Dan Wilkie

Property managers are tapping into the growing popularity of Airbnb to provide higher returns for residential landlords facing high vacancies and falling rents in the traditional leasing market.

DEXUS Property Group is preparing to welcome its first major tenant to the largest office tower at Kings Square, with West Perth-based advertising group The Brand Agency to take a full floor in KS1.

National construction outfit Built Holdings will start work shortly on Charter Hall Group’s $240 million redevelopment of Raine Square, after being appointed as primary contractor.

Brookfield Property Partners’ 52-storey plan for Elizabeth Quay has been endorsed by the City of Perth, ahead of any formal assessment by the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority.

More than 40,000 square metres of space in suburban office buildings have been vacated during the past 12 months, a result driven more by companies downsizing rather than growth in the number of firms moving to the CBD.

Law firm Gilbert + Tobin was so pleased with the fit-out when it moved into its new Sydney offices last year, it decided to borrow heavily from those plans when it shifted to new premises in Perth.

Robot bricklaying machines could be built and distributed worldwide by Caterpillar in the near future, after Fastbrick Robotics signed a collaboration agreement with the global machinery manufacturer.

High street retail is on its way back, with the success of Angove Street providing a model for other town centres.

A pair of beer industry entrepreneurs is aiming to raise awareness of the history of WA’s favourite amber fluid.

Plans to redevelop the Hyatt Regency Perth include a public plaza, an art gallery, a theatre and performance space, new food and beverage tenancies, a supermarket and end-of-trip facilities open to the public, according to documents to be assessed by planning authorities next week.

At a time when many of its competitors were slashing staff and cutting costs, Fremantle-based marine services firm TAMS Group maintained solid growth.

The executive team at Quality Printers & Cartridges has a simple strategy to become the dominant player in their industry – if you can’t beat them, buy them.

As the only Australian-owned manufacturer of pipeline spacers, and with just four full-time employees, Bunbury-based kwik-ZIP is the embodiment of a small business punching above its weight.

James Bagshaw wants his business, Abco Products, to be Australia’s top cleaning company by 2025.

Perth's historic Piccadilly Theatre will be left untouched while the arcade in which it is located undergoes redevelopment, with the mall’s owners putting a proposal to revive the theatre on hold after the City of Perth refused to financially back the plan.

Western Australia’s biggest builders are facing higher insurance costs, in some cases understood to be as high as 25 per cent more, as the Building Commission moves to reduce the reliance on taxpayers to foot the bill for failures in the sector.

Property development and investment firm MGroup has added a second shopping centre to its portfolio, entering an agreement to buy Wodonga Plaza in Victoria from Vicinity Centres for $43.5 million.

One of institutional property group Charter Hall’s investment funds has bought The Ship Inn in Busselton, part of a $23.2 million sale and leaseback deal with Australia’s biggest pub owner, ALH Group.

In this Business News podcast Dan Wilkie and Mark Beyer discuss the state budget, fees and charges, skilled migration, the outlook for Perth property, new mining projects, the roadhouse blues, and indigenous business.

Property analyst BIS Oxford Economics believes there is limited upside for residential property in Perth and says the market has yet to bottom out, contrary to the widely held view that the worst is over for Perth homeowners.

Aspen Group has announced an agreement to sell its Spearwood Industrial Estate, leaving only a single asset in its portfolio that isn’t a holiday park or an accommodation village.

WA’s biggest construction contractor, Multiplex, has extended its scope of works at AAIG’s Capital Square, having been appointed to deliver fit-out works at the office development, which will becom

Theoretically speaking, office workers in Subiaco have to wait about seven times as long as their Claremont counterparts for a morning coffee, an analysis of amenity levels across 50 suburban office markets has revealed.

Community acceptance of tall buildings has come a long way in Perth, but developers still face significant challenges in their efforts to add density to near-city suburbs.

Developers are seeking to exploit new niches in Perth's residential apartment market, with slow sales and patchy project launches likely to lead to supply issues in the near future.

Melbourne-based architecture and interior design studio Plus Architecture has opened an office in Perth office under the leadership of former Woods Bagot Perth senior associates Will Schofield and Patric Przeradzki.

Perth's CBD office market is emerging from its longest cyclical downturn since the early 1990s, according to one of the city’s largest commercial landlords.

Apartments specialist Blackburne achieved $62 million worth of sales in one weekend at its latest project in Claremont, with the results confirming strong demand for western suburbs apartments.

It may have only taken about 18 months to build, but Perth’s newest hotel – the recently opened Aloft Perth in Rivervale – was a six-year journey for the world’s largest hotel operator, and one of Western Australia’s biggest home-grown builders.

SPECIAL REPORT: Brewers are increasingly focusing on branding to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving craft scene.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA distillers are poised at the forefront of the next big movement in boutique beverages.

Scentre Group is gearing up to unveil its next-generation dining and entertainment precinct at Westfield Whitford City, one of several planned upgrades to its shopping centres across Perth.