They may be on opposite sides of the country, but a new campaign is hoping to improve communication lines between WA and Canberra. 

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has launched ‘What about WA?’ ahead of the federal election in the hope of keeping the state from being overlooked when commitments are made.

REIWA President Damian Collins said Australian Governments had for too long applied blanket national policy settings targeted at the east coast, without considering the consequences for Western Australia. 

“Time and time again we’ve seen WA overly relied upon when times are good, and ignored when West Australians are doing it tough," he said. 

“Only recently, efforts to cool house prices in Sydney and Melbourne negatively impacted the WA housing market, making it significantly more difficult for prospective buyers to secure a loan, further stifling our local market at a time when it had just started to show signs of improvement. "

The campaign invites Western Australians to make submissions online about what they believe are the most pressing property issues.

Mr Collins said it was important for WA to "have a voice in the national debate".

"We cannot afford for national policies to be a handbrake to our state’s growth," he said.

"WA proved in the recent GST debate that we’re done being overlooked. It’s time our state was factored into national policy settings and that all political parties commit to helping, not hindering, WA’s prosperity.” 

The four policies the REIWA wants to be enacted by the federal government include:

• Federal incentives to help phase out stamp duty. 
• Regulation – increase jobs and migration to WA to create much needed demand for housing. 
• Federal infrastructure funding for WA until a long-term strategy is implemented. 
• A City Deal for Perth.

Mr Collins said the introduction of the policies would help to boost WA’s property market and the wider economy, making WA a "more attractive place to live, work and invest".

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