Katie McDonald

Cedar Woods Properties' bid to redevelop land surrounding the Swanbourne train station has progressed, but further details over development scope and scale are yet to be disclosed.

More than 40 years in the making, the Ocean Reef Marina development is progressing, but it may yet have choppy waters to navigate.

The former Midway Taxi site in Mount Hawthorn has sold for $9.1 million, the latest in a series of property sales and developments along the city fringe.

Property sale settlements across Western Australia recorded 50 per cent year-on-year growth in February, according to digital settlement platform PEXA.

An uptick in building activity has led to a series of challenges for the construction industry, including materials delays and increases in contractor rates.

Residential land developers hope the positive market momentum prompted by housing stimulus measures can be extended long term.

Perth’s urban areas continue to face green canopy loss despite growing awareness of the upside trees can deliver residential projects.

ICS Australia will start construction on a bar made from locally grown timber later this week, the latest project by hospitality entrepreneur Miles Hull.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a proposal for a four-storey aged care facility, with Nedlands’ residents continuing to express their objections for the project.

Perth-based Realty Assist hopes its online platform can help address some of the financial challenges facing the real estate industry.

40under40: In 2013 at the age of just 28, Joe Oliver co-founded what has become Delorean Corporation, an integrated group of companies advancing Australia’s emerging renewable bioenergy market.

The State Development Assessment Unit has recommended the Western Australian Planning Commission approves a proposal for a four-storey residential aged care facility when it meets later this week.

Brisbane-based Sentinel Property Group has sold the Geraldton Homemaker Centre to Harvey Norman for $28.25 million.

Investors are hungrier than ever for alternative, nondiscretionary assets, and agricultural property appears to fit the bill.

Some of the state’s property leaders share their predictions for the year ahead.

Perth property prices increased in February, while the number of listings of houses for sale dropped to a 10-year low.

Pindan has started construction on Momentum Wealth’s 36-apartment project, which forms part of the state’s governments social housing package.

A fund managed by Primewest has signed a deal with the federal government to develop a 4,500-square-metre office building in Bunbury.

The pandemic has boosted business for one furniture maker, who hopes a renewed focus on locally made products will continue to drive the sector.

Mirvac executive Paige Walker has been appointed president of the Property Council of Australia’s Western Australia chapter.

Land developer Peet and apartment developer Finbar have both posted profits for the first half of the 2021 financial year.

Health care assets are becoming increasingly attractive to commercial property investors seeking to diversify and de-risk their portfolios.

Perth may have the highest office building vacancy rate nationally, but that’s done little to dampen the confidence of investors, developers and real estate agents.

Real estate funds manager Primewest has signed mining software company Micromine and Sinosteel as new tenants at 251 St Georges Terrace.

In the last chapter of the Business News' Great for the State series, leaders from energy, mining, the arts and sport shared their insights on shaping the state’s future.

The Amberton Coastal Precinct by Stockland was named overall winner at the latest instalment of the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA Awards for Excellence.

Emerging interest in commercial property in and around the western suburbs has resulted in several sales, collectively worth more than $10 million.

The Housing Industry Association has forecast a record near-130,000 detached home starts for Australia in 2021, with a steep decline in numbers predicted early next year.

Cedar Woods Properties has posted a net profit of $22.4 million for the first half of the 2021 financial year, up 120 per cent on the same time last year.

Investors continue to eye the retail property space, with the Glenfield Shopping Centre recently selling to an undisclosed buyer for $10.4 million.

More than 10,000 new lots were sold during the 2020 calendar year, nearly double the number of sales compared with 2019, according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia.

Perth Property Research Advisory has mapped the pandemic's surprising impact on Perth property sales.