds of people, submitting an offer above asking price, and no luck. This has been the experience of many looking…
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Developers realise tree change opportunity
Business News – Land Developers Feature Perth’s urban areas continue to face green canopy loss despite growing awareness of the upside trees can deliver residential projects. Land developers in Western Australia are gradually realising the…
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Stimulus kickstart continues
Business News – Land Developers Feature Residential land developers hope the positive market momentum prompted by housing stimulus measures can be extended long term. For many land developers, last year provided a welcome change to…
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WA election win: Calls for stamp duty reform, plan to ease rental woes
Realestate.com.au Western Australia’s property sector has called on Mark McGowan’s triumphant Labor Government to prioritise stamp duty reform and act to alleviate rental stock shortages after winning a second term in office. The demands, which…
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How WA could release ‘pressure valve’ and instantly increase properties for rent by 50 per cent
WA Today Perth’s historic low of available rental properties could instantly increase by 53 per cent if investors bought and rented 1600 apartments for sale in some of the city’s most attractive suburbs. That was…
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From HomeBuilder to hangover: where will housing development land?
Australian Financial Review The COVID-19 housing demand, boosted by government stimulus for new housing, by low interest rates, and by changing housing preferences, has been an absolute boon for the nation’s greenfield land developers. The…
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Push for stamp duty relief for investors to help end Perth’s rental market squeeze
The West Australian There are calls for drastic changes to stamp duty to help lure landlords back in to the market — to help ease the rental crisis — after a 75 per cent fall…
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Land momentum set to continue
West Real Estate – The West Australian Despite a sharp dip in the December quarter, recent data from UDIA WA has revealed 2020 was an unprecedented year for land sales in Western Australia. Sales almost…
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State Election: the property issues the industry wants addressed
West Real Estate – The West Australian Next Saturday March 13, Western Australia will be heading to the polls again. It is a State Election that has been widely reported as a ‘one horse race’,…