Property

More Western Australians think it is a good time to buy property than in any other state in Australia, but sandgropers remain increasingly pessimistic regarding the prospects of capital growth, according to new research.

A co-working office space catering specifically to the mining sector will launch next week in West Perth, as mining and exploration companies seek to reduce accommodation costs.

About 25 per cent of first home buyers have saved for more than five years before buying a property, according to a survey by financial services provider Mortgage Choice.

The Singapore bidder for Australand will wrap up its takeover of the property developer by snapping up the remaining batch of securities it does not already own - a deal that thrusts the combined entity's Western Australian operations into the top 10 land developers.

Slashing tax deductions for property investors would erode housing affordability and drive up rents, a new report says.

Brookfield Multiplex has been given the inside run on two development sites at Elizabeth Quay, after the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority selected the building giant from a large field of developers for exclusive negotiations over the sites.

New figures suggest Western Australia’s first-time home buyers could be dropping off, in the wake of changes to the government’s incentives scheme.

Old enemies East and South Fremantle could soon share the same home ground, with the City of Fremantle set to consider a redevelopment funding proposal at Fremantle Oval.

Capital city land prices surged 6 per cent in the last 12 months, another factor in rapidly rising house prices.

Monitoring the stock of property for sale is an important health check on the market and, coupled with activity, gives us a sense whether it is a buyer’s or seller’s market.

Colliers International has sold more than $50 million in retail property to date in 2014, with Northbridge’s Tyne Square the latest asset to change hands in a deal brokered by the commercial agency.

Taxpayers have been burnt by the Western Australian government after it paid $30 million upfront for dozens of luxury apartments it cannot sell, the opposition says.

The eastern edge of Northbridge is emerging as Perth’s next hotspot for apartment development with four new projects proposing more than 600 dwellings or hotel rooms seeking approval.

Affordable city office space is proving to be alluring for some suburban tenants.

Australian house price rises are among the highest in the world, but a new report warns homes here could be overvalued.

Residential sales in the north-west took a major hit for the year to June 30, as regional markets across the state delivered mixed results.

An affordable housing development in Fremantle is no longer certain to proceed due to the federal government’s scrapping of the National Rental Affordability Scheme.

The number of houses being sold across Australia has hit its highest level since the global financial crisis six years ago, despite a drop in sales in Western Australia.

Boutique firm Roxby Architects has built a reputation as a retail specialist, but a recent award win for a commercial office project shows Adam and Michael Roxby’s business has developed more strings to its bow.

Charter Hall Group and hospitality industry super fund Hostplus have acquired 54 pubs and liquor stores from ALH Group, including the Hyde Park Hotel and the Dunsborough Tavern among several from Western Australia, in a sale and lease-back deal worth more than $600 million.

Static home values are making residential real estate a tricky proposition for investors.

The Singapore-based bidder for the Australand Property Group has fallen just short of securing 100 per cent of its takeover target.

Consumer confidence among Western Australian shoppers has only marginally improved in the last quarter, a Curtin Business School Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA survey of consumer confidence says.

The West Coast Eagles are a step closer towards establishing a world-class AFL training facility at Lathlain Park after agreeing to terms over the lease for new facilities.

Property developers have reported substantial earnings growth during the 12 months to June as low interest rate settings foster a transition from resources to dwelling investment.

Change is under way in the Pilbara mining town of Newman, with BHP Billiton’s long-held dominance of the housing market moderating in the face of new residential developments and a growing rental sector.

Revised plans for a $50 million revamp of Innaloo Cinema Centre include an Aldi discount supermarket and restaurant, small bar and other hospitality tenancies in the place of a bowling alley previo

A contentious $30 million, 125-apartment plan at the old bottleyard site on Palmerston Street on the outskirts of Northbridge is set to get the green light from the Metropolitan West Development As

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Perth's first 7-Eleven convenience store is set to be located in the inner city, with a development application lodged for fit-out and signage at the McNess Royal Arcade in the Hay Street Mall.

Urban Capital Group has partnered with an overseas investor to turn a 252-hectare property into a residential estate just north of Peet’s Lakelands estate, 10 minutes from Mandurah.

The state’s largest not-for-profit housing provider is looking to shake up the sector with a bold new funding model.