The West Australian Opinion Editorial by Tanya Steinbeck, UDIA WA CEO Capability, confidence and courage. These are the key traits as a State we need to embrace as we look towards a diversified future economy supported by an innovative building and development sector. At UDIA WA’s State Conference last week, our Chief Scientist Peter Klinken […]
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THIS WEEK ABS DATA WAS RELEASED SHOWING THAT THE NUMBER OF HOME LOANS INCREASED 18.9 PER CENT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2009, DRIVEN BY AN INCREASE IN LOANS TO UP-GRADERS (I.E. NON-FIRST HOME BUYERS). The amount borrowed also rose with both first home buyers and non-first home buyers increasing the amount […]
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The Urban Developer At least half Australia’s building companies are trading insolvent, teetering on the brink of collapse and the construction industry’s troubles are “about to get a whole lot worse”. So says Association of Professional Builders co-founder Russ Stephens as the casualties in the country’s pressure-cooker construction sector keep piling up. “Our estimate is […]
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