WA BUSINESS NEWS A disconnect between urban infill ambitions in WA and the sector’s ability to deliver is hindering the development of medium-density projects. There is a ‘missing middle’ phenomenon emerging in Western Australia’s property sector. Steven Rowley, the director of Curtin University’s housing and urban research centre, told an Urban Development Institute of Australia […]
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IN JUST OVER A WEEK A 13.9% LEVY WILL BE INTRODUCED BY WESTERN POWER TO COVER THEIR INCOME TAX LIABILITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS THAT ARE GIVEN TO THEM FOR FREE. THE ROLE OF WESTERN POWER IS TO TRANSPORT ENERGY AND DEVELOPERS ROUTINELY BUILD AND GIFT TO WESTERN POWER THE INFRASTRUCTURE THEY NEED TO SERVICE ELECTRICITY […]
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THE LATEST HOUSING INDUSTRY FORECASTING GROUP REPORT, TABLED IN PARLIAMENT BY MINISTER FOR HOUSING BILL MARMION YESTERDAY, HAS LIFTED ITS FORECASTS FOR DWELLING COMMENCEMENTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AFTER RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND LAND MARKET ACTIVITY GREW STRONGLY OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS ON THE BACK OF DECLINING INTEREST RATES The Housing Industry Forecasting Group, a joint […]
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