The West Australian WA’s business community is hoping Basil Zempilas’s larger-than-life persona will translate into strong leadership for Perth’s CBD, particularly focusing on growth and support for local traders. The high-profile media personality was voted in as Lord Mayor of the City of Perth on Saturday night, edging out former journalist Di Bain in a […]
realestate.com.au A plan to create another 2600 social and affordable houses across Western Australia by 2030 will not only provide shelter and security for the state’s most vulnerable but boost rental stock, lifting the burden on WA’s rental market. WA Housing Minister Peter Tinley said the WA Housing Strategy 2020-2030 would connect the not-for-profit housing […]
Property Observer The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) has welcomed the release of the State Government’s new WA Housing Strategy given the strong focus on affordability, housing diversity and unlocking land supply across the state. One of UDIA WA’s core policy priorities is improving liveability and creating communities that provide a diversity of […]
PerthNow CLAREMONT Council is paving the way for a new apartment, shop and business strip to eight storeys on Stirling Highway. Councillors have amended the Stirling Highway Local Development Plan, allowing for six storeys on the strip’s 70 blocks, and up to eight at two designated landmark sites, between its town centre and Loch Street. […]
ABC News With a population of two million people living along a 150 kilometre stretch of pristine coastline, Perth has one of the largest urban sprawls in the country. On a good day, it would take two hours to drive from one end of the metropolis to the other — from Two Rocks in the […]
PerthNow The strong response to the State Government’s Building Bonus grant has seen $30 million in additional funding being announced, taking the total investment in the program to $147 million. Grants of $20,000 are available to any home buyer who wishes to build a new house or purchase a new property in a single-tier development […]
The West Australian If medium density development continues in its current form, every duplex, triplex or low-rise dwelling would cost the community $29,000 over the next 20 years, according to Rita Saffioti. Speaking at a function hosted by the Urban Development Institute of WA last week, Ms Saffioti said the current proliferation of medium density […]
Business News The state government has committed an additional $30 million to its Building Bonus program, but is yet to respond to industry calls for extending delivery timeframes. The new COVID-19 Industry Support Fund was unveiled today, with the first initiative under the fund to include a $30 million boost to its existing Building Bonus […]
UDIA WA has lodged a state budget submission to Treasurer Ben Wyatt outlining how the development industry and the State Government can continue to work collaboratively to create WA based jobs and provide economic stability that benefits all Western Australians. The submission identifies recommendations across four key focus areas: 1. Maximising the current market stimulus […]