Dan Wilkie

Investa Property Group has inked Perth’s largest office leasing deal for 2016, one of three new leases totalling 13,639 square metres.

Long-running homebuilding brand Collier Homes will continue to operate in Western Australia, after the business was sold to local entrepreneur Dario Amara.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss Donald Trump from a WA perspective, Gold Road, PDC BIM, Laurance Wines, Fremantle developments and junior miners.

Beerland Brewing is responding to a perceived shortage of craft beer in Perth’s northern suburbs, building a new venue to anchor a hospitality precinct at the redeveloped Westfield Whitford City.

Developer Sirona Capital says it is keen to build on and enhance the fabric of Fremantle, after the state government confirmed it would shift three agencies to the port city today, paving the way for a $250 million-plus redevelopment of King’s Square.

Construction has started on the University of Western Australia’s Forrest Hall, a $16 million accommodation facility designed to attract the world’s best researchers to the state.

A community-first focus is paying dividends for shopping centre owner GPA, with its Empire Village Shopping Centre becoming a new focal point in City Beach. 

Perth’s growing traffic congestion woes have prompted the development of two new apps, both designed to make old methods of commuting easier and get drivers out of their cars.

One of Australia’s best known winemaking families, the Oatley Wine Group, will open a cellar door in the Margaret River region, part of what’s believed to be the largest value sale ever for a winery in Western Australia.

Plans for an eight-storey apartment development at one of Fremantle's biggest eyesores have been knocked back because the proposal was considered too tall, despite a nine-storey building being located directly across the road.

Brisbane-based Sentinel Property Group has added Port Hedland Boulevard to its portfolio, buying the Woolworths-anchored shopping centre for $18 million.

SPECIAL REPORT: Local developer and syndicator Primewest joined the list of Western Australia’s top three office landlords following its $113 million purchase of a 50 per cent stake in Exchange Tower.

SPECIAL REPORT: Perth’s suburban office market is becoming as patchy as that in the CBD, with Joondalup and Fremantle emerging as the only upcoming opportunities for new developments.

SPECIAL REPORT: New office development is grinding to a halt, but landlords are nonetheless aggressive in attempts to attract tenants to the city.

East Perth may miss out on an expected economic boost from the opening of Perth Stadium.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss WA’s economy, Kidman, Alinta, Tox Free, Paul Blackburne, Perth airport and WA’s arts and cultural industry.

DEXUS Property Group is assessing its options for a revamp of Carillon City, after paying $140 million to buy the CBD shopping arcade.

Port Hedland's council hopes the Pilbara town will become a genuine tourist destination, after the state government committed $112 million towards a $152 million marina development today.

The warmer spring weather has coincided with cautious optimism coming back to Perth’s apartments market. 

Two more builders have gone bust as the transition from all-time highs of activity continues.

Destination marketing, placemaking, exports, tourism and education are all part of a day’s work for the new boss at Perth Airport.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss Western Power, Enerji, residential builders, the COMO hotel and our export feature.

Uncertainty in Perth’s commercial property market has resulted in a sustained flow of capital into east coast assets, according to a local syndicator.

Developer Edge Visionary Living has welcomed the end of an 18-month battle to win approval for an apartment project at 74 Mill Point Road in South Perth.

Rare pink diamonds from the Kimberley are emerging as new class of investment asset.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Beyer and Dan Wilkie discuss the Roe 8 project, house prices, DAPs, private infrastructure, Tony Grist and the telco sector.

The state government has committed to build, buy, or lease 1,000 homes for low-income earners and seniors, with a new social housing initiative announced today.

The state government has moved to make the development assessment process more transparent, unveiling a raft of changes to the system in response to feedback from local governments and resident gro

Gage Roads Brewing Company has executed a key plank of its five-year 'returning to craft' strategy, signing a pair of new agreements to get its beer into 17,000 pubs, bottleshops, restaurants and h

LandCorp is offering to pay stamp duty of up to $100,000 to purchasers of land at 23 of its industrial estates across Western Australia, in its latest effort to stoke sales.

Elizabeth’s Quay’s newest project is a big step forward for one of Malaysia’s most prolific developers.

In this Business News podcast, Mark Beyer and Dan Wilkie discuss residential property, Malaysian investment, innovation, fracking and our quarterly report on corporate finance deals.