The Property Tribune There are many reasons why Western Australia needs a greater diversity of housing across the continuum. Affordability, shrinking family sizes, aging population, environmental constraints and supply issues all factor into the equation when it comes to the growing need to deliver a range of housing choices to suit different household’s needs. According […]
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FIRST HOME BUYERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE PROPERTY MARKET BECAUSE THEY HELP TO “UNCLOG” THE MIDDLE MARKET. In a normal market first homebuyers are about 20 to 25 percent of the market but they are still running well above that level in some areas. WA Treasury figures show that first home buyer activity […]
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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 THEIR “TURN.” When the major strategic planning strategy, Directions 2031, was first being developed under the then newly elected Barnett […]
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