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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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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’,…
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Industry salutes State’s finest developments
The West Australian Opinion piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck The winners and finalists of the recent Urban Development Institute of Australia Awards for Excellence reflect the evolving nature of how we live and…
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Perth’s home-building boom fuelled by government grants
Domain.com.au Building a new home in Western Australia has never been more popular, with applications for government incentives reaching new highs while placing pressure on builders to construct homes within the required timeframes. In December,…