News

We keep you updated on the important matters affecting our industry. Read through the latest news and updates from the Institute.

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Improvements to draft commercial leases regulations achieved

In concert with the Property Council, the Institute has been able to achieve improvements to the draft Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 to recognise the changing circumstances in commercial leasing.
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Vale Alan Fogg

Queensland recently lost a distinguished and highly respected planning lawyer and teacher with the passing of Professor Emeritus Alan Fogg.

UDIA National: Keeping residential transactions

UDIA National has moved swiftly to develop a plan of action, advise government and industry and recommend interventions needed to sustain housing and construction activity during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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AIHW housing data dashboard

The Commonwealth-funded Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is continuously updating the content available on their Housing Data Dashboard as new data is released.
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Member Insight: Mosaic Property Group

Our CEO Kirsty Chessher-Brown chatted with one of the founders of Mosaic Property Group, Brook Monahan, about how their organisation is responding to the pandemic.

UDIA National’s plan to help industry recover

UDIA National has today released ‘Helping Australia Bounce Back’ – an advocacy document that details six strategic steps governments can take now to stimulate housing and construction, and how they fit in the context of our larger policy goals.
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Podium carparking changes

Branch members have raised serious concern over council’s change positioning on carparking. Under the proposed requirements, City of Gold Coast would require carparking to be located underground (basement) or at grade with generous deep planting requirements.
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State of the Land

UDIA National’s 2020 State of the Land provides a comprehensive round up of residential activity across the major centres of the country.