Property

A Perth developer and builder recent campaign to attract investors has drawn the ire of the corporate regulator, with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission imposing a fine of more th

Construction industry groups say a code of conduct is urgently required to avoid a repeat of the widespread cost blowouts and disruptive industrial action that has plagued major projects in recent years.

Surveying group MNG has acquired Giudice Surveys, with the tie-up the next step in MNG’s growth strategy following a comprehensive rebrand earlier this year.

Land sales activity in the fast-growing suburb of Baldivis is a lot more than just single residential lots.

Developers and industry lobbyists say there needs to be a clearer direction from government to ensure density is delivered in Perth.

Home loans to property investors have fallen for a second straight month in a sign the brakes may soon be applied to soaring house prices.

Premier Colin Barnett has hit out at Perth local councils for imposing big increases in annual rates.

Bunnings’ property arm has lodged a full-year net profit of $210 million, buoyed significantly by increased valuations of its portfolio.

Transactions are flowing this week in commercial property, with $11.5 million in fresh deals indicating owner-occupiers are starting to take advantage of a competitive market for buyers.

Cracks are appearing in Australia's housing construction boom, with fears it will peak in the next 12 months.

Richard Jonathon Sheridan, the director of One Emperor Pty Ltd (deregistered – ASIC) trading as WOW Makeovers, has been successfully prosecuted by the Building Commissioner for registration and contractual offences he committed in relation to a $250,000 renovation of a Scarborough house between May and November 2011.

The state government has announced a $20.2 million investment into regional aged care under its Royalties for Regions scheme.

Building approvals have suffered their largest setback since September 2014 as the huge surge in high-density dwellings eases.

AMP Bank has stopped lending to investors as mortgage brokers warn interest rate hikes for landlords could lock out first-time buyers, but lead to further discounts for owner occupiers.

Workplace recovery is an emerging niche in Perth’s office market.

Empty shopfronts in some of Perth’s high-profile retail strips are a sign of WA’s wider economic malaise.

Perth residents want to live in apartments, and not just in the inner city, however, a leading industry lobby group believes the state government’s planning regime is leaving them with little choice than to buy houses and land.

ANZ has lifted interest rates for property investors in response to the banking regulator's efforts to slow investor lending growth.

Fleetwood Corporation shares jumped today after the company sold the Osprey key worker village in Port Hedland to the government for $62.2 million, which will be used to reduce its net debt to zero.

Pickles Auctions is shifting to the southern suburbs, having bought a 200,232 square metre industrial site in Spearwood from ASX-listed Aspen Group.

Pact Construction has begun work on Bethanie’s $58 million aged care facility in Gwelup.

The state government may be struggling on some fronts, but it had some good news to announce on affordable housing.

A Perth-based startup is setting about saving the environment, one office building at a time.

Suburban office developers are facing an uncertain outlook similar to their CBD counterparts.

Developers’ precinct plans have been the driving force behind a revitalised Perth.

With a record run of construction coming to a close, commercial developers are facing an uncertain few years in Perth’s CBD. Click through to find the special report, which also looks at Perth's biggest landlords, place making, suburban office markets and a green technology company.

The dynamic of Perth’s apartment market is changing quickly, with the big developers poised to take advantage.

The Real Estate Institute of Australia says its recently released report into negative gearing shows renters would pay much more if there were to be any changes to the policy, despite claims to the contrary by a leading research institute.

Telstra has passed the costs of delivering copper wire for new residential developments onto developers, with the charges being described as another blow for housing affordability in Western Australia.

Global fashion giant H&M says its first Western Australian store will open at Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City on August 29, while it also appears to be making progress on opening its planned C

Two local miners have announced plans to exit the resources industry and move into other fields, by way of backdoor listings.

Vacancies are rising rapidly in the residential leasing market, while at the same time median rents are falling; but that’s just the market returning to normal from its recent highs, according to a prominent local property player.