Business News Townhouses are emerging as an attractive option for developers and consumers amid housing affordability challenges and risks around multi-residential projects. While building approvals for semi-detached dwellings fell in the five years to 2021, recent industry moves show this housing type is rising in popularity. Analysis by Perth property consultant Urbis of Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows […]
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Business News Land sales in Western Australia are continuing to rise, with a record volume of lots sold in 2024. New data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA showed that 11,168 lots sold in the Perth metropolitan area last year, a 38.5 per cent increase on 2023. This exceeds the previous high of […]
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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 […]
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