Opposition leader Mia Davies said there had been a clear statement from the Australian public following the federal election where a record number of women were elected to parliament.
The state government has unveiled plans to transform Highgate's abandoned Stirling Towers into a build-to-rent development, one of 12 sites to be released for housing projects.
Industry has hit back at claims the residential building industry is facing widespread delays of three years or more for the construction of new homes.
The state government has said it will allow applicants for the federal government's HomeBuilder grant scheme a further three months to commence construction.
After months of canvassing for timeframe extensions to the Building Bonus scheme, property groups have welcomed the state government's decision to extend on-site construction start times.
The state government's new housing strategy aims to aims to deliver a 6 per cent net increase in social housing – adding 2,600 homes to the near 43,000 social homes in WA.
After a surge in new home sales in August, new home sales for Western Australia fell in September, but were still 36.8 per cent higher than the June quarter.
Tight building start times under the state government's housing stimulus grants are leading some builders to cancel jobs and return deposits, according to the Housing Industry Association.
Western Australia is leading the country in new home sales, up 91.1 per cent in the six months to August, according to the Housing Industry Association.
Western Australia's civil contractors are feeling the pinch of the government stimulus measures that prompted a surge of new house-and-land sales, with industry calling for timeframe extensions.
The state government has announced changes to the construction commencement criteria of its Building Bonus stimulus package, off the back of a 211 per cent increase in sales in June.
The Housing Industry Association of Australia has forecast a recovery for Western Australia's home building sector over the next 12 months, following a series of stimulus schemes announced by state and federal governments in recent weeks.
A wave of home-building and renovation work is the goal of a $444 million stimulus package unveiled by the state government as it seeks to pull the state economy out of a coronavirus-induced downturn.
The federal government has launched a new $25,000 HomeBuilder grant, to go towards new builds or renovating an existing home, as the state government prepares to announce its own package in coming days.
The state government has set up an advisory group, with executives from more than 20 businesses and community groups, to provide advice on the impacts of COVID-19 and measures to help economic recovery.
The state government has introduced a package of planning reform measures that include streamlining approvals for 'significant' developments, with the aim to boost economic recovery.
The Housing Industry Forecast Group (HIFG) has downgraded its estimate on the number of dwellings to be built in Western Australia for the current financial year, with the updated figure almost 20 per cent lower than FY19.
The number of homes being built in Western Australia has fallen by 25.2 per cent since coronavirus-related restrictions were implemented in late March, according to Housing Industry Association (WA), which has predicted the state will be the first to experience a homebuilding downturn.
Real estate agents and new homebuilders have roundly welcomed the lifting of restrictions that shut display villages and prevented home opens, with the shift expected to help the sector rebound from record low transaction levels.
The Housing Industry Association is projecting an improvement in Western Australia's home building market by the end of this year, citing an increase in population, building approvals and private house sales as cause for optimism.
Australia's annual population growth rate increased to 1.63 per cent in 2018, and while WA's growth rate has improved, it continues to be one of the slowest growing states.
WA BUDGET: Property industry lobby groups have urged the state government to use its more favourable budgetary position to provide more stimulus to the housing sector.
The Housing Industry Association has significantly downgraded its forecast for new house builds in Western Australia for 2019, tipping a decrease of 0.9 per cent, compared to its previous estimate in May of an 11.8 per cent rise.
The Housing Industry Association has appointed former Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA director of advocacy Cath Hart as its Western Australian regional director.
