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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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A LOOK BACK AT THE PERTH MARKET
BEFORE WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THE PERTH MARKET IS LIKELY TO BEHAVE IN 2014, LET’S FIRST TAKE A LOOK BACK AT DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. Throughout most of 2011, dwelling sales were…
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OPPORTUNITY FOR SENATE ENQUIRY TO ADDRESS REAL ISSUES
IF WE ARE TO ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WE NEED TO REALLY UNDERSTAND COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS. With Christmas just around the corner people are looking to those less fortunate than themselves. Last week the Senate Economic Reference…
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DAPS FEEDBACK MIXED
THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING UNDERTOOK A REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PANELS RECENTLY AND FEEDBACK WAS MIXED. Development Assessment Panels (DAPs) were introduced into Western Australia in 2011 with the objective of increasing transparency, consistency and…
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INDUSTRY CONFIDENT OF STRONG SUMMER
URBAN DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCED A STRONG LIFT IN WORKLOADS OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND MANY EXPECT CONDITIONS TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER OVER SUMMER, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST INDUSTRY PREDICTIONS SURVEY. Sales activity and general…
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ACCESS TO THE CBD LOSING IMPORTANCE
WHERE WE LIVE AND WORK HAS IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS ON OUR LIVES, BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF PERTH’S RESIDENTS PROXIMITY TO THE CBD IS NOT A DECIDING FACTOR IN WHERE WE LIVE. We go to a…
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LOT SUPPLY LOOKS GOOD IN SHORT-TERM
UDIA RECENTLY RELEASED OUR “URBAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX” WHICH IS A SURVEY OF OVER EIGHTY DEVELOPMENTS. THE SURVEY COVERS AN ENORMOUS VARIETY OF INFORMATION BUT THE DATA THAT EVERYBODY LOOKS TO FIRST IS WHETHER THERE WILL…
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NOVEMBER PROPERTY MARKET UPDATE
PROPERTY IS BACK IN THE FRONT PAGES IN PERTH AND THE MEDIA ATTENTION WILL ONLY INCREASE AS WE HEAD INTO A SUMMER THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE THE SUNNIEST FOR THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT SECTOR SINCE…
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CAN YOU IMAGINE PERTH AT 6.6 MILLION
LONG-TERM PROJECTIONS DIDN’T EXPECT THE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH PERTH HAS EXPERIENCED IN RECENT YEARS AND THEREFORE THE DIRECTIONS 2031 FORECAST OF 2.2M IS NOW MORE LIKELY TO BE REACHED 15 YEARS EARLIER. Perth has come…
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PLANNING REFORMS ESSENTIAL
MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT THE COST OF INTEREST ON A LOAN CAN BE MORE THAN THE COST OF WHAT YOU PURCHASED, DEPENDING UPON THE INTEREST RATE AND THE DURATION OF THE LOAN. IN PROPERTY…