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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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Better times ahead for the Perth property market, experts say
Domain.com.au Perth’s property market looks set for a year of slow improvement amid reduced access to finance, low population growth and oversupply in some suburbs, experts say. And most key local industry players agree the…
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New analysis predicts WA property set for upswing
Realestate.com.au The West Australian residential housing market is likely to make a comeback in the next 12 to 18 months, new analysis of WA property market cycles over the past 30 years shows. The research,…
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Writing is on walls as regulator vows ‘no more hits’
The West Australian Australia’s banking regulator has assured WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt the State’s struggling property market will not be further hit by tougher lending restrictions on prospective homebuyers. In a letter sent to Mr…
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Planning failures drive DAP woes
WA Business News Property industry bodies say it is local governments, not development assessment panels, which need to eliminate uncertainty in the planning process. Outdated planning policies have been blamed for flashpoints of frustration emerging…
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Housing, red tape focus as state budget lifts
WA Business News The state budget will be in surplus in 2019/20, according to Premier Mark McGowan, while a $421 million expansion of the Keystart program for first homebuyers and a move to reduce red…
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PCA, UDIA back State design push
The West Australian Both the State’s key property lobby groups are backing Planning Minister Rita Saffioti’s move to introduce a WA State Design Review Panel, citing the need for clarity and better outcomes for local…
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New strata law lets Perth’s ugliest apartment blocks in for facelifts
WA Today Rendering ugly old exposed brick, adding balconies, building rec rooms and other common spaces, and installing barbecues or pools to make the most of underused space are all now choices within reach for…
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Diversity makes a great place to live
The West Australian The answer to the ever elusive goal of converting the great Australian dream of owning a home into an affordable reality may be hiding in plain sight. In tracking his personal housing…
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Resistance, site size hit medium density
The West Australian Community resistance and a lack of sizeable development sites are major barriers to medium density development in Perth. Perth and Peel@3.5m promotes higher density residential developments around activity centres, station precincts and along…