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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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MANAGING RAPID URBANISATION
THE URBANISATION OF POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD IS CREATING CHALLENGES FOR BOTH CITY PLANNING AND THE DETERIORATING ECONOMIC BASE OF REGIONAL TOWNS. Having recently returned from New Zealand it is clear that they too are…
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PREMIER NEEDS TO BROADEN HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOCUS
THE PREMIER’S STATEMENT THAT THE BIGGEST PRESSURE POINT IS ON THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE RENTING ACCOMMODATION OR YOUNG PEOPLE RENTING ACCOMMODATION FAILS TO ADDRESS THE BROADER ISSUE OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY “We have had dire predictions…
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HOUSING CONSTRUCTION REBOUNDS
RENTAL PRESSURE AND DECLINING MORTGAGE COSTS DROVE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2010 Data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today show dwelling starts in the September quarter 2012…
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2012 THE YEAR OF THE FIRST HOME BUYER
IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 2012 WAS THE MOST ACTIVE YEAR FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TEMPORARY STIMULUS ENDED IN 2009 Figures published yesterday show that the number of First Home Owner Grants (FHOG)…
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OPTIONS APLENTY FOR NEW HOME BUYERS
REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR POTENTIAL NEW HOME BUYERS. With summer well and truly in full force and the return to work imminent, people often have a…
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IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS A MUST
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PUBLISHED MYRIAD STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS IN 2012, NOW THEY MUST BE THOUGHTFULLY IMPLEMENTED. This week the Minister for Planning released the State Planning Strategy, a worthy volume which outlines how we will move…
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A LOOK BACK AT 2012
2012 POSED A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES BUT ALSO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT SECTOR. It was the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, unless…
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REFORMING PROPERTY TAXATION
STAMP DUTY IS WIDELY CONSIDERED INEFFICIENT AND INEQUITABLE, BUT ANY MOVE AWAY FROM THIS TAX NEEDS TO KEEP ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE. In a recent article published in South Australia, commentator Jessica Irvine described…
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WA HEADING TOWARDS A 90,000 DWELLING SHORTAGE
WESTERN AUSTRALIA IS HEADING TOWARDS A SEVERE HOUSING SHORTAGE AS THE STATE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE RECORD POPULATION GROWTH. According to well respected economist, Paul Braddick from the ANZ, we are likely to be 90,000 dwellings…