New housing solution to help first home buyers and key workers into the market

Key workers and first home buyers could break into the housing market more easily and start building equity within just a few years, according to a new economic model being proposed by Australian property economist Martin Hill AM. “There’s a gap between what homes cost and what many households…

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Minto Town Centre

In November 2017, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure finalised the Glenfield to Macarthur Urban Renewal Corridor Strategy, which seeks to increase density and activate key transit centres within the Campbelltown LGA, including areas around Minto Station. To implement the Strategy’s vision for the Minto Station Precinct, a…

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Canley Vale, Retail Development

HillPDA completed an Economic and Retail Impact Assessment to support a Development Application for a mixed-use development within Canley Vale Local Centre, located in the Fairfield Local Government Area. The proposal comprised a full-line supermarket (~3,900sqm), approximately 2,950sqm of supporting retail space, a gymnasium, and 2,200sqm of non-retail commercial floorspace.

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Murdi Paaki

The Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) commissioned HillPDA to assist with a two-stage project to review and identify opportunities for appropriate housing in the Murdi Paaki Region. Stage 1 of the project involved financial feasibility testing of housing options on the various land parcels, and potential lots that could be prioritised…

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Murray River

HillPDA was commissioned by Murray River Council to undertake an Employment Land Strategy and a Local Housing Strategy to scope and plan for future employment land and housing needs in the Murray River Local Government Area. The area is experiencing significant population growth, generating demand for housing and industrial and…

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Shellharbour

HillPDA was engaged by the Department of Planning and Environment to carry out and evaluate the proposed Draft Housing Supply Pipeline Audit Methodology. This included testing and refining the methodology, documenting resource requirements, and identifying opportunities for greater efficiency and automation in the Housing Supply Pipeline Audit methodology. The Shellharbour…

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Railway Terrace Schofields

HillPDA was commissioned by Premise to prepare a Community and Social Infrastructure Assessment to accompany a State Assessed Planning Proposal (SAPP) application at 249-271 Railway Terrace, Schofields. The purpose of the report was to determine the projected social infrastructure resulting from the population increase from the Planning Proposal. The report…

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Jewish Communal Appeal

As specialists in urban and property economics, HillPDA was engaged by the Jewish Communal Appeal (JCA) to undertake a gap analysis into the future infrastructure requirements of the NSW and ACT Jewish community. The report presented a desktop analysis of the Jewish community and how it has changed demographically over…

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Granville

The suburb of Granville within the City of Parramatta Local Government Area (LGA) is expected to experience significant change in the future as part of the Parramatta Road Corridor Urban Transformation Strategy (2016). This change, combined with the identified issue of housing affordability in the LGA, led the City of…

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