Katie McDonald

Property leaders shed some light on the residential and commercial markets’ performance during 2020 and what they expect for the year ahead.

In this week’s podcast, Mark Pownall, Katie McDonald, and Sean Cowan discuss new quarantine restrictions, new Rio chief, WA dry dock, Andrew Hastie, Crown inquiry, Midland Brick, Perron Group, Curtin development, new Albany hotel, Barry Patterson, BP Kwinana, Liberals WA, and a wrap up on the year gone by.

Floors of a Hay Street building left empty for 35 years will be revitalised as Hames Sharley’s new corporate headquarters.

Australian Development Capital plans to redevelop the Mosman Heights neighbourhood centre into a residential, wellness and entertainment precinct.

Laing O’Rourke, Verse Group and landscape architect Aspect Studio are among the latest businesses to shift to new offices along St Georges Terrace.

The state government will expand its Residential Rent Relief Grant Scheme, with unspent grant funding to be repurposed to pay 75 per cent of rent arrears to landlords.

BGC Australia’s move to acquire Midland Brick has been given the all clear by the consumer watchdog.

An emerging property development model could help refresh more dilapidated apartment buildings around Perth.

Confidence in Western Australia’s property market has risen to its highest level in recent years, according to the latest Property Council of Australia survey.

A proposal for purpose-built student accommodation near Curtin University is one of the latest to be submitted under the State Development Assessment Unit.

Perth’s residential rental vacancy rate has hit a record low, while new home sales across the country have reached a decade high.

One of the state’s most successful property developers could have chosen a career in the rag trade.

The 229-room DoubleTree by Hilton Perth Waterfront has welcomed its first guests today, the latest project of several Hilton hotels under way or in the pipeline for Western Australia.

The Australian Apartment Advocacy hopes its new education kit can better inform buyers and owners but also hold developers accountable for poor-quality apartments.

A site fronting Middleton Beach in Albany has been sold to a consortium that plans to develop a four-star plus hotel featuring up to 100 rooms.

New experiential retail, residential and commercial offerings are part of Perron Group’s plan to shape a new town centre for Cockburn.

Unios has reimagined the industrial workspace at its new two-storey headquarters in Gnangara.

BGC Australia and Perron Group are among the businesses hoping to provide a sensory boost to the consumer experience.

A shortage of rental stock has emphasised the role build-to-rent property developments could play in housing supply.

Property group Hesperia has appointed PACT Construction as the building partner for its $65 million Victoria House project in Shenton Park.

Gary Dempsey Developments has lodged plans for a nine-storey apartment project along Cottesloe’s popular Marine Parade strip.

After more than a decade at 235 St Georges Terrace, property group Hawaiian will shift to its new purpose-built CBD headquarters in early 2021.

The Housing Industry Forecasting Group has reviewed its dwelling commencement predictions for Western Australia to 18,500 dwellings across 2020-21.

OP Properties’ $20 million proposal to create a carbon-neutral apartment complex in Fremantle has been given the green light.

Claremont’s Bay View Terrace recorded a reduction in retail vacancies over the past 12 months, while vacancies along Oxford Street in Leederville climbed.

From driving employee wellness initiatives to retaining staff during COVID-19, hospitality business Sneakers & Jeans has been named employer of the year at the 2020 RISE Awards.

A six-storey mixed-use development featuring 27 apartments in Nedlands has been given the green light.

Within 18 months of signing a 15-year lease, WeWork has closed its Northbridge operations.

Perth house prices jumped 1.1 per cent last month and are selling at the fastest rate since 2006, new data released today shows.

Georgiou Group has been appointed head contractor for Brightwater Care Group’s $40 million Inglewood complex, featuring an aged care facility, a research centre and a corporate head office.

The federal government has extended its HomeBuilder program, following the state government’s move to extend its own Building Bonus initiative.

The state government has opened public consultation for the state's draft medium-density housing policy and its associated codes.