The group is a joint industry and government body re-established in February 2008 to provide independent commentary on the housing sector in WA. The Department of Planning and the Department of Housing jointly provide the HIFG secretariat and research function.
Membership of the group is drawn from major organisations associated with the housing and land development industry in Western Australia and from government. Through its diverse membership, the group has access to considerable expertise and knowledge of the sector, including land development, real estate, the private rental market, social housing, building statistics, demographics, building resources and home finance.
HIFG Members – as at October 2009
Stewart Darby (Chair) Wavne Rikkers Alan Langford Manuel Arapis John Dastlik Gavan Forster Debra Goostrey Glen Kar Michael Eckermann Fiona McKenzie Brett Coombes Marcus Devenish Aileen Murrell John Syme Robyn Barrow Erwin Swasbrook
Observers Marion Thompson
Secretariat Ian Hafekost
Real Estate Institute of WA Australian Bureau of Statistics BankWest Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA Housing Industry Association Master Builders Association Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) Department of Housing Department of Treasury and Finance Housing and Urban Research Institute of WA Water Corporation Department of the Premier and Cabinet Chamber of Minerals and Energy Inner City Housing Development Assoc. Department of Planning Department of Planning
Urban Development Coordinator
Department of Housing
Note: The following documents are not departmental publications. These reports have been produced by the Housing Industry Forecasting Group (HIFG).
Media Release - Modest recovery for WA’s housing construction in 2009-10 Forecast Dwelling Commencements in Western Australia - October 2009 Media Release - First Home Buyers Hold up Housing Construction Activity in 2008-09 - 2 June 2009 Housing Industry and Forecasting Group - Update April 2009 Forecast Dwelling Commencements in Western Australia - October 2008 Snapshot of the Western Australian Land and Housing Sectors - April 2008