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UDIA Welcomes the expansion of the Core Skilled Occupations List to include housing construction trades
Urban Development Institute of Australia welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement of the expansion of the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) to include housing construction…
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UDIA welcomes passage of two Bills set to help key workers and renters find a place to call home
This week saw the passage in Parliament of two important reforms designed to tackle the housing crisis by helping low-and middle-income Australians including key…
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UDIA report identifies obstacles preventing the 400,000 new homes needed to meet Housing Accord
Today’s release of the UDIA National Housing Pipeline® (NHP) Report identifies the impediments that must be overcome to deliver 400,000 homes that will be…
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Federal Government’s investment to streamline building approvals welcomed by UDIA
In his speech today, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a new incentive National Productivity Fund, which will offer States and territories up to $900…
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UDIA welcomes Federal focus on housing enabling infrastructure
Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) has welcomed the announcement by the Coalition of a $5 billion-dollar fund for enabling infrastructure to unlock housing…
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UDIA Welcomes Landmark Reforms to Overhaul Australia’s Merger Rules
Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) welcomes the practical changes announced by the Federal Government to ensure the mergers notification for anti-competitive behaviour operates…
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UDIA strongly supports Government’s “Help to Buy Scheme” to create 40,000 much needed homes
The Federal Government’s Help to Buy Scheme has been designed to allow eligible home buyers to enter the property market sooner via financial support…
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UDIA Welcomes first round of the HAFF funding
Today’s announcement of $9.2 billion of investment in social and affordable housing across Commonwealth, State and Territory government, and the private and community housing…
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Record high demand and costs – a double hit for housing market with alarmingly low supply
The latest UDIA Housing Index data for the June quarter confirms that supply continues to lag badly behind demand for both sale and rental…
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One month increase in building approvals does not provide the full picture
Australian Bureau of Statistics data on building approvals today show that while approvals rose 10.4% nationally in July, total dwelling approvals are still 5.1%…
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Continuing Low Building Approvals Data Shows Need to Remove Barriers to Housing Supply
ABS data released today shows a decline of dwelling approvals falling 6.5% which is once again significantly lower than the number we need each…
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UDIA Stands Ready to Work with Federal Cabinet Ministers to Address the Housing Crisis
In responding to Sunday’s announcement by the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the reshuffle of senior Federal Cabinet Ministers, Urban Development Institute of Australia…