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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A SUMMARY FROM THE INSTITUTE’S LATEST ECONOMIC AND PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE. WA economy Expenditure, as measured by state final demand, has fallen for the past two quarters in Western Australia. In the March quarter, expenditure fell a seasonally adjusted 3.9 per cent, or around $2b, with the decline in spending almost all contributable to a […]
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ACCORDING TO ABS DATA, OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSEHOLDS HAD A HIGHER LEVEL OF NET WEALTH THAN THOSE THAT RENT. With households in Perth having, on average, net property assets of $420,700, it is clear that property continues to underpin wealth accumulation throughout people’s lives, whether it is through the family home or other real estate investments. […]
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