Dan Wilkie

A 33-year wait for a major hospitality development on the Swan is almost over.

Interest in commercial property in Perth’s CBD is on the rise, with interstate institutional groups and syndicators eyeing Perth as an alternative to crowded and competitive eastern states markets.

A Western Australian brewery has produced the top beer in the country for the second time in three years, with Gage Roads Brewing Company taking home the top prize at the Australian International Beer Awards overnight.

Green shoots are beginning to emerge for high-end property transactions in Perth, but sellers need to meet the market to ensure inquiry turns into sales.

Shopping centre owners will need to fill 1,784 new shops by 2020, if an estimated $4.5 billion wave of mall development in Perth comes to fruition.

Aldi continues to gear up for the June opening of its first four Perth stores, with its $60 million distribution centre in Jandakot receiving stock and Western Australian producers lining up to sup

Leederville-based syndicator Scope Property Group has added The Local Hotel in South Fremantle to its portfolio, buying the freehold of the historic watering hole in a deal worth $2.5 million.

Palmyra’s Gage Roads Brewing Company will wind back the amount of beer it makes for Woolworths' beverages arm, Pinnacle Liquor Group, to capitalise on its fast-growing range of own-branded craft be

A new global ranking says Sydney is the top city in Australasia for the ultra-wealthy, but despite being home to Australia’s richest woman, Perth failed to rate a mention.

Diploma Group chief executive Nick Di Latte has strongly denied claims by subcontractors that the ASX-listed company was behind on paying its bills, saying recent activity by the company had placed

More than 800 Western Australian real estate agents have signed up to join followit, an app designed to bring a social media-style interface to property advertising.

Preparations are being made for international fashion giant H&M to open its long-anticipated second store in Perth, while the Plaza Arcade is in line for a $6 million revamp to make room for another flagship global tenant.

Plans for another apartment tower of more than 50 storeys in the Perth CBD have emerged, with Singaporean developer Fragrance Group’s $200 million Milligan Street proposal to vie for the title of Perth’s tallest residential building.

A new underground pizza bar is bringing a distinctly old-school vibe to the inner city.

Apartment towers are getting taller, but one of the city’s leading architecture firms says an authentic mix of uses is the next step in the maturation of Perth.

Perth's tourism sector is expected to receive a boost from the Ritz-Carlton & The Towers proposal at Elizabeth Quay, with national construction contractor Probuild confirming it has been appointed to undertake the project.

Developer and funds manager OpenCorp has predicted Perth’s residential property market to turn around in the next 12 to 24 months, with the Melbourne-based company aiming to increase its portfolio in Western Australia after the recent launch of two projects.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer and Dan Wilkie discuss Geoff Rasmussen, NRW, defence contracts, Scoop Magazine, Quickflix, apartment developments and universities.

The City of Subiaco has been trumped by the metropolitan west development assessment panel, while residents in South Perth face a two-month wait to learn the fate of a contentious apartment project on Mill Point Road.

PHOTO ESSAY and MULTIMEDIA: Perth-based jewellers Linneys, Rohan Jewellery, Blennerhassett Fine Jewellers, and Vildosola Jewellery Atelier remain committed to local manufacturing, resisting the temptation to lower costs by shifting their operations offshore.

Curtin University expects to start building up to 1,400 new student accommodation beds at its Bentley Campus by the middle of next year, after officially putting out the call for development partners for the first phase of its Greater Curtin vision today.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA’s big construction companies are going through a transition phase, following the end of a major building boom.

In this Business News podcast Mark Beyer and Dan Wilkie discuss iron ore, lithium, shipbuilding, retail, commercial property and construction.

Blackburne has become the latest developer to buy into LandCorp’s Claremont on the Park, unveiling a plan to build 123 apartments and 1,950 square metres of commercial space on one of the landmark

Mirvac Group has shifted its strategy to reflect the nature of Perth’s patchy apartments market, rolling out more affordable dwellings at its Leighton Beach and Claremont projects instead of multimillion-dollar luxury apartments. 

Pindan Capital is banking on its east coast expansion to bring investment back to Western Australia, following the purchase of two Sydney development sites.

Supermarket giant Aldi has confirmed its first Western Australian shops will open on June 8, at Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City, Mirrabooka Square Shopping Centre, Kwinana Marketplace and Belmont

Perth's commercial landlords are seeking innovative ways to utilise office space left vacant by falling demand from business.

An influx of owner-occupiers is changing Perth’s multi-residential development market offering, with an increased focus on design and amenity providing significant opportunities for architects.

Educating the community on the benefits of higher-density development is looming as one of the big challenges for Lino Iacomella, who has taken the helm at the Western Australian division of the Property Council of Australia.

Fittingly for a restaurant he has named Odyssea, owner Fabio Hupfer undertook a lengthy journey before he could open the doors at his City Beach eatery. 

Legal collective Francis Burt Chambers has renewed its lease at Allendale Square, signing on for another 15 years at the Mirvac Group-owned CBD office tower.