BY THE TIME OUR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HIT MIDDLE AGE, THEY WILL BE SHARING THEIR CITY WITH AN EXTRA 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE – BUT WHERE ARE ALL THESE NEW PEOPLE GOING TO LIVE? By the time our current high school students hit middle age, they will be sharing their city with an extra 1.5 […]
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IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 2012 WAS THE MOST ACTIVE YEAR FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS SINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S TEMPORARY STIMULUS ENDED IN 2009 Figures published yesterday show that the number of First Home Owner Grants (FHOG) paid in Western Australia increased 28 per cent to 17,171 in 2012. “Throughout 2011/12 first home buyer momentum drove the […]
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Business News The property industry hopes imminent planning reform will address the inefficiencies surrounding infrastructure initiatives funded by developer contributions. More than $230 million of developer-contributed funds for community infrastructure is sitting in local government-managed bank accounts waiting to be spent, according to a new report. The ‘Finding the Future: Improving the Governance of Developer-Funded Infrastructure’ […]
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