THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING A DIVERSITY OF HOUSING CHOICES TO THE MARKET IS REFLECTED IN THE SUCCESS OF A RANGE OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UDIA AWARDS PROGRAM. IN TERMS OF MEDIUM AND HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT, THIS YEAR’S AWARD WINNERS OFFER PERTH’S GROWING APARTMENT MARKET SOME QUALITY OPTIONS. There is certainly an increasing appetite for medium […]
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THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Planning reform troubleshooter Evan Jones is calling time on game playing and finger-pointing in WA’s complex, convoluted and inefficient planning system. Mr Jones, called into service by Planning Minister Rita Saffioti to lead a team charged with fixing the State’s messy planning regime, last week implored 450 council, developer and property attendees […]
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The Urban Developer At least half Australia’s building companies are trading insolvent, teetering on the brink of collapse and the construction industry’s troubles are “about to get a whole lot worse”. So says Association of Professional Builders co-founder Russ Stephens as the casualties in the country’s pressure-cooker construction sector keep piling up. “Our estimate is […]
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