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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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RECOGNISING SUSTAINABLE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
IT WAS RECOGNISED A FEW YEARS AGO THAT MANY BUYERS STRUGGLED WITH THE LEVEL OF “GREEN WASH” IN THE INDUSTRY AND NEEDED SOME CLARITY ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF SOME OF THE CLAIMS BEING MADE. THE…
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INCREASED APPETITE FOR SMALLER LOTS
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PRESSURES HAVE BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER OF THE TREND TOWARDS SMALLER BLOCKS IN PERTH. WHETHER THIS TREND TOWARDS SMALLER LOTS WILL BE AS SIGNIFICANT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AS THE PREVIOUS FIVE…
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‘ACTUAL’ LAND SUPPLY DRIVES MARKET CONDITIONS
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT UDIA MONITORS IS LAND AVAILABILITY. THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE AND LOGICAL THING TO DO BUT IT IS A LOT HARDER THAN IT LOOKS. Firstly, even the definition of…
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UNDERSTANDING AFFORDABILITY A CHALLENGE
DEFINING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HAS CREATED A CHALLENGE FOR ACADEMICS, INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT OVER MANY YEARS WHILE RANKING THE AFFORDABILITY OF CITIES IS EVEN MORE CHALLENGING WITH OVER SIMPLIFICATION BEING THE MAJOR ISSUE. Measures such as…
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SOLAR PANEL PROLIFERATION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES COMBINED WITH SOLAR PANELS MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR PEAK LOADS. The use of photovoltaic (PV) systems, otherwise known as solar panels, is growing rapidly with 93,914 systems connected…
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LAND SALES AT SIX YEAR HIGH
RESIDENTIAL LAND SALES IN PERTH REACHED ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE THE PEAK OF NEW DWELLING DEMAND IN EARLY 2006 The largest developers in Perth recorded a 23.4 per cent rise in land sales over the…
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LAND SPECULATION IN PERTH
RE-SELLING OF VACANT LAND BECAME A KEY FEATURE OF THE MARKET DURING THE PERIOD OF STRONG PRICE GROWTH IN 2003 TO 2006, BUT SINCE THIS TIME THE RETURN ON SPECULATIVE LAND PURCHASES HAS CONSIDERABLY DECLINED.…
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HOUSING AFFORDABILITY A KEY ISSUE FOR THE STATE ELECTION
THE RENTAL SQUEEZE AND THE PREDICTION BY THE ANZ THAT WESTERN AUSTRALIA WILL BE SHORT 90,000 DWELLINGS BY MID THIS DECADE MEANS THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING REMAINS A KEY ISSUE FOR THE STATE Whilst…
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AUSTRALIAN SAMENESS
GIVEN THAT TODAY IS AUSTRALIA DAY, IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE AND THINK ABOUT HOW OUR URBAN ENVIRONMENT REFLECTS WHO WE ARE. UDIA recently published an…