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Additional Federal Government funding for housing welcomed by UDIA
The Federal Government’s announcement on the weekend of additional funding specifically designed to build more homes faster, help improve productivity, address high costs and…
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Industry’s best of the best celebrated at the UDIA National Awards for Excellence 2025
Tonight at the prestigious UDIA National Awards for Excellence 2025, we recognised and celebrated the very best that Australia’s urban development industry has to…
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UDIA State of the Land Report shows housing crisis will deepen over the year ahead due to multi-faceted challenges
Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) 2025 State of the Land report shows an alarming 400,000 dwelling supply shortfall for the combined capital cities,…
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UDIA Federal Election strategy – Fast Track Housing Delivery critical for affordability
On the brink of the Federal Election, the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) 2025 National Election Platform Fast Track Housing Delivery points to…
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UDIA Appoints National Chief Operating Officer
Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) the peak body representing the property development industry throughout Australia today announced the appointment of Peter Sherrie into…
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Rate cut welcomed but roadblocks to housing delivery must be removed
Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) welcomed the RBA decision to cut the cash rate by 0.25% which will be good news for those…
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New report prioritising housing supply and affordability welcomed by UDIA
The Productivity Commission’s comprehensive new report Housing constructionproductivity: Can we fix it? was welcomed by the Urban Development Institute ofAustralia (UDIA) as it provides…
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Investment in apprentices a positive move to increase capacity to build homes
Today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is announcing an election policy that will give a $10,000 cash bonus funding for Apprentices who work in residential…
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Small increase in commencements welcome, but ramping up delivery of housing remains critical
Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) welcomes the 4.6% increase in dwelling commencements revealed in today’s Australian Bureau of Statistics data, but the quarterly…
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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…