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The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) is Australia’s peak Representative body for all segments of the Urban Development Industry. The institute has been representing the industry in Western Australia for more than 40 years.
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POLITICS, FINANCE AND DESIGN MUST ALL ALIGN
UDIA NATIONAL CONGRESS WAS HELD RECENTLY IN BRISBANE AND ALWAYS DELIVERS THOUGHT PROVOKING DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION AND MY “PICK OF THE CROP” WAS THE FORMER CHIEF URBAN DESIGNER FOR THE…
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NEW APPROACH TO COMPLIANCE
MOST OF YOU WILL HAVE HEARD OF LEARNED HELPLESSNESS. THAT IS WHEN YOUR BELOVED TEENAGER SUDDENLY FORGETS HOW TO MAKE TOAST OR PUT WASHING IN THE LAUNDRY BASKET BUT CAN MASTER THE MOST COMPLICATED NEW…
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ISSUES CREATED BY THE SHRINKING LOT
ONE OF THE VERY OBVIOUS CHANGES OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES HAS BEEN THE PROPORTION OF THE LOT TAKEN UP BY THE DWELLING. Analysis of Landgate data shows that since 1993 the size of residential…
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MOST HOUSEHOLD EQUITY IN PROPERTY
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…
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INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS NOT MET
UDIA SUPPORTS THE ORDERLY ROLL OUT OF LAND FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER IT RECOGNISES THAT, IN A PROPONENT DRIVEN SYSTEM, THE LAND OWNERS MAY NOT WANT TO, OR BE ABLE TO, DEVELOP WHEN IT IS…
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MAXIMISING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL RETURNS
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…
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NEW APPROACH NEEDED TO COUNTER FIRE RISKS
THE RECENT BUSHFIRES HAVE WREAKED HAVOC ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES, DESTROYING PROPERTY AND LEAVING RESIDENTS TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES WITH THE SCARRED LANDSCAPE A LONG TERM REMINDER; AND THEY ARE THE LUCKY ONES. We had…
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WA BUILD TIMES NATION’S LONGEST
RECENT ABS DATA CONFIRMED WHAT MANY WESTERN AUSTRALIAN’S SUSPECTED, THAT BUILDING A HOUSE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA TAKES LONGER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN AUSTRALIA. The ABS analysed average dwelling completion times around Australia and found that…
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OVER 20,000 WA FIRST HOME BUYERS IN 2013
2013 WAS THE MOST ACTIVE YEAR FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TEMPORARY GRANT BOOST ENDED IN 2009. The number of First Home Owner Grants (FHOG) paid in Western Australia…