Claire Tyrrell

Julie Drago is among the industry veterans identifying opportunities in an increasingly tightening industrial market.

Investment in residential property as a rental asset has fallen away in recent years, with concerns that trend will continue.

The land developer says WA is poised for price growth, as it posts a record profit of $52.3 million at its full-year results.

The Australian arm of the international build-to-rent developer has partnered with Dutch pension fund manager PGGM to deliver $1.5 billion of BTR developments.

Wanneroo’s Mary St Strawberry Farm has sold to local investors for $4.3 million, with potential to develop residential lots on the site.

SportWest’s first ever social return on investment study has shown a cost benefit of $10.3 billion per annum from West Australian organised sport.

A syndicate of owners including Alannah MacTiernan sold the building to Hesperia director Judd Dyer for $2.15 million.

The multinational developer, which exited its $1 billion Waterbank project in Perth this year, has announced a $99 million loss at its full year results.

A Fremantle-based architect is willing to take on regulatory hurdles to create sustainable living spaces.

Industry leaders are forecasting a return to equilibrium for WA, as population growth continues and the pipeline of supply gets built out.

The international architecture firm has added to its team of Perth principals by adding Ian Png from its Shanghai firm.

The developer has delivered Australia’s first two-storey nine-plus star NatHERS rated home at its Brabham estate.

A platform suspended about seven-storeys high has reportedly tilted two floors, causing the construction site at One Subiaco to be closed off.

Strong leasing activity in the industrial space was linked to its 41.9 per cent profit increase.

Senior journalist Claire Tyrrell offers some insights gained from speaking to apartment developers for her latest feature article.

Apartment developers are facing increasing costs amid tightening margins and constrained supply.

A 1,000-person venue in Forrestdale’s Business Park is expected to open by mid-2024, after a deal was struck between a local developer and Limestone Coast Brewing.

Nutrition Systems chief Danny Pavlovich has bought three buildings on Wittenoom Street in East Perth for $1.9 million, where a development did not come to fruition.

The Southern River asset, anchored by Dan Murphy’s, forms part of Westbridge’s Diversified Fund No. 4.

Luxury developer Edge Visionary Living hopes to start construction on its proposed Broadway apartment complex in mid-2023.

Industry groups are calling on Roger Cook to support increased energy efficiency requirements for new homes, as part of proposed changes to the National Construction Code.

Perth’s occupancy levels are at their highest percentage since November 2021, Property Council data shows.

Real estate fund manager Centuria Capital Group has posted a $292.6 per cent rise in revenue and 63 per cent profit uplift on the back of strong acquisition activity during the 2021-22 financial year.

New residential land sales have dropped 17 per cent in the last quarter and 4.6 per cent this financial year, Urban Development Institute of Australia figures reveal.

OP Properties’ Montreal Commons has been recognised as one of Australia’s first carbon neutral apartment buildings.

Leading developer Nathan Blackburne has painted a more positive picture than many of his peers, saying build costs are expected to decrease and labour availability will improve next year.

Groundworks have begun on a 19-storey tower at Brookfield's Lot 6 development, where it is understood a big four accounting firm intends to move.

The property fund’s WA assets accounted $34.2 million of an overall $326 million valuation gain.

Michael McGowan’s journey to the top of WA’s peak housing body featured a serendipitous alignment of circumstances.

The CBD has seen a 0.8 per cent increase in office vacancy rates in the past six months as new supply hits the market, Property Council figures show.

St John WA has snapped up the Belmont property for $11.55 million, as part of its expansion plans.

The state continues to defy national trends and set new house price records, with median home values lifting 0.2 per cent as national prices track south.