WA Today West Australians who build a new home will be given $20,000 by the state government in addition to the $25,000 on the table as part of the Commonwealth’s HomeBuilder scheme. The $125 million package, designed to stimulate the state’s economy which is in recession following pandemic restrictions, also includes a $8.2 million expansion […]
ABC News The West Australian Government has unveiled a $125 million stimulus package for the state’s home building sector, providing cash grants to prospective homebuyers. Under the $117 million “Building Bonus” scheme, WA homebuyers — both owner-occupiers and investors — who build a new house will be eligible for a $20,000 grant. To read the […]
ABC Radio Perth The way we live and use our cities and local neighbourhoods has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic. Have you wondered how that might influence the way we plan, design and build our cities and suburbs and workplaces – and even our homes? Jess Strutt takes a look at what this could […]
The West Australian Stamp duty, or transfer duty, has been increasingly under the spotlight as renewed calls for the controversial tax to be removed come from a real estate industry that tries to weather the ongoing pandemic. Read the full story including comments from UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck on the need for stamp duty […]
The West Australian In a recent masterclass on greenfield development in Western Australia hosted by the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA, industry veteran analyst and Research4 Director Colin Keane discussed the current market and the implications of COVID-19. According to the research, greenfield land markets nationwide were initially heading towards a strong recovery during […]
Construction industry groups have joined forces with the WA Police Force to launch the Partnership Against Crime Taskforce (PACT) with the aim of curbing theft on Western Australian construction sites. The signatories to the PACT Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are the WA Police Force, security specialists Braven Group Services, Master Builders WA (MBAWA), the Urban […]
UDIA WA is proud to launch the first edition of The Urbanist Live, a brand new podcast produced by UDIA WA to complement the successful release of our new magazine The Urbanist. Each episode of The Urbanist Live will explore a topic relevant to the urban development industry and feature expert comment from a range of guest speakers. […]
Opinion piece written by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck, published in The West Australian. As we head into another week of being at home in what we now call “iso”, due to the far reaching implications of the “rona” (spending more intense time with my children, I am now up to speed on the latest […]
The West Australian Special powers to be used to slash development red tape. State of emergency powers have been enacted to extend all development approvals by two years in a bid to help the economic recovery. The blanket extension, put in place by Planning Minister Rita Saffioti, applies to all residential and commercial developments, regardless […]