A classic of this genre was excreted recently by the UDIA. The institute called it "an unprecedented overview" of the home-building industry in Queensland. It warned of "massive job losses" as well as an undersupply of housing and lost revenue. It blamed all the usual suspects: restricted land supply, excessive infrastructure charges and inefficient planning systems.
The UDIA called it "an alarming snapshot". I found it alarming too -- I was alarmed at how shallow and shameless this mission was as an exercise in self-serving propaganda.
It was strangely at odds with other reports from more objective sources. Colliers International residential managing director Grant Dearlove says in a recent report: "Over the past 18 months developers had moved away from apartments but they are coming back big time. Right across the country our residential directors have been inundated with requests from developers to work up new residential offerings."
Source: The Australian
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