Katie McDonald was the property writer for Business News. She first joined the team in 2016. At the 2017 WA State Media Awards, Katie was a finalist for the Best Cadet/New Journalist award and took out the top prize for the Best Culture and Arts Report, which she also won in 2018. Katie returned to the Business News team for 2020 and 2021 after a stint in copywriting. Katie completed a Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Western Australia in 2015 with a double major in marketing and english studies.
Willing Property will progress its plans for a four-storey apartment project in Mount Lawley, after the development was approved by planning authorities this morning.
Some members of the Nedlands community have expressed their disappointment over the recent approval of a $320 million apartment development along Stirling Highway.
The Department of Communities has secured almost 8,000 square metres of space at 130 Stirling Street, in a 10-year leasing deal brokered by Sheffield Property.
Western Australia’s oldest fresh food markets has welcomed tenants to its new $8.4 million building, part of a 20-year masterplan for the 51-hectare Canning Vale property.
The City of Nedlands has urged planning authorities to reject a revised proposal for a $320 million apartment project along Stirling Highway, but the developers remain optimistic.
More than $230 million of developer-contributed funds are sitting in local government-managed bank accounts waiting to be spent, according to a new report.
Specialist disability accommodation provider Sana Living has added Brisbane apartments to its existing $75 million pipeline of Western Australian properties.
A freestanding medical centre neighbouring the Peel Health Campus in Mandurah has sold for $14.2 million, following a series of property deals in the health care sector.
The number of new home sales across the country continued to soar in December as buyers rushed to beat stimulus deadlines, but not in Western Australia.
The City of South Perth has recommended the state’s planning commission approve an owner-led proposal for a residential apartment complex when it meets later this week.
Western Australia recorded the largest improvement in building approvals of all states, underpinned by government stimulus measures and first homebuyer demand.
The couple behind a luxury tourism company and former pro surfer Taj Burrow are among the buyers recently snapping up property in the state’s south west.
Perth’s residential rentals hit their highest asking price in five years over the December quarter, as available properties continued to dwindle in what has quickly become a landlords’ market.
The Parmelia Hilton Perth will reopen next month, following a 10-month refurbishment featuring touchless technology and a new thoroughfare to Brookfield Place.
Multinational retailer Zara and cosmetics chain Sephora are among the latest tenants announced as part of the $800 million Karrinyup Shopping Centre redevelopment.
Georgiou Capital has been chosen as the preferred proponent to redevelop and buy the Landgate building in Midland, under the state government’s Market-led Proposals Policy.