ABC Radio Perth Houses in Western Australia have long been built around a double-brick frame. But is it time we move to timber frames, like builders in the eastern states? UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck tells Russell Woolf and Nadia Mitsopoulos from ABC Radio Perth Breakfast why timber is now proven to be the cheaper, […]
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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) paid in Western Australia increased 28 per cent to 17,171 in 2012. “Throughout 2011/12 first home buyer momentum drove the […]
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LIKE MANY OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY, I AM CONSTANTLY SEEKING TO INNOVATE TO BRING TO THE MARKET NEW AND INTERESTING PRODUCTS WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. ONE OF THE INTERESTING INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IS THE EMERGENCE OF “CONVERTIBLE SPACES.” Like many others in the industry, I am constantly seeking to innovate to bring to […]
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