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AICWA

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Address: 30/443 Albany Highway, Victoria Park 6100 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.aicwa.com.au/

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25.01.2022 How would you like $1k towards buying or selling your property? Thanks to PEXA, Australias first electronic conveyancing platform, the AICWA is teaming up with Nova FM and giving away $1K every day for 5 days this week. Is your settlement agent an AICWA member? Dont settle for anyone else! https://www.novafm.com.au/win/nova-home-news/

25.01.2022 Will Western Australias land titles office Landgate be next? Electronic signature will replace the wet signatures, meaning a deed that was usually need to be signed and witnessed with traditional pen and ink, will instead be done electronically. https://www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk//hm-land-registry-an/

24.01.2022 Three very luck conference goers will be taking home one of these wonderful pampering vouchers from Bodhi J thanks to the generous support of Federation Settlements. To get your hands on one of these youll need to play the Chocolate Wheel, with all proceeds going to the member relief fund.

24.01.2022 Online Duties vs OSR Duties Lodgments you know left hand side and right hand side on ROL never sure which side to use, or should you use the portal what’s the portal? Can’t find what you’re looking for on the new Duties website? Ever wondered what the Duties Information guide is all about. Well wonder no more this is a session will cover these subjects and more, much, much more. As a conveyancer working in an ever changing profession, you owe to yourself, your colleagues and your clients to attend this session, so if you only get to one seminar this year, this is IT! Register early as places are limited. Registration priority to CPC Members. https://aicwa.com.au//cpc-presentsrevenue-wa-19-november-/

24.01.2022 Todays Friday shout out is to Angela Ritchie at Crown Settlements & Sue Trigg at Settlement Talk, both have kindly donated gift vouchers for our chocolate wheel that will be spinning out prizes at the upcoming Conference. All proceeds from our Chocolate wheel game will go to our member relief fund in support of past and present members in necessitous need.

24.01.2022 Despite generous stimulus packages both locally and federally, consumers and developers are holding back on construction as we see new housing approvals slump to a six-year low in July. Isnt it now time that the State Government look to kick start the established residential market? With numerous expats returning to Perth as well as first home buyers hungry for established properties the AICWAs stimulus submission makes good sense. https://aicwa.com.au/wa-property-stimulus-submission/

23.01.2022 They say you can’t take it with you when you die, but how about when you move? Some say that if it ain’t nailed down it’s yours to take, but is this true? What’s the general rule on what you can and can’t take? https://aicwa.com.au/if-it-aint-nailed-down/

23.01.2022 10,000 places under the Australian Governments First Home Loan Deposit Scheme are now available for the 2020-21 financial year. Under the Scheme, eligible first home buyers can purchase a modest home with a deposit of as little as five per cent. Through the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), the Australian Government guarantees up to 15 per cent of the assessed property value to a participating lender.... To date weve seen widespread appeal of the Scheme across all states and territories, including regional and metro areas, NHFIC CEO Nathan Dal Bon said. Notwithstanding the current challenges posed by COVID-19, we anticipate that there will be continued demand for these new 10,000 places. First home buyers can check their eligibility and apply for one of the 10,000 Scheme places for the 2020-21 financial year through a panel of 27 participating lenders. Applications from 1 July will require a 2019-20 Notice of Assessment from the Australian Taxation Office to demonstrate that their taxable income is no more than $125,000 for individuals and $200,000 for couples. For more information on the Scheme, contact a participating lender or visit the NHFIC website.

23.01.2022 Did you forget to complete your CPD in 2020? Worried you missed out? AICWA has a plan B to save you! Email us at [email protected] if you need to complete your CPD.

21.01.2022 The team at PEXA are embracing the challenges of education and information sharing in these times of social distancing by going virtual. The upcoming PropertyX 2020 Connect is PEXAs premier virtual event series, spotlighting the latest market trends and innovation within the property industry. Having hosted similar sessions across Australia its now WAs turn. This is your opportunity to hear from some incredible professionals serving up a distinctly WA flavour including our very own CEO Dion Dosualdo. This is not to be missed! https://www.pexa.com.au/events/propertyx-2020-wa

20.01.2022 Despite downward trending in some key Landgate activity indicators for Nov’ in comparison to Oct, property activity is still far exceeding the same time last year.

20.01.2022 June was big! Nearly all Landgate activity indicators show increases above that of May and surprisingly above the same time last year.

19.01.2022 What a great day and evening at our State Conference, thanks to all our amazing Sponsors!

18.01.2022 Did you complete your CPD in 2020? Changes to the regulations concerning Compulsory Professional Development (CPD) will see the use of infringement notices to be issued for non-completion. The offence date, for non-completion of CPD, is 1 January 2021. You have until 21 Dec to complete your CPD via the AICWA. Requests to the AICWA to complete CPD after 21 December for any 2020 course materials will be at a cost of $125 per session.

16.01.2022 Joy to the conveyancing world we bring you the three wise men this festive season. It’s our last CPC session of the year and we’re serving a breakfast feast at the Swan on Ascot. https://aicwa.com.au//cpc-presents-the-big-breakfast-8th-/

16.01.2022 A settlement agent will NEVER and should NEVER advise you via email to transfer funds to a particular account. Scammers will prey on homebuyers in order to fraudulently obtain deposits and fees. Be alert and ALWAYS speak to your settlement agent before transferring money. https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au//dream-home-ownership-shatt

16.01.2022 Buying or Selling a Strata Property? Seller Disclosure has changed as of 1 May. If you are completing or using a Section 43 Certificates you have to STOP!... Form 28s & 29s are NO longer applicable and have been replaced by the new Section 110 Forms. https://vimeo.com/413505984

16.01.2022 Prizes, prizes and more prizes. Did we say prizes? Yes prizes galore at this years AICWA Stewart Title Conference thanks to the generous support of todays awesome companies - Community Property Services & Doncom Systems. Take a bow you wonder people for you kind donations of gift vouchers in support of the aicwa member relief fund helping past and present members in need.

15.01.2022 Due to an overwhelming response to this years Conference proudly supported by Stewart Title, we have SOLD OUT! We are at maximum capacity.

14.01.2022 You have to go back as far as July 2015 to when we last hit over 6k in EAS2 numbers. Sept’ 2020 stats are the highest since Oct’ 2014. Incredibly, new subdivisions are up a massive 345% on the same time last year!

12.01.2022 PropertyX Innovate PEXA invites you to the virtual PropertyX Innovate event, celebrating 10 years of digital evolution with industry. Headlined by keynote speaker Peter Williams, Chief Edge Officer, Deloitte Digital, attendees will also gain unique insights into PEXA's culture, innovative ways of working and agile methodologies that can be implemented in any business. https://www.pexa.com.au/events/pexa-innovate-propertyx

11.01.2022 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Will you be joining us for our end of year Christmas Party on November 27th? REGISTER TODAY! Call a colleague, bring a buddy or grab a staff member and join us for drinks at the Royal Hotel on Wellington st. Once again we ask that you dig deep and bring an unwrapped toy for a boy or girl as part of the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. ... Start the weekend and the Christmas festive season off with all of us here at the aicwa thanks to support from our awesome partners Stewart Tile. https://aicwa.com.au//aicwa-stewart-title-christmas-party/ See more

11.01.2022 With an evening CPD session on Nov’ 18th followed by a full day of CPD on Dec’ 2nd time is running out to do your CPD. https://aicwa.com.au/training-events/

11.01.2022 The Landgate stats were a little late this month but it was well worth the wait. Nothing but increases in all key indicators. Not since July 2015 have we seen EAS2 figures this high.

11.01.2022 Buying a Property, what is the BIGGEST mistake youll ever make? If youre thinking of buying theres a pretty good chance you know what you want, where you want it and how much you are prepared to pay. When it comes to buying theres no shortage of advice... https://aicwa.com.au/buying-a-propertywhat-is-the-biggest-/

10.01.2022 Sympli, Australias newest emerging electronic lodgement network operator are unable to make this years conference but in a huge show of support of our amazing conveyancing community they are sponsoring the Member Relief Committee by donating 2 outstanding major prizes. Two lucky winners will walk away with either an Apple Watch or a $500 voucher. Funds raised will go to the aicwa member relief fund. Thank you Sympli, you are simply the best.

10.01.2022 First Home Loan Deposit Scheme extension An extra 10,000 first-home buyers will be able to purchase with deposits as low as 5 per cent under an extension to the federal government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. The extension only applies to newly built homes and comes with higher price caps. The extension to the scheme runs from October 6 to June 30, 2021. https://lnkd.in/gkq95Xg

09.01.2022 The AICWA is warning that the targeted government approach to stimulating the property market jeopardises broader recovery. Read more in our Media release.

09.01.2022 The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a temporary cut to stamp duty in a bid to boost confidence in the housing market. Here in WA the AICWA is calling on the State Government to introduce similar measures to stimulate our established residential property market. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53319433

09.01.2022 We again have an incomplete picture of all the key land registry activity indicators but as expected what we do have demonstrates the significant slowdown due to COVID-19. In a sign of hope, EAS2 figures are up indicating an expected increase in settlements to occur throughout June and early July.

09.01.2022 Its a big Friday shout out to the team at Stewart Title who know that an aicwa conference can be a bit of a grind without a good coffee, so to get our members through the day, Stewart Title will be sponsoring FREE coffees throughout the day at the conference served by an in-house barista. Outstanding!

09.01.2022 AICWA State Conference 2020 has begun!

08.01.2022 Along with spectacular sunsets we are also experiencing some very impressive key Landgate activity indicators for December. What a difference a year makes!

07.01.2022 We knew an evening with the duties experts would be popular and that’s why the CPC committee are pitching their tent at Technology Park Bentley on Nov 19. Tickets are selling fast so be sure to register for what will be a unique opportunity to get up and personal with the duty experts. Not too close we’re still social distancing! https://aicwa.com.au//cpc-presentsrevenue-wa-19-november-/

07.01.2022 Some of you might recall back in 2017 when we hosted our last incredible guest speaker Paula Constant the intrepid adventurer who walked over 12000 kilometres through eight countries including through the Sahara with her own camel train. This year we are pleased to announce we will be joined by Christina Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA), and former Australian cricketer. Christina is one of only three women in the world to ...hold the position of CEO of a first class cricket association and is a well-respected voice within the Australian cricket community and the broader business community. Our registration links are now working and we welcome you to join us for what we know will be an incredible day celebrating our wonderful conveyancing community culminating with Christina as our 2020 guest speaker. Member ticket price is $100, non-member price is $120. https://aicwa.com.au/training-events/

07.01.2022 Its a BIG thank you to Julie at Byford Settlements and the team at Windrose & Co for their donation of a hamper packed with little indulgent goodies for the body. One lucky person will be taking this home as a super prize in support of our member relief fund at the upcoming conference

06.01.2022 June & July is historically our membership renewal period but its also a great time to welcome new members. If you have ever wanted to experience just what we do but are hesitant to outlay $800 why not sign up for our monthly membership at $80? Email us at [email protected] find out more.

06.01.2022 Contracts for sale and purchase on property are negotiable so why not consider adding a clause? https://aicwa.com.au/clause-affect/

05.01.2022 CPC Seminars are back!! Tonight we have Sean Macfarlane from Lavan Legal delivering content to our members on the recent Strata Title Act reforms. CPC (Certified Practicing Conveyancer) "Striving for Excellence"

05.01.2022 Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land Report The fourth report of the Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land as at 30 June 2019 was released on the 19 June 2020 . Key findings of the report show foreign ownership of Australian agricultural land at 13.8%, compared to 13.4% last year. The majority continues to be in the form of leasehold interests.... Under legislation, foreign persons who purchase Australian agricultural land are required to register their interest on the Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land. This means your client must register if they are a foreign person and hold an interest in agricultural land. Your client will also need to notify us if: they are no longer a foreign person they became a foreign person while holding agricultural land they no longer hold agricultural land the land ceases to be agricultural land while your client is holding it.

04.01.2022 Key Landgate activity indicators for the month of Oct’ are some of the highest we have seen in a very long time. Is it now time for the state government to consider what incentives it can introduce in order to free up established housing for a market that is crying out for more residential homes?

04.01.2022 A super Saturday of all things conveyancing related will be in full affect this weekend as the AICWA hosts the 2020 State Conference proudly supported by Stewart Title. With a priority to keep COVID-19 safe we have had to limit our attendance numbers, however, those lucky enough to attend will experience an awesome day culminating in our sundowner proudly sponsored by industry partners PEXA. https://aicwa.com.au/2020-aicwa-stewart-title-state-confer/

04.01.2022 Key activity stats from Landgate for the month of August show increases in all but one area. Incredibly, but not unexpected given State and Federal incentives, new subdivisions lots are up 43% on July and a massive 159% from the same time last year.

04.01.2022 Welcome to our newest sponsor LodgeX Representing the team at LodgeX here in WA is a face and name very familiar to many, the irrepressible Koo Lloyd-Kane. LodgeX is the first e-settlement agency, founded in Victoria in 2017. It was formed to provide an easy click, load and almost forget solution to integrate with PEXA for conveyancers and practitioners. Common complaints with the mandate to PEXA included things such as the need to change practice processes, increase staff..., limitations on leave and difficulty scaling up for bulk work. Want to know more? Why not give Koo a call or drop her an email M: 0429 494 304 or 1300 563 439. E: [email protected] See more

03.01.2022 2021 CPD Industry Update AICWA is aiming to deliver the first full day of Compulsory Professional Development (CPD) on Feb’ 17th. Registrations for CPD are still pending as is confirmation for opportunities to again do webinars. AICWA has not developed the CPD content for 2021 nor were we successful in advocating for a new elective module. Rather than only deliver the Trust Accounting module AGAIN, we are reviewing the options to write and deliver an Elective of our own doing to the benefit of the profession. The annual State Conference offering all your CPD points is scheduled for August 14th with a venue to be announced shortly.

03.01.2022 CPD Update Compulsory Professional Development will wrap up tomorrow as we deliver the final sessions of the year. We’re at full capacity for face-to-face training but can accept some last minute registrations for the webinar. Contact us on 9361 1166 or visit our website to register. https://aicwa.com.au/training-events/

02.01.2022 This evening CPC is back. And How! We have the godfather of Stata Reform and now special counsel at Lavan Legal Mr Sean Macfarlane. Your host with the most will be none other than Mr Steve Britten accompanied by the CPC Committee. This special CPC session will be filmed with the intention of making it available in the coming days as a pay for view education resource for anyone unable to attend. For those lucky to secure a ticket see you tonight.

02.01.2022 How do you see digital VOI evolving? Where face-to-face VOI is not practicably possible what are the minimum standards you would like to see? These are some for the question we’ll be exploring as we review the latest consultation piece to land in front of us. https://haveyoursay.digitalidentity.gov.au/digital-identity

02.01.2022 Settlement Industry Health Warning

01.01.2022 What benefit does the WA property market receive from the continuous targeted stimulus of the new residential building sector? The AICWA is today launching our campaign for change to kick-start the WA property market through 3 key initiatives 1. Raising the Duty concession threshold rate for first homebuyers for established properties to $550k ceasing at $750k... 2. First homebuyer grants of $20k for purchasing established properties 3. Duty concessions for retirees 65 years and older who are downsizing https://aicwa.com.au/wa-property-stimulus-submission/

01.01.2022 The complexities of sharing documents and obtaining wet signatures have become increasingly difficult in the COVID world we find ourselves in. Its therefore not surprising that the first electronically signed deeds submitted to HMLR (UK Land Registry) has taken place. https://www.todaysconveyancer.co.uk//first-electronicall/

01.01.2022 Buyers Beware & Sales Reps Take Note. Unscrupulous property professionals who are using the State and Federal building grants to line their pockets by partaking in undeclared reward for referral are in breach of the Settlement Agents Act (1981) or the Legal Profession Conduct Rules. If a person is convicted of an offence, and this will include property professionals such as Real-estate Agents and Sales Representatives who are considered and interested party or involved in the commission of the offence, may each be fined up to $20,000.00.