Realestate.com.au A peak industry group has demanded the removal of one of the “most economically damaging taxes” by declaring war on stamp duty in Western Australia. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA released its report Stamping Out Stamp Duty today, highlighting for the first time that scrapping it would not only improve economic efficiency, but benefit […]
WAToday Western Australia welcomed an extra 420,000 residents in the 10 years to 2021, with some suburbs sprawled along Perth’s urban fringe more than tripling in population to absorb the intake. Back in 2011, fewer than 100 people lived in the northern coastal suburb of Alkimos. But the master planned community, one of the biggest […]
Opinion piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck, published in The West Australian An educated, enlightened and informed population is one of the surest ways of promoting the health of a democracy. These words by Nelson Mandela ring true from the largest to the smallest forms of democracy and are entirely relevant when it comes […]
WAToday A greater focus should be put on inner-city train stations when it comes to meeting housing infill targets in the greater Perth region which continues to sprawl, says a crossbench MP. The greater Perth area, which includes metropolitan suburbs and the Peel region, had the lowest percentage of flats and apartments out of all […]
WAToday There is an ambitious blueprint to triple the population of Perth city by 2050, but when property professionals gathered at a summit last week to discuss what is wrong with the city and how to fix it, it was evident that this lofty goal largely remains in the discussion phase. In 2019, federal, state, […]
The West Australian The days of mum and dad developments are numbered as the supply of battleaxe lots dries up, putting further pressure on Perth’s housing shortage. A new report by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) claims the potential supply of residential blocks that can be subdivided — based on size and current […]
Australian Property Investor Magazine Perth is one of the most affordable cities in the country but that status is under threat, with the city having just six years of supply left in current major greenfield projects. The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has launched a report that sets out four key recommendations for […]
Build Australia As Western Australia grapples with a critical housing supply shortage that is threatening longer term affordability, the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has launched a new report that sets out four clear recommendations to enable the State Government and industry to work together and act now to avoid a crisis. UDIA […]
Business News John Carey said developers resistant to social and affordable housing must “change their narrative” by playing their part in addressing a critical shortage in housing supply. Western Australia’s Minister for Lands, Housing, Homelessness and local government told an Urban Development Institute of Australia WA event today there was a stigma around homeless and socially disadvantaged residents […]