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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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COUNCILS NEED HELP, UDIA SAYS
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Local government performance on planning and development is being hindered by lack of State Government support and funding for underperforming councils. Development industry advocate UDIA WA is urging the State Government to…
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Perth housing market on the rebound but builders yet to feel benefits
WA TODAY Confidence in Perth’s housing market is up, but not everyone is feeling the benefits. Land market data for the March 2018 quarter released this week by the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA…
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WA DEVELOPERS MULL THE PRECINCTS
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Local property companies have welcomed the State Government’s new urban infill plans and the chance to be partners in the supply of 5000 new homes across Perth. Expressions of interest were called…
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THE LAND REPORT
View the latest Land Report lift out as featured in The Weekend West and The Sunday Times on 19 and 20 May 2018 featuring UDIA’s latest new land market data and plenty of information on…
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Perth housing data sends mixed message
WA BUSINESS NEWS The Perth property market has recorded an increase in the price of new land sold and strong growth in land under construction in the March quarter, however annual data in a new…
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Scarborough sale heralds rental plan
WA BUSINESS NEWS A Singaporean investment manager has bought the Sunmoon Boutique Resort in Scarborough for $8.3 million, with plans to transform the property into one of Australia’s first build-to-rent projects. Located on West Coast…
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WA move to nearly double tax on foreign buyers denounced
THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW The near-doubling of a new tax on foreign residential property investors in Western Australia has been criticised by development and property experts, who claim it will slow economic recovery. The recent…
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WA’s top planner puts second city, curfew-free airport on agenda
PERTH NOW THE State should start planning for a second city that is not Bunbury, as well as a second international airport, according to the WA Planning Commission. WAPC chairman David Caddy, speaking to an…
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GREEN LAND PLAN FREEZE
THE WEEKEND WEST The State Government has “suspended work” on a long-running project to create a Green Growth Plan, to streamline WA’s Commonwealth and State land use approvals, because of concerns about costs and the…