The West Australian Developers want land tax scrapped to keep projects going and staff on the payroll, and to help prevent a broader economic meltdown. The Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) is calling on the State Government to consider a 100 per cent rebate, worth about $789 million this year. A raft of proposed […]
WAtoday A rare chance at access to two of the state’s most powerful planning decision-makers saw members of the public attend a Perth property industry event on Wednesday, reflecting the height of public tension over development and rezoning in the Perth Hills and suburbs. To read the full story, click here.
Domain The building industry is now being impacted by coronavirus with dire shortages of materials and products traditionally imported from China slowing construction and renovation work around the country. To read the full story, including key insights from UDIA National Executive Director Connie Kirk, click here.
The West Australian New Homes magazine Western Australians have always loved the double brick home, however, new findings by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) points towards a potential new future. The Modern Methods of Housing Construction report revealed there were long-term benefits to increasing the use of modern methods of housing construction in the […]
UDIA WA is proud to launch the first edition of The Urbanist. [calameo code=00616672107d5921410b3 mode=mini clickto=view clicktarget=_blank width=480 height=300] The Urbanist is a brand new 48-page quarterly magazine produced by UDIA WA. Each edition of The Urbanist will focus on a different theme with this first edition reflecting the theme from our 2020 Development Conference; Connecting to Place. […]
WAtoday Perth’s love of developing on ‘easy’ sandy blocks has resulted in an unwavering addiction to the classic double-brick home, but a new UDIA WA report suggests land is drying up and builders will start putting the trowel down to pick up a hammer. Read the full article by WAtoday Business Reporter Hamish Hastie, here.
The West Australian Timber frame construction is set to become cheaper than brick houses by 2024 for the first time in history, marking the first serious challenge to WA’s traditional double-brick homes. To read the full article, written by Property Editor Kim Macdonald, click here.
ABC Radio Perth Houses in Western Australia have long been built around a double-brick frame. But is it time we move to timber frames, like builders in the eastern states? UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck tells Russell Woolf and Nadia Mitsopoulos from ABC Radio Perth Breakfast why timber is now proven to be the cheaper, […]
UDIA WA has released a report that outlines a cost benefit analysis undertaken by Ernst and Young (EY) of modern methods of construction compared with double brick construction. Read more here: FINAL UDIA Report