Katie McDonald

Architecture firm Bates Smart hopes it can raise the bar for vertical living through its design of what will be one of South Perth’s tallest towers.

VenuesWest maintained a cash-based operating surplus of $16.8 million for the 2019-20 financial year, despite all 13 of its venues closing during the peak COVID-19 period.

The state received 285 development applications valued at more than $5.4 billion during 2019-20, with a new Act set to boost that pipeline further.

Masonic Care WA has launched the $45 million first stage of its Middle Swan Aged Care Campus at a ground-breaking ceremony this morning.

The Housing Industry Association’s latest survey has named BGC Housing Group as the largest builder of Western Australian homes, followed by ABN Group.

Will working from home reshape the role of the office? Business News explores the potential impact on Perth’s commercial property sector as part two of the Working From Home Series.

A new Bill promising to improve the security of payment across the Western Australian building and construction industry has been introduced into parliament today.

Perth's residential property market is topping Google searches nationwide, with those results starting to reflect buyer demand.

During August, Australia’s home loan pre-approvals hit their highest volume since 2014, according to mortgage broker Aussie.

St John of God Subiaco Hospital has lodged plans with the Town of Cambridge for a proposed revamp and expansion.

Perth-based building technology company NXT TEC has received a patent from the European Patent Office for its prefabricated floor system.

Cedar Woods Properties has received planning approval for a development featuring 41 dwellings on 133 Salvado Road, Subiaco.

BGC Australia has reached an agreement with the consortium that acquired Midland Brick last year to buy the brand and its manufacturing operations.

Perth podiatrist turned entrepreneur Rachael Ferguson has been named the 2020 First Amongst Equals winner, the highest honour at the Business News 40under40 Awards.

A proposal to develop several lots across Leonora Street in Como into an eight-storey development featuring 111 dwellings has been recommended for approval.

It will take a mix of planning, marketing and property redevelopment initiatives to resuscitate Perth’s ailing CBD retail market.

Certain pockets of the retail market have proved their value during the pandemic, and investors are taking notice.

The pandemic has accelerated existing issues and trends facing the retail property sector.

Western Australia is leading the country in new home sales, up 91.1 per cent in the six months to August, according to the Housing Industry Association.

The state government has committed an additional $30 million to its Building Bonus program, but is yet to respond to industry calls for extending delivery timeframes.

Rental vacancies across Perth’s housing market continue to tighten, with vacancy rates dropping for another month to 1.3 per cent.

Sydney-based operator TFE Hotels has partnered with developer Dradgin to open its first Western Australian Vibe Hotel in Subiaco next month.

In the first of a series on the Perth CBD, Business News investigates how working from home could have a lasting effect on the city’s retail market.

Mirvac has secured Spacecubed and its accelerator program, Plus Eight, as new tenants at Allendale Square on St Georges Terrace.

Western Australia will extend COVID-19 emergency laws preventing residential and commercial tenants from eviction, despite opposition from industry groups.

Property groups fear today's announcement of timeframe extensions for COVID-19 rent assistance measures could harm further economic recovery.

Housing finance figures released today revealed lending for the construction of a new home across Australia hit the highest level recorded in two years, according to the Housing Industry Association.

John Poynton’s Managex Funds Management has agreed to purchase The Agency Group Australia’s Western Australian rent roll business for $3.6 million.

Western Australia’s civil contractors are feeling the pinch of the government stimulus measures that prompted a surge of new house-and-land sales, with industry calling for timeframe extensions.

The $100 million proposal to commence development on the Port Hedland Spoilbank Marina project has been recommended for approval.

Parcel Property has launched a $50 million apartment development in Mosman Park, the latest proposal for the western suburbs.

The Housing Industry Forecasting Group has estimated dwelling commencements in Western Australia to rise to 17,000 in 2020-21 on the back of government housing stimulus packages.