ONLY SIX PERCENT OF PEOPLE CATEGORISED AS HOMELESS FIT THE MORE TRADITIONAL NOTION OF “SLEEPING ROUGH”. The issue of housing affordability and availability was in the spotlight during Homeless Persons Week which runs through to Sunday 11th August. In the 2011 Census, homelessness rose eight percent on 2006 data. With around 9,500 people classified as […]
IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN. EVERY THREE MONTHS PROPERTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS PUBLISH THEIR ESTIMATES OF WHICH DIRECTION HOUSE PRICES ARE HEADING AND ONCE AGAIN WE ARE LEFT WITH A WIDE RANGE OF NUMBERS. Although the main house price measures continue to show significant divergences quarter-to-quarter, they do follow a broadly similar pattern on an annual […]
SEARCH DWELLING CONSTRUCTION TRENDS IN OVER 2,500 LOCATIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. The upswing in residential construction in Australia has been uneven, with to date Western Australia leading the dwelling construction recovery in the country. Approvals for the construction of new homes in Western Australia increased 27.5 per cent in 2012/13 compared to 1.9 per cent in […]
GEOTHERMAL IS A PLENTIFUL RESOURCE IN THE PERTH BASIN WITH THE EQUIVALENT OF 950,000 MWTH YRS WHICH CAN BE USED FOR THINGS LIKE DISTRICT HEATING, WATER DESALINATION AND PURIFICATION OF WASTE WATER BY DISTILLATION The delivery of infrastructure for urban development is regarded as one of the biggest challenges facing our growing population. There is […]
PUBLIC TRANSPORT PATRONAGE HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN RECENT YEARS IN PERTH, BUT THE CAR REMAINS THE ULTIMATE IN PERSONAL MOBILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND CONVENIENCE The Australian Bureau of Statistics published an article last week which detailed how the increased availability and affordability of cars in Australia has allowed Australians to travel further than was possible before. […]
WE ARE RELIANT ON PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN A NATIONALLY COMPETITIVE MARKET. IF OUR ECONOMY IS TO CONTINUE TO GROW WE NEED A STRATEGY TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT, NOT JUST FOR MINING PROJECTS BUT FOR HOUSING AS WELL. Western Australia remains the top performing economy in the nation according to the latest CommSec report. The report looks […]
A KEY POLICY IN THE GOVERNMENT’S STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENT DIRECTIONS 2031 AND BEYOND IS THE PROMOTION OF EMPLOYMENT SELF-SUFFICIENCY TARGETS, BUT WHAT ARE THESE MEASURES AND WHAT INFLUENCES THEM? Where we live and work has important implications on our lives. Most of us have to strike a balance between how close we want to live […]
A SUMMARY FROM THE INSTITUTE’S LATEST ECONOMIC AND HOUSING MARKET UPDATE KEY POINTS Markets put chance of August rate cut at 64 per cent. Housing investment surges in May. House price expectations decline, but remain optimistic nonetheless. Perth and Pilbara rental listings increase. New dwelling finance at 19 year high. First home buyers increasingly look […]
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT HOUSEHOLDS CAN REDUCE THEIR POWER CONSUMPTION IS TO DESIGN THEIR HOMES TO BE A NATURALLY COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE The West Australian’s front page story on Monday regarding the push for higher electricity charges for people with solar panels, has highlighted one of big dilemmas in moving towards renewable energy. Using energy […]