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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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WA homebuyers to receive $20,000 grants for new builds as Government steps in to help industry
ABC News The West Australian Government has unveiled a $125 million stimulus package for the state’s home building sector, providing cash grants to prospective homebuyers. Under the $117 million “Building Bonus” scheme, WA homebuyers —…
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How will a pandemic reshape our urban landscapes?
ABC Radio Perth The way we live and use our cities and local neighbourhoods has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. Have you wondered how that might influence the way we plan, design and build…
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Urgent call for change
The West Australian Stamp duty, or transfer duty, has been increasingly under the spotlight as renewed calls for the controversial tax to be removed come from a real estate industry that tries to weather the…
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Treading carefully on the back of COVID-19
The West Australian In a recent masterclass on greenfield development in Western Australia hosted by the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA, industry veteran analyst and Research4 Director Colin Keane discussed the current market and…
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INDUSTRY AND POLICE SIGN A PACT TO BEAT CONSTRUCTION SITE THEFT
Construction industry groups have joined forces with the WA Police Force to launch the Partnership Against Crime Taskforce (PACT) with the aim of curbing theft on Western Australian construction sites. The signatories to the PACT…
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UDIA WA launches new Podcast – The Urbanist Live!
UDIA WA is proud to launch the first edition of The Urbanist Live, a brand new podcast produced by UDIA WA to complement the successful release of our new magazine The Urbanist. Each episode of The Urbanist…
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Learn lessons from our sudden reality
Opinion piece written by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck, published in The West Australian. As we head into another week of being at home in what we now call “iso”, due to the far reaching…
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PLANNING FOR RECOVERY
The West Australian Special powers to be used to slash development red tape. State of emergency powers have been enacted to extend all development approvals by two years in a bid to help the economic…
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WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt resists plea for land tax relief to keep construction projects going
The West Australian Developers want land tax scrapped to keep projects going and staff on the payroll, and to help prevent a broader economic meltdown. The Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) is calling on…