THE HOUSING INDUSTRY FORECASTING GROUP (HIFG) RELEASED THEIR MEDIUM TERM FORECAST FOR DWELLING COMMENCEMENTS THIS WEEK. HIFG IS A JOINT INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT BODY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT COMMENTARY ON THE HOUSING SECTOR IN WA. IT HAS A BROAD RANGE OF INDUSTRY REPRESENTATION, INCLUDING UDIA, ALONG WITH THE DEPARTMENTS […]
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Business News Dwelling approvals across the nation have slumped to their lowest levels in a year, with experts warning a worsening of the housing crisis would follow. Total approvals fell six per cent to 14,744 for August, primarily due to large declines in apartment and townhouse approvals. Private dwelling approvals excluding houses fell 8.1 per […]
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WA Today Perth’s five-year housing target will fall short by some 35,000 homes, according to Western Australia’s leading urban development authority. The state’s housing situation was “dire”, Urban Development Institute of Australia president Richard Pappas told more than 200 WA town planners and developers from the private and public sectors on Friday. To read the […]
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