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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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WA housing: New apartment projects in Perth drastically decline as developers shy away from risk
The West Australian A drastic decline in new apartment projects will further exacerbate WA’s housing supply crisis, industry experts have warned. The latest figures from Urbis Apartment Essentials show just two new apartment projects — totalling 143…
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Property industry leaders hold inaugural roadshow event in Busselton to discuss Statewide housing crisis
Bunbury Herald As the South West region continues to bear the brunt of a housing supply crisis, property industry leaders have hit the road to Busselton to discuss what needs to be improved and ensure…
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Perth running out of greenfield land, facing 20,000 home shortfall
Australian Property Investor Magazine Expert opinion piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck. Perth is facing a drastic shortfall in new homes over the next couple of years but the city remains the most affordable…
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Kim Macdonald: Slash red tape now or face massive land price increases later
The West Australian How is it possible, in this big brown State we call WA, to be facing an undersupply of blocks of land? The State is 10 times the size of the UK, but…
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Why Perth’s land supply is dwindling
The West Australian WA may have some of the biggest empty expanses of land in the world but Perth does not have enough land supply, according to urban development boss Tanya Steinbeck. Ms Steinbeck, chief…
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WA shakes up stamp duty to boost apartment building
realestate.com.au Many off-the-plan apartment buyers in Western Australia will wave goodbye to stamp duty under new changes aimed at boosting housing supply and encouraging new developments. Under the proposed laws introduced this week, homebuyers and…
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MD Codes deferral reaction
ABC Perth Radio Following the news that the Medium Density Gazettal was being deferred UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck was interviewed by ABC Perth’s Nadia Mitsopoulos for the reaction. Listen in from 1:50:45, here.
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Carey halts planning reforms
Business News The state government has flagged a reversal of recently announced medium density planning reforms, with many single dwellings to be excluded and other changes to be deferred. Planning Minister John Carey has deferred gazettal of…
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Reaction to ACH repeal
6PR UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck spoke with Julie-Anne Sprague on 6PR’s afternoon show to provide UDIA WA’s reaction to the news that the 2021 ACH Act was being repealed. Listen from 6:30 here.