WA government to cut taxes to entice 'build-to-rent' developments

WA government to cut taxes to entice 'build-to-rent' developments

27 May 2022

This month, the WA Government announced there would be a 50% reduction in land tax as part of its 2022-23 state budget. This decision was made as part of the WA Government’s significant reforms to housing availability, to promote build-to-rent (BTR) developments.

Real Estate Institute of WA president, Damian Collins, said the positive outlook for the WA economy will see the current strong cycle for the housing market continue.

"We expect that this strength and the forecast 1.2% increase in population will continue to underpin further growth of WA’s residential sales market,” Mr Collins said.

The State Government’s decision to incentivise the construction of BTR stock acknowledges the critical role the private sector plays in delivering additional housing supply, he said.

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NSW Fair Trading: a recap on recent important updates

NSW Fair Trading: a recap on recent important updates

28 April 2022

  • Flood recovery rental support now open for applications

  • Free interpreting service for real estate agents

  • Strata information is now easier to find if you are selling or managing a strata property

  • Reminder: Real estate trust account audits due 30 September 2022

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New year, new website!

New year, new website!

8 January 2022

Fare thee well, NSW Real Estate Training College — we’re ringing in 2022 with a complete rebrand, including an all-new website and purpose-built student portal!

Our updated website includes streamlined navigation, a more simplified enrolment process, interactive forms, and so much more 😍

Explore away! If you’ve got any questions, our FAQs page is a good place to start. Otherwise, please feel free to contact us. We would love to hear your feedback!

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CPP07 Property Services Training Package new teach-out period: 30 September 2021

CPP07 Property Services Training Package new teach-out period: 30 September 2021

10 October 2019

ASQA has announced their decision to extend the period over which the CPP07 Property Services Training Package can be provided to students. The CPP07 Training Package is the current training requirement for property services licensing and registration across Australia. Following the introduction of the new CPP Property Services Training Package, ASQA had initially announced that the CPP07 package would become redundant from March 2020, with the CPP Training Package becoming the new training requirement.

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