The West Australian How is it possible, in this big brown State we call WA, to be facing an undersupply of blocks of land? The State is 10 times the size of the UK, but with only 4 per cent of its population. Notwithstanding the vast portions that are too hot and isolated to live […]
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THE FEDERAL MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS RECENTLY RELEASED A POLICY PAPER ON THE PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. IN SIMPLE TERMS IT LOOKS AT HOW NEW DEVELOPMENTS WILL RECEIVE BROADBAND (INTERNET) SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THE DRAFT POLICY PAPER IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE TO THE RECENT VERTIGAN REVIEW’ “NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK MARKET […]
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The argument about whether or not environmental initiatives undertaken by developers resonate with buyers, and are useful selling points, has been around for some time. SMR’s “What Home Buyers Want” survey conducted across 20 residential estates, sheds some light on the subject, but also poses more challenges for developers. There are many excellent examples where […]
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