Business News Satterley Property Group director of planning Megan Adair has criticised the state government’s approach to planning policy, saying it is crippling the delivery of affordable housing. Speaking at an Urban Development Institute of Australia WA event today, Ms Adair said policies relating to public open space contributions and medium density were hampering developers’ ability to bring affordable housing to the […]
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Canning Times
Local government auditing standards were raised by law last week to levels more consistent with the public sector.
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THE RESERVE BANK BOARD’S DECISION TO CUT THE CASH RATE TO A HISTORICAL LOW IN EARLY MAY HAS ENCOURAGED A STRONG LIFT IN FIRST HOME BUYERS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. The number of applications for the FHOG increased 22 per cent in May, reaching levels not seen outside the 2008/09 construction stimulus period. Urban Development Institute […]
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