Dan Wilkie

LWP Property Group has launched two new land estates in Perth’s southern suburbs, shrugging off slowing market conditions that are forcing other developers to look interstate.

Resolving disputes between contractors and subcontractors on government jobs is looming as a key state election issue.

A for sale sign has gone up at the flagship project at Elizabeth Quay, with developer Far East Consortium putting its Ritz-Carlton hotel on the block just one week after Premier Colin Barnett turned the first sod on the luxury development.

Advocates for the abolition of Western Australia’s development assessment panels took a hit yesterday, after the WA Local Government Association knocked back two motions that called for the scrappi

Perth’s office vacancy rate has risen to nearly 22 per cent, but the Property Council of Australia says that figure could mark an end to commercial landlords' pain due to the supply cycle having peaked.

Two CBD hotels are in line for a rebrand, with the Goodearth Hotel and Perth Ambassador Hotel to join the Choice Hotels franchise.

A new food and beverage precinct will open early next year on St Georges Terrace, with Mirvac Group today unveiling its vision for a redeveloped Allendale Square.

Perth’s biggest town planning firm has just gotten bigger, merging with placemaking consultancy Place Match.

Watches of Switzerland has extended its lease at historic King Street, signing on for a further 10 years at the upmarket fashion enclave.

An increase in office vacancies in Perth’s CBD has shifted the market dynamic clearly in favour of tenants, but despite a historically high level of empty floors, there is little choice for companies that need a lot of space.

Perth’s commercial property sector is reeling from the simultaneous downturn in iron ore and oil and gas, but the WA capital is not alone among global resources hubs.

Apartments developer Finbar Group has reached an agreement to buy LandCorp's last available plot of land in the Springs redevelopment precinct in a deal worth $6.4 million, but has not yet specified when it will proceed with the development.

One of WA’s oldest land development companies has launched a marketing campaign with a major difference – it’s not about selling any lots.

Liquidators have been appointed to Crawford Property Group, with the firm becoming the second Pilbara-focused real estate player to run into strife in 2016.

Construction of some of Perth’s tallest buildings was never part of the City of South Perth’s plan to revitalise the suburb, according to Mayor Sue Doherty. 

Resorts and hotels operator Crown Resorts has given the state’s hospitality sector a handy fillip, launching a recruitment drive for more than 500 employees to run the luxury Crown Towers property

Commercial landlords in West Perth are coming under increasing pressure to retain tenants, as the near-city suburb’s office vacancy rate hits all-time highs.

A new dining and entertainment precinct will open late next year in the northern suburbs, featuring up to 10 new restaurants and an eight-screen cinema complex.

Perth’s residential property market may be enveloped in a cloud of doom and gloom, but the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has released a list of eight suburbs across the city that recor

Global accounting giant KPMG and insurance group CGU have joined a host of firms searching through Perth’s 400,000-plus square metres of vacant office space for new homes.

National builders John Holland and Probuild are embracing new strategies to enhance their standing in the WA construction market.

Community consternation over WA’s planning and approvals system for big projects is looming as a key state election issue.

One of Perth’s newest office precincts is in line to get a fresh face, with Charter Hall seeking to build a second tower at Raine Square, part of a $150 million redevelopment plan.

LandCorp has released design guidelines for the redevelopment of Bassendean Oval, flagging development of up to eight storeys around the Swan Districts Football Club home ground.

Cedar Woods Properties has won its second big job for South Australian government agency Renewal SA, having been appointed to redevelop 40 hectares of land at Port Adelaide.

Building will start next year on a $600 million redevelopment of Karrinyup Shopping Centre, with construction giant Brookfield Multiplex adding the big ticket job to its portfolio of works.

In this Business News podcast Dan Wilkie and Mark Beyer discuss Total Shareholder Returns, the federal election, Western Power, Port Hedland development, Perth tech startups and WA property.

Quest Serviced Apartments is continuing its aggressive march on Perth, anchoring a hotel and new retail development at the Millstream Arcade in South Perth.

Fresh evidence of post mining boom malaise in Western Australia’s property sector has emerged, with listed mortgage provider Australian Finance Group reporting a 13.4 per cent fall in the number of home loans in WA over the 2016 financial year.

Chinese property developer and investment group Zone Q Investments has added a CBD office tower to its growing Perth portfolio, buying Westralia Plaza for $87 million.

WESTERN Australian property players are ramping up the rhetoric on negative gearing, warning that investors in this state would be among the hardest hit if tax breaks for making a loss on an invest

SPECIAL REPORT: International players with big balance sheets are set to change the dynamics of Perth’s apartment market.