Emily Piesse

A series of developments planned for Lord Street in Perth, near Members Equity Stadium, are the first steps towards what developers and the Town of Vincent hope will be a renewal of the area.

Figures released last week by the Housing Industry Association indicate the residential market in Western Australia will continue to face challenges in 2008.

Amid the voices of support for the state government’s recently announced plan to redevelop Perth’s foreshore, concerns remain about the delivery of the project.

Cottesloe’s Station Street, a retail strip known for its high-end clothing and jewellery stores, has been chosen as the site for a new mixed-use development containing retail, office and residential space.

It’s hard to miss the rows of plastic flowers lining one of Perth’s little-known laneways, Wolf Lane, off Murray Street.

The residential property market in regional Western Australia returned a mixed performance in the last quarter of 2007, with strong growth in mining towns and low or negative growth closer to Perth, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Austra

As office rents in Perth continue to climb, property owners are more likely to retain their assets to capitalise on growth, although the full effects of recent stock market volatility and rising interest rates are yet to be realised, according to property

Portable housing manufacturers, Fleetwood Corporation Ltd and Nomad Building Solutions Ltd, have posted strong growth in profits for the half year to December 31, boosted by demand from the resources sector.

The West Perth office market may be effectively full, but a series of small developments in the area, and at the west end of the city, will help to ease supply in the next year.

The state’s new multi-purpose stadium may be getting all the headlines, but several other infrastructure projects in Western Australian sport are already going ahead, or close to being finalised.

As the debate over Perth’s new multi-use stadium has demonstrated, AFL wields the most influence of all codes in Western Australian sport, with the state’s two clubs among the most financially successful in the national competition.

IKEA has completed its purpose-built store on Ellen Stirling Boulevard in Innaloo, four years after the decision was made to relocate

Plans for an eight-storey office building near Jacob’s Ladder in West Perth have been put on hold while the City of Perth’s planning committee reconsiders a development application for the site.

Brand and profile are critical elements for any sporting club in terms of attracting corporate sponsorship.

Outside of the lucrative environment of the AFL, finding sponsorship can be tough in the arena of sport, with many clubs turning instead to private investment.

The Perth CBD retail property market remains strong with rents up in the December quarter on the previous year, according to research from CB Richard Ellis

After a year of wrangling between key stakeholders, the starter’s gun has been fired on the city’s stadium project and Western Australia looks likely to have a 60,000-seat facility by 2016.

Macquarie Bank Ltd has received approval to build a $100 million office park in East Victoria Park, which will include some residential development.

Finbar Group Ltd has received development approval for its seven-storey mixed office and residential development in Victoria Park, and is close to signing an anchor tenant.

As mine site accommodation moves away from traditional donga camps towards resort-style developments, portable housing providers are becoming more innovative with their use of design and are trialling new models of ownership.

The office vacancy rate in Perth’s CBD has reached another record low, falling from 0.7 per cent to 0.5 per cent in January, West Perth has reached a highly improbable milestone – the area is statistically full.

A joint venture between the state government and Artsupport Australia is one of two initiatives offering extra philanthropic support for arts organisations in Western Australia.

David Jones Ltd has confirmed plans to substantially increase the size of its Claremont store by early 2011 to tap into Perth’s increasingly affluent western suburbs demographic.

Developers looking to build eco-friendly commercial offices may soon receive an incentive in the form of a plot ratio bonus, with the City of Perth set to draft an amendment to its planning laws.

Two years after the Skills Formation Taskforce released its findings on training in Western Australia, the State Training Board has put forward a plan to strengthen its training advisory bodies through a restructure and increased funding.

The Augusta-Margaret River Shire has approved a $40 million resort development near Cape Leeuwin, which will include an abalone hatchery.

The former ABC studios on Adelaide Terrace have become the focus of a tussle between aspirant tenant, the WA Symphony Orchestra, and the ABC.

Retailers that pay rent based on their turnover may be required to submit to an annual audit at their landlord’s discretion, according to a recent judgement by the Supreme Court of WA

Two years after it was established, Ibex Capital Pty Ltd is proceeding with a pair of accommodation projects in the South West, having recently started construction works at one site and preparing to bring the other on to the market later this year

Curtin University of Technology is preparing to launch its own sustainability research group, after recruiting a number of staff from Murdoch University.

Almost 10 years have passed since the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research was founded with just a handful of staff and some foundation funding.

The City of Nedlands is proposing to re-zone an area of land in the heart of Dalkeith to allow for a mixed-use retail, commercial and residential development of up to five storeys.