• INDUSTRY WELCOMES COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO URBAN GREENING STRATEGY

    The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has welcomed today’s State Government announcement that they will develop a new ‘Urban Greening Strategy’ in collaboration with key stakeholders as a win for the environment and for communities across Perth and Peel. “A more coordinated approach to increasing our urban tree canopy in both existing and…

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  • NEW MEDIUM DENSITY CODE CHANGES THE RIGHT MOVE FOR HOUSING CHOICE IN WA

    The latest raft of WA State Government planning reforms have been welcomed by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA), given the focus on delivering much needed housing supply and greater choice to the local market. “Western Australia is in the midst of a housing crisis and there is not enough stock on the…

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  • WA BUILDING REFORM MEASURES SUPPORTED BY INDUSTRY

    The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) is supportive of the State Government’s moves to draft legislation that aims to further increase consumer confidence in relation to building construction, particularly for high rise buildings. “UDIA WA is supportive of government policy that brings greater consistency to the regulatory environment,” UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck…

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  • ENVIRONMENTAL OVERHAUL TO EASE HOUSING PRESSURE

    Amid a housing supply crisis, today’s State Government announcement that the environmental approvals system will receive a long awaited and much needed overhaul, has been welcomed by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) as a critical step in addressing the growing crisis. UDIA WA released research on the housing supply pipeline recently that…

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  • DEMAND ON THE RISE AS MORE ACTION NEEDED TO ALEVIATE HOUSING CRISIS

    In the wake of the Housing Roundtable held in Perth on Thursday, the latest data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) shows that demand for land in Perth continues to grow as supply constraints put upward pressure on prices. The September 2023 quarter Urban Development Index figures show an 11% increase in…

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  • HOUSING CRISIS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS PLANNING SYSTEM CONTINUES OVERHAUL

    The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has applauded the Cook Government for its proactive approach to addressing critical housing shortages across the state as the latest tranche of planning reforms were announced today. “The State Government has shown that they are listening, and they understand the dire need to address the housing crisis…

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  • HOUSING SUPPLY UNIT TO UNLOCK WA HOMES

    The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has welcomed today’s announcement of a Housing Supply Unit that will be established within the WA Treasury Department as a necessary action to address the state’s critical housing shortage and ensure WA gets its fair share of Federal funding under the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF). “WA…

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  • NEW LEADERSHIP FOR PEAK DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY BODY

    Highly respected development industry leader Richard Pappas has been appointed President of the Urban Development Institute of Australia in Western Australia (UDIA WA) at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 18 October 2023. A member of UDIA WA Council for the last three years, Richard Pappas is Managing Director of the award-winning Celsius Property…

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  • New Data shows Increase in WA Downsizers but Barriers Exist

    An increase in the number of people wanting to downsize in Perth has been highlighted as clear evidence that more needs to be done to help older Australians to move out of their homes and boost the delivery of more medium and high density housing across the City. The latest data from Downsizer.com released today…

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