Property

Leasing across Perth's rental market increased by 17 per cent in August, according to new data from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia.

Osborne Park-based builder Quattro Homes has been placed into administration, the fourth residential builder in Western Australia to collapse in the past three months.

Housing investment and construction in Australia are likely to wane in coming years, with an accompanying drop in their contribution to the strength of the economy, the Reserve Bank says.

Land developers are predicting further pain as finance changes put a damper on the industry.

Consulting and advisory group Urbis is preparing to add property valuation to its suite of services, following its move to customised new premises at The Quadrant on William Street.

Work is expected to start later this year on Western Australia's first dedicated health and knowledge precinct in Murdoch, with developers sought to deliver up to 400 homes, 33,000 square metres of office space and more than 80 short-stay apartments.

A new group of property professionals promises to bring balance to Perth’s debate over density.

The bulk of Perth’s local governments are missing the mark on long-term strategic planning, according to a new Property Council report into the sector.

This week, Reiwa members reported an increase in weekly sales to 585.

Six years of surveys, community consultation and planning have come to naught in the Town of Cambridge, after Planning Minister Donna Faragher rejected proposed changes to the area’s town planning

Fastbrick Robotics will put its prototype truck-mounted bricklaying robot into the field to build 11 residential houses under a collaboration agreement with Perth-based builder Archistruct Builders & Designers.

The state government has spent $3.5 billion over the past decade in the CBD and the Swan River foreshore, generating an expected $8.2 billion worth of spending by the private sector, but making all the pieces work together remains a significant challenge.

Perth house prices showed signs of improvement last month, with the median price now sitting at $480,000.

This week, Reiwa members reported a decrease in weekly sales to 545.

Two Perth-based builders have been denied registration and another has been fined, in a busy week for Western Australia’s Building Commission.

A new train station at Aubin Grove has been the catalyst behind an evolution of product from residential land developer Richard Noble & Company.

Building products maker Brickworks has confirmed it will close its Malaga manufacturing facility and showroom in the face of the decline in residential building activity in Western Australia.

A new player is applying an international model to win work in the highly competitive commercial construction sector.

Civil contractor and mining services company SRG Limited says it is well positioned for further growth on the back of recent contract wins, after booking a 52 per cent lift in net profit in the 201

Suburban shopping centres are becoming the most sought-after asset class in property.

More than 80 per cent of houses sold in Perth in the year to the end of June went for $400,000 or more, the latest evidence of the difficulties faced by low income earners seeking to own a home.

After a quarter of a century, one of Perth’s top planning firms is going back to its roots.

Corporate law firm Gilbert + Tobin has continued its counter-cyclical growth drive, recruiting former Macquarie Capital executive Justin Mannolini as its third new partner this year.

This week, Reiwa members reported an increase in weekly sales to 563.

Pindan has won the $27.8 million contract for the Warren Health Service redevelopment main works.

Former iiNet executive Greg Bader has been officially installed as chief executive of online property portal rent.com.au, following founder Mark Woschnak’s retirement last month.

Perth's residential rental vacancy rate has reached a record high of 5.2 per cent with 10,738 homes currently untenanted, according to property group SQM Research.

LandCorp is seeking a development partner for its latest urban infill project, Parkside Walk in Jolimont.

Strong demand for new apartments and office buildings has helped Lendlease deliver a 13 per jump in annual profit, and it says it has a growing pipeline of projects.

This week, Reiwa members reported a marginal increase in weekly sales to 553. The overall 1 per cent increase in sales over the week is attributed to a 43 per cent increase in sales for vacant land.

Satterley Property Group has made its second Victorian acquisition in the past three months, acquiring a 68-hectare residential estate in Melbourne’s Donnybrook for $34 million.

Pilbara-focused developer Veronica Macpherson has been blocked from leaving the country by the corporate regulator and her Macro Realty Developments business has been ordered to stop providing financial advice.