Wanneroo Times WA’s building boom saw 1100 building permit applications totalling $150 million lodged with one council in three months. The City of Wanneroo received about 1100 applications from May to July – a 60 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. The City’s streamlined approval process helped maximise the building boom […]
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THE FEDERAL ELECTION IS SURPRISINGLY QUIET ON THE SUBJECT OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY GIVEN IT IS SUCH A CRITICAL ISSUE. IN THE RECENT DEBATE AN AUDIENCE QUESTION ON THE TOPIC PROMPTED SOME INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS ON WHAT BOTH FEDERAL PARTIES HAVE ACHIEVED AND INTENDS TO DO. Mr Abbott’s response focused on the reduction on commercial construction costs, […]
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Business News More than half of new land purchasers in Western Australia during the recent quarter were investors, according to Urban Development Institute of Australia WA. UDIA WA’s urban development Index shows the proportion of investors in the market has surged from 28 per cent in the September 2022 quarter to 62 per cent in the […]
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