01-Nov-2008
Retail Averages 2007/08
In Sync -- Regional Centres Match the Market - The 2007/8 edition of the Urbis Retail Averages for regional shopping centres is now available. The Averages is conducted in cooperation with the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.

29-Sep-2008
URBIS receives international intranet innovation award
Capturing the knowledge, expertise and extensive track record at Urbis is one thing, to also make it easily accessible and searchable to the whole company, another.

10-Sep-2008
Are developers inflating prices?
The Local Government Association of Queensland has searched Sunshine Coast Council property data to establish “who owns what, how long it has been held, and the gap between council approval and developer release’’.

18-Jul-2008
Massive shortfall in unit dwellings expected for SEQ
Brisbane’s housing crisis looks set to worsen with experts predicting a shortfall of 31,000 multi-unit dwellings by 2026.

16-Jun-2008
Research leads to road map
In February 2008, Susan Rudland at Urbis concluded a 12-month project ... to develop the Ipswich Regional Centre Strategy.

27-May-2008
WA Planning Team Strengthens
West Australian planning expert Ray Haeren has joined the team of Urbis WA, further strengthening the firm’s standing in WA after its local launch last year.

04-Apr-2008
Exec Board Appoints David Usasz
Urbis is delighted to be able to advise that Mr David Usasz has now been appointed to this important role, chaired by former McKinsey partner Kate McCann.

13-Mar-2008
Village Green
Planned communities with an underlying philosophy of sustainability are becoming increasingly popular with Australian home buyers.

03-Mar-2008
Placemakers purposeful about sustainability
Sustainability is no longer an optional extra in urban design, it’s a mandatory requirement.

15-Feb-2008
Announcement - New Director Appointment
Urbis is pleased to announce the appointment of David Fetterplace, Director, Urban Management - Middle East

11-Feb-2008
Green Building Council to create Future Green Leaders
... a new initiative, Future Green Leaders of Australia, which aims to educate the next generation of property industry professionals and shape the green building leaders of tomorrow.

31-Jan-2008
Media and Communications in Australian Families 2007
Urbis was commissioned by ACMA to conduct the community research component of the report.

24-Dec-2007
It's the season for giving...
The Urbis Christmas tradition this year was slightly tweaked by having staff of our respective offices nominate their charity.

03-Dec-2007
Heritage Consulting – New Appointment
Stephen Davies, Director Heritage Consulting, is pleased to announce that the experienced team will be further expanded with the appointment of Jennifer Faddy.

01-Nov-2007
Seniors Housing lacks policy direction [all but NSW]
... over at least the next 20 years growth in the number of people choosing to live independently in a retirement village could conservatively run at six (6) times the rate of population growth.

25-Oct-2007
Retail hotspots getting regional flavour
Ian Shimmin, Director of Urbis, told a Property Council briefing that statistics show a steady rise in retail sales across [Queensland].

05-Oct-2007
Urbis Welcomes New Director Adam Isitt
Michael Barlow, Managing Director of Urbis, said Mr Isitt further strengthens Urbis’s position in the thriving WA market.

24-Sep-2007
Dubai Government Awards Major Contract
Dubai’s Urban Planning Committee has awarded the prestigious contract to prepare the Urban Development Framework for the Dubai Emirate to internationally acclaimed urban planners Urbis.

19-Sep-2007
How social research is transforming sustainability education programs
Sustainability is the buzzword of the year, yet we still don't really agree on what sustainability actually is.

05-Sep-2007
Water Dragons
Urbis participate in the vibrantly decorated dragon boat weekend as part of Riverfestival's RiverDragon boat race.

01-Aug-2007
Inner City High Rise Market Shows Signs of Maturing
Government policy encouraging a shift toward more high and medium density housing around Australia’s major cities has been reflected in this year’s census data.

30-Jul-2007
17 out of 20 people are touched by mental illness
A new study by Urbis and the Wesley Mission has found that 17 out of 20 people are touched by mental illness.

25-Jul-2007
Riverway Expansion Planning
THURINGOWA'S Riverway continues to move forward with work now starting on the development of a master plan for the next stage in the Upper Ross.

19-Jul-2007
Access is everything
The PBS system we take for granted is failing Aborigines - Access to PBS medicines is much lower for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than other Australians.

20-Jun-2007
Heritage Director Appointment – Sydney
Mr Stephen Davies, one of the property industry’s foremost heritage advisors

01-Jun-2007
Shop Talk
Issues and news affecting the Australian shopping centre industry.

19-May-2007
Victorians at work
Victorian urban designers, planners and architects have been strutting their stuff in China and the United Arab Emirates in recent weeks.

18-May-2007
Urbis Director presented with Richard J Evans Award
This award recognises the outstanding contribution that Maxine has made to our profession throughout her career

15-May-2007
Experts Plan To Revitalise CBD
UrbisJHD director Peter Hyland heads the project team. He said a variety of studies would be held over the next seven months on culture, history, business, community and other topics.

14-May-2007
Planning NSW: Getting Back on Track
The recent release by the NSW State Government of an Action Plan for Sydney’s Employment Lands provides much needed leadership by the government in keeping NSW competitive as a desired location for the establishment of new business activity. John Wynne explains.

10-May-2007
TRACT (WA) joins UrbisJHD to create Urbis, Australia’s leading advisor in urban development
Mr Barlow said the merger with TRACT (WA) would extend the range of valuable and complementary business skills offered by Urbis, especially in the areas of urban regeneration, international projects and new communities.

04-May-2007
The Tesco play?
BRITISH retail giant Tesco is believed to have made overtures to senior managers in takeover target Coles Group, suggesting its goal is to acquire people rather than the business.

21-Apr-2007
Baby boomers keep on enjoying the good times – at government expense
“Baby boomers” are receiving favourable treatment from governments through subsidies and planning exemptions which are given to developers for over-55s, according to Ian Cady, Associate Director of Urban Planning at UrbisJHD.

20-Apr-2007
Lifestyle magnet for professionals
As big cities experience `brain drain' with professionals heading abroad, the Coast has recorded an influx of office-dwellers, says Urbis JHD director Peter Hyland.

27-Mar-2007
Appointment of Leading Sustainability Expert
Planning and property advisory group UrbisJHD has appointed a leading corporate sustainability expert to improve its sustainability performance and enhance its service offering.

21-Mar-2007
Crikey! Australian Retail Gets Game Again - A Look at the Retail Sales Picture
Copyright (c) 2007, International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., New York, New York. Published in Research Review, dated 2007. Reprinted with permission

14-Mar-2007
Ideas man's CBD vision
THIS is the `ideas man' the Townsville City Council hopes will transform the CBD into a vibrant and dynamic 24/7 meeting place.

09-Mar-2007
Council engages CBD redevelopment expert
Townsville City Council is engaging urban design consultant James Tuma of Urbis JHD to work on the Town Square proposal in the CBD.

28-Feb-2007
Property Economics appoints Director
Mr Chris Abery, a leading retail property analyst who has held senior roles in the Coles Group Limited (CGL) Property Group, will join UrbisJHD, Australia’s leading planning and property advisory group.

13-Feb-2007
Environmental Performance Enters the Mainstream
When property valuers start including 'green' features in the conventional list of factors that add value to a property, we know that green building has moved to the mainstream market.

25-Jan-2007
NAP ESD - advert in the news -
Please click on more to view the full advertisement as was published in numerous newspapers recently.

15-Jan-2007
UrbisJHD congratulates new Brisbane-based Director
Brisbane, 12 January 2007: UrbisJHD, Australia’s leading planning and property advisory group, is pleased to announce the promotion of Mr James Tuma to Director Urban Design.

11-Jan-2007
Retail Christmas results still to be unwrapped - The Age
INVESTORS have an anxious wait for an accurate picture of retail trading conditions during the silly season, with the latest sales data suggesting pre-Christmas spending was softer than expected.

18-Dec-2006
Council wants community to plan Apex Park
As the next stage of Riverway takes shape, residents have been asked to voice their opinions about what is needed.

04-Dec-2006
City set for bargain bonanza - The Age
IN A traditionally unloved part of town, a retail revolution is about to take place that could change the way Victorians use the CBD to shop.

16-Nov-2006
Regional Centres Powering Ahead
Regional shopping centres right across Australia are powering ahead but at the expense of older centres and retail strips.

11-Nov-2006
Retailers deck the mall
For retailers, pre-Christmas trading is critical. It's the season of supposed goodwill and generosity; when shoppers disregard mounting credit card bills as they're lured deep into department stores by beautifully packaged cosmetics gifts and lavish food and wine hampers.

09-Nov-2006
The Empathetic Listener
When it comes down to it, social research is a two-fold process. It's about consulting a community and understanding their needs.

18-Oct-2006
Too Many Shops?
With the national population growth only 10 percent over the same period, are we over-supplying Australia with retail? Simon Rumbold, director at UrbisJHD, doesn't think so. He says Australia has around 2 sq m of retail space per person.

27-Sep-2006
Stars come out at 120 Collins Street
Cutting back to move ahead: UrbisJHD and Investa reach for the stars. Australia’s leading property advisory firm UrbisJHD will become the first CBD tenant to receive support from the Sustainable Melbourne Fund to achieve significant energy reduction targets.

11-Sep-2006
KING GEORGE SQUARE - A SPACE IN TRANSITION
Australia’s leading property advisory firm UrbisJHD has been selected to undertake the redevelopment design of King George Square, the primary municipal meeting space in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD.

29-Aug-2006
UrbisJHD appointment adds to top Sydney team
Planning and property advisory firm, UrbisJHD, continues to grow from strength to strength with the appointment of Paul Vittles as Director Social Planning & Social Research in Sydney.

28-Aug-2006
ICSC to Increase Retail Real Estate Data and Research Transparency across Asia
ICSC identifies number one priority for the Asian retail real estate industry - the need for increased research and education amongst developers and investors

01-Aug-2006
Dry town pores over recycling
Goulburn is the next battlefield for the introduction of recycled water following the failed referendum on the issue in Toowoomba, Queensland

12-Jul-2006
Sub-tropical design the key for skylines and town centres
Brisbane’s buoyant development market is presenting a number of challenges and opportunities for city planning,

07-Jul-2006
Brisbane appoints Director of Planning
award winning planner excited by “can do” Brisbane attitude

20-Jun-2006
Prime movers in property
Property advisory firm, UrbisJHD, is on the move. On 23 June 2006, the UrbisJHD head office in Sydney will relocate from Castlereagh Street to 321 Kent Street.

19-Jun-2006
King George Square – Space in Transition
UrbisJHD is one of six short-listed companies for the redevelopment design of King George Square in Brisbane.

01-Jun-2006
By George - the plans aren't square
Six short-listed designs for the redevelopment....

05-May-2006
Melbourne urban design firm wins second major project in Tianjin
Lord Mayor John So today congratulated Melbourne property and design firm UrbisJHD.

06-Mar-2006
Study reveals long-term cost of homelessness
A City of Sydney study shows the public cost of keeping someone homeless could be as much as $34,000 per person each year.

10-Feb-2006
Big response to FB design call
INVITATIONS for designs for the development of the town of Bowen’s foreshore have been met with an overwhelming response, according to shire council executive officer John Finlay.

20-Jan-2006
Foreshore plan should be completed by June
Helping kick start development along the town of Bowen's foreshore has been earmarked as a major project for the shire council this year.

19-Dec-2005
Building Cities and Creating Coummunities
The Managing Director, Michael Barlow, of leading planning, property, economics and social research firm, UrbisJHD, today announced a significant expansion of the firm’s social planning, urban design, master planning and social research capacity with three senior appointments in Sydney.

24-Oct-2005
Helping Plan Communities in the Middle East
A leading Australian urban planning, Property and economics firm has been asked to assist in one of the largest urban planning projects involving overseas expertise in the Middle East.

13-Oct-2005
Young Researcher Wins National Prize
Congratulations to Duncan Rintoul, who has won the prize for best paper presented

09-Sep-2005
Industrial Land Supply: How much is enough?
Maps that identify vancant industrial land supply online will be available

07-Jul-2005
NSW Planning Control Overhaul Spells Change to the Industry
The New South Wales Government's recent changes to planning laws governing State Significant sites and critical infrastructure will mean.

01-Jul-2005
Quantifying Demand
At the Capital Markets Summit held in May, UrbisJHD presented the second in its series analysing the factors affecting demand in the property industry. Chris Larsen was there.

22-Jun-2005
Northland set to expand in 2009
NORTHLAND Shopping Centre in East Preston is unlikely to be redeveloped until at least 2009. Northland owner the Gandel Group recently told Darebin Council it did not now expect to complete work on a new retail floor until February 2009.

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