As the happy holiday season is now upon us, the Residential Building WA family would like to wish you and your nearest and dearest a very safe and very Merry Christmas WA! Let us reflect on the year that was and focus forward our energies on spending precious time with loved ones, unwinding and appr...
December 15, 2020The federal government has announced its HomeBuilder scheme, previously set to expire at the end of 2020, has been extended through to 31 March 2021 – albeit with several key adjustments. Whereas the initial iteration of HomeBuilder gave $25,000 grants to eligible Australians either building...
December 01, 2020The 2020 HIA Perth Housing Awards were held on Saturday night. Residential Building WA had entered 3 homes in highly competitive categories and are proud finalists in each section. Jim Ilias, General Manager said “As a Perth locally owned and operated company, we’re proud to build quality homes ...
November 20, 2020The second half of 2020 has included a flurry of excitement to build a new home with the significant stimulus offered by the State and Federal Governments. If you’ve been holding off, unsure if there was time but still wanting to build in time to leverage the $25,000 Federal Government HomeBuilder...
November 18, 2020While the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates will be good news if you’ve got a mortgage, it’s not so welcome for some Aussies. The Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate today to an all-time low of 0.10 per cent from 0.25 per cent. This effectively takes the cash rate to near negat...
November 03, 2020HIA has welcomed the McGowan Government’s changes to the Building Bonus scheme to extend on-site start times to 12 months after signing a building contract. “This sensible move will smooth out the workflow in a win for consumers, jobs and business,” HIA WA Executive Director Cath Hart said tod...
October 20, 2020Finalise your new home by 14 October 2020! The significant stimulus offered by the State and Federal Governments Grants has led to unprecedented demand, which means if you’re serious about building in time to potentially qualify for the grants, you need to act now. Our mission to b...
October 06, 2020AFTER predicting a large 10 per cent fall in national property prices from the peak in April 2020 to June 2021, Westpac has revised its forecast to a more moderate 5 per cent, with prices then “bouncing” 15 per cent. It said many capital city markets had proved resilient during the pandemic, wit...
September 18, 2020For the eleventh quarter in a row, Western Australia continues to be the most affordable state to live in, according to the latest Real Estate Institute of Australia’s Housing Affordability Report. REIWA President Damian Collins said the findings of the report revealed affordability in WA’s...
June 17, 2020