Katie McDonald

Construction has started on the new $30 million Brabham Whiteman Edge Shopping Centre, set to feature the state’s first click-and-collect drive-through via a new Coles Online fulfilment centre.

Perth-based developer OP Properties has partnered with energy technology company Power Ledger in plans to create a carbon-neutral apartment complex in Fremantle.

Southern Cross Care WA’s proposal for a six-storey aged care facility in Jolimont, located within the Parkside Walk precinct, has been given the green light.

Property syndicate Quadrant Investments has secured Sydney Tools as a tenant at its Malaga premises, marking the industrial power tool retailer’s initial foray into Western Australia.

Peter Lee’s passion has shaped his 40-plus-year career in architecture, which has focused on growing the greater fabric of Perth.

Property market analyst CoreLogic recorded a fourth month of decline for Australia’s housing values, but trends are starting to diverge across cities, with Perth’s dwelling values steady.

Subiaco is set for resurgence, but it will take a coordinated approach from landlords, developers and council to take full advantage of its more than $500 million pipeline.

The newly formed business entity between Linc Property and Fini Group has launched a new 17-hectare industrial precinct near Perth Airport.

Westgem Investments, the property developer behind the $500 million Raine Square project, has lost its battle over damages claims relating to the project, with the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the Commonwealth Bank.

Liberty Flexible Workspaces has launched a new location in West Perth, as well as expanding its footprint in the CBD.

Perth-based developer Okeland Communities has launched an expressions of interest campaign for the sale of its 700-hectare masterplanned community in Queensland.

A three-storey vertical garden was just one of the features Stirling Capital and MJA Studio hoped would challenge perceptions of apartment living at its Verdant project.

Perth’s residential rental market vacancy rate has dropped to 1.6 per cent - the lowest vacancy rate since March 2008, according to the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia.

Appetite for childcare centre properties is increasing in WA, but some players warn sector maturity won’t come without growing pains.

A proposal to develop 262 apartments and a new 113-room hotel spread across several towers at Cockburn Central has been given the green light.

A renewed focus on Hay Street Mall’s heritage-listed upper floors could unlock more investment and redevelopment opportunities.

Blackburne has appointed Multiplex to build its One Subiaco development on the former Pavilion Markets site, with 80 per cent of apartments already sold.

Perth’s latest office vacancy rate increased marginally since February, but the state's CBD and West Perth markets took out the top spots for most vacancies in the country.

The country town of Bindoon could be home to a new $100 million country club that features a Formula One-inspired race track, with Sotheby’s International Realty on the hunt for a joint venture partner.

The developers behind the $320 million apartment project planned for the Chellingworth Motors site in Nedlands have lodged an application with the State Administrative Tribunal.

Mineral Resources will pay $60.5 million for its new headquarters at Walters Drive, Herdsman.

PACT Construction has been awarded the building contract for Edge Visionary Living’s Eden East apartment project in Floreat.

A desire to improve the lot of fly-in, fly-out workers on site was the catalyst for Terry Mulligan’s new business venture, Eco Cosy Cabins.

COVID does not appear to have dampened investor appetite for the state’s neighbourhood retail centres in 2020, achieving $110 million worth of sales to date.

Housing minister Peter Tinley shut down hopes of a potential stamp duty substitute in the near future at a property industry event earlier this week.

The Carramar Village shopping centre in Perth’s northern suburbs has been sold for $33.5 million; a move CBRE says represents the largest Perth shopping centre sale for 2020.

Birchmead Property Group has purchased 16 hectares of industrial land in Rockingham from DevelopmentWA for $22 million.

A funding shift for Western Australians living with disability has given rise to a new asset class.

Nearly half of Western Australia’s major shopping centre retailers are operating on reduced hours despite relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, according to a study conducted by Y Research.

Perth achieved 3,322 new lot sales during the June 2020 quarter – the most land sales the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA has ever recorded for a quarter.

Timber may not be the most obvious choice for a new recreational centre, but it’s proved worthwhile for the Shire of Pingelly.

Property market analyst CoreLogic has reported that Perth’s housing values dropped again in July, with both CoreLogic and AMP Capital expecting prices to continue falling amid COVID uncertainty.