Business News Townhouses are emerging as an attractive option for developers and consumers amid housing affordability challenges and risks around multi-residential projects. While building approvals for semi-detached dwellings fell in the five years to 2021, recent industry moves show this housing type is rising in popularity. Analysis by Perth property consultant Urbis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows […]
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Australian Property Investor Magazine The peak body for property development in Western Australia says dire housing supply shortages and a lack of projects in the pipeline in the state necessitates urgent action. Western Australia’s housing supply issues have reached a critical point. For years now Perth has experienced record low rental vacancy rates and the […]
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THIS WEEK THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING, THE HON JOHN DAY MLA, RELEASED THE LONG AWAITED DRAFT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (LOCAL PLANNING SCHEMES) REGULATIONS 2014. WHEN FINALISED, THESE REGULATIONS WILL AMEND AND REPLACE TOWN PLANNING REGULATIONS 1967 AND THE ASSOCIATED MODEL SCHEME TEXT. Whilst regulations can be extremely dry reading, this 150 page document marks a […]
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