Dan Wilkie

Energy analytics firm Greensense is set to be acquired by Brisbane-based energy provider ERM Power in an all-cash deal worth $5.25 million.

BGC Development has done the almost unthinkable in current office market conditions, finding an anchor tenant for its under-construction building at 25 Rowe Avenue in Rivervale despite widespread c

Property syndicator Primewest has added to its retail portfolio, buying a homemaker centre in Brisbane for $34.75 million.

LandCorp is close to releasing prime land in the inner western suburbs, with its Shenton Park Hospital site one of 30 redevelopment opportunities across the state expected to deliver more than 14,000 homes.

Alternative construction techniques are gathering momentum in Western Australia, but not all builders are convinced that double brick’s dominance is about to end.

Challenging conditions loom for homebuilders in WA, as demand for new housing slows after record-breaking peaks of activity last year.

A long-running campaign to sell a 50 per cent stake in Exchange Tower is coming to a close, with property syndicator Primewest to pay $113.5 million for half of the CBD skyscraper.

Woodside Petroleum’s impending exit from its namesake office tower on St Georges Terrace has already affected the building’s value, with its owner, DEXUS Property Group, saying it was now worth $80

Perth-based construction contractor Doric has been appointed to deliver the showpiece public plaza at the Perth City Link, Yagan Square.

The number of residential lots created in November in Western Australia was the lowest monthly result in nearly four years, with state government agency Landgate also recording its lowest levels of monthly activity since the beginning of this year across every type of land transaction.

The recent approval for an estimated $450 million expansion of Westfield Whitford City has added to a long line of shopping centre redevelopments proposed in Perth, although ongoing economic uncertainty is casting doubt on how many will actually go ahead.

DEXUS Property Group has made a conditional, non-binding $2.5 billion cash and scrip bid to merge with the ASX-listed Investa Office Fund, which has a nationwide portfolio of assets that includes t

Houses in Perth are at their most affordable level since 2002, with less than 24 per cent of income required to meet loan repayments.

A recent office leasing deal at Exchange Tower has illustrated the lengths to which landlords are going to attract tenants, as vacancies continue to rise across the CBD.

Less than six months after opening its first Perth store at Cloisters Arcade, Vietnamese street food franchise Rolld has opened another, with a third store planned to open next week that will usher in a new flagship concept for the national chain.

Western Australians won’t get their long-awaited access to Elizabeth Quay until the end of January, with the state government today confirming the project won’t be finished in time for Christmas.

Apartment developer Finbar Group will launch sales early next year for a $162 million, 247-dwelling project at 63 Adelaide Terrace, after receiving planning approval for the project yesterday.

The state government is stepping up efforts to deliver affordable housing options near transport links by seeking to partner with developers on seven sites across the city worth about $20 million.

One of Perth’s most successful small builders is gearing up to move into the commercial construction space, part of a comprehensive rebrand amid slowing housing demand and a restrictive insurance r

Construction on a 22-storey tower near Canning Bridge will start in March next year, after developer Norup + Wilson was given the green light to proceed by planning authorities.

Satterley Property Group has made its second acquisition in Perth’s eastern suburbs in less than a week, paying $90 million for a 140-hectare tract of land in the Swan Valley.

Western Australia’s first micro-lots will be built at Ellenbrook, with a concept expected to be ready for the public in the second half of next year.

The opening of Furniture Gallery’s third store in Osborne Park in late October capped a busy 18 months for two sisters behind the rapidly growing new entrant to Perth’s interior retail scene.

Developers say the extension of a buffer around industrial areas near Kwinana has the potential to set a dangerous precedent over the erosion of the rights to develop land.

Diploma Group has won a $52 million contract to build the Riverwood Apartments in Burswood, with work already underway.

Karma Resorts’ plan to spend $20 million redeveloping the Rottnest Lodge into a resort-style hotel are a step closer to being realised, with lease negotiations finalised with the state government today.

Vicinity Centres has paid $319 million for The Shops At Ellenbrook and Livingston Marketplace, two suburban shopping centres put up for sale by the Insurance Commission of Western Australia earlier

Satterley Property Group is planning to build up to 420 homes in Forrestfield, after buying the old Western Power site on Hawtin Road from the state government for $30 million.

Building products manufacturer Brickworks is gearing up to sell one of its Western Australian facilities, while also planning to restart its Cardup plant to maintain its production capacity in the state.

Aspen Group's separately-owned holiday parks fund has backed rival suitor Discovery Holiday Parks' increased offer for the portfolio.

Some of the state's biggest home builders have joined a government panel to deliver design and construction work on the $560 million Social Housing Investment Package.

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