Today’s Australian Bureau of Statistics’ announcement of an unemployment rate of 3.9% is a timely reminder of the need to boost skilled workers to take unnecessary pressure off costs. The Labour Force Survey tells us how many Australians are employed...
Urban Development Institute of Australia National welcomed today’s announced Liberal party initiative that gives first home buyers the option to use more of their super to get their home. From 1 July 2022, the scheme would enable first home buyers...
Urban Development Institute of Australia applauds today’s announcement from the Liberal Party that gives older Australians the financial choice to downsize their homes and contribute proceeds to their pension. From 1 July 2022, 1.3 million over 55 year old Australians...
The Urban Development Institute of Australia National welcomes the Labor party’s newly announced suite of policies to help Australians into their own home and the critical measures designed to boost supply.The Labor party’s Help to Buy scheme will provide 10,000...
History tells us that interest rates alone cannot moderate house prices unless political leaders boost dwindling supply and remove the economic blockers that make it ever more expensive to build, buy or rent a home. Although rising interest rates put some...
UDIA National calls on political leaders to seize the opportunity and develop plans which put core infrastructure as their central focus, enabling Australia to exit the pandemic stronger than when it began.Great cities and regions don’t just happen automatically. They...
Border closures during the COVID freeze on immigration will wipe $17.9 billion off economic growth by 2025 unless political leaders immediately support initiatives to close the population gap, said Urban Development Institute of Australia. Migration remains intrinsic to Australia’s history...
As home ownership rates for Australians aged 25-34 sink to a record low of just 42% in 2021, the Urban Development Institute of Australia National calls for political leaders to immediately support initiatives to boost new housing supply. “It is...
Much has been said about the lack of “housing supply” across Australia, however what this actually means, is widely misunderstood. There is significant difference between having parcels of vacant or zoned land and those parcels having the capability to deliver...
UDIA National’s 'A Plan for Prosperity' comes at a critical phase in Australia’s recovery from the pandemic. We have seen the potential of the housing and construction industry to underpin the economy, together with the help of targeted government stimulus....
