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UDIA WA CALLS ON STATE GOVERNMENT TO DELAY FOREIGN BUYERS TAX
Following the passing of legislation today to allow the state government to introduce a Foreign Owner Duty Surcharge on residential property, the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has called on the government to delay the introduction until the property market has recovered from the current downturn. “UDIA has been calling for the cancellation…
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UDIA AWARD WINNERS SHOWCASE BEST OF THE BEST IN LIFESTYLE, AFFORDABILITY AND COMMUNITY
The 2018 UDIA WA Award winners were announced at a gala event on Saturday September 15 celebrating the very best in new development in WA across a diverse range of categories. The pinnacle of the night was the Russel Perry Award for Urban Development Excellence which recognises the project judged to be the very best…
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INDUSTRY WELCOMES ALKIMOS METRONET STATION
Plans for the new METRONET station at Alkimos announced today by the state government will be a catalyst for a connected, vibrant community precinct and improve transport connections for the people living in the northern corridor according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA). “The north west urban growth corridor continues to attract…
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‘PECC’ IS THE NEW CATCHPHRASE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS
Public acceptability, efficiency, certainty and clarity, or ‘PECC’, is what the state and Federal environmental approvals systems need to achieve to secure a better future for Perth according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA). Speaking at a UDIA WA event focused on the State environmental approvals system and the independent review of…
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UDIA WA SUPPORTS OPPOSITION BLOCKING FOREIGN BUYERS TAX
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) is backing the state’s Opposition plan to vote against the introduction of the McGowan government’s foreign buyer’s tax on residential property. “UDIA has been calling for the cancellation of the introduction of a Foreign Owner Duty Surcharge or ‘foreign buyer’s tax’ since it was flagged in the…
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LAND SALES INCREASE IN PERTH FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE QUARTER
Rising confidence in the Perth housing market and improved economic growth is having a positive impact on the new land market according to the latest data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA). “New land sales in Perth are up 3.8% for the June quarter with close to 1500 lots sold in the…
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UDIA WA CEO RESIGNS
The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has announced the resignation of CEO Allison Hailes. “Allison has been integral to UDIA’s continued success and growth as the leading organisation representing the property development industry in Western Australia,” UDIA WA President Nick Allingame said. “Allison has been an excellent ambassador for the development industry in…
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FRAMEWORKS TO GOVERN PERTH’S GROWTH NEED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
The implementation of the strategic planning frameworks to govern Perth’s future urban growth were discussed in detail at an Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) breakfast this morning, where Director General of the Department of Planning; Lands and Heritage Gail McGowan presented on the government’s plans to over 350 guests. “Given the strategic nature…
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SETTLEMENT STRATEGY TO ATTRACT MORE MIGRANTS NEEDED FOR WA
Recent ABS statistics revealing that over half of permanent migrants to Australia are homeowners is clear evidence of the importance of encouraging more people to migrate to WA to boost the economy and assist in the housing market recovery according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA). “The need to attract more people…