Property

Apartment developer Finbar Group is reassessing plans for a $175 million, 31-storey residential tower on Adelaide Terrace after being told it could not demolish a heritage-listed former ABC buildin

A rise in home loan approvals is a sign that record-low interest rates are working to stimulate the housing sector.

Building products group CSR predicts a sustained recovery in the Australian housing construction sector, led by Western Australia and New South Wales.

Perth's office vacancy rate is expected to double over the next few years as the resources slowdown leaves companies requiring less space.

Charter Hall has bought a shopping centre in Perth’s southern suburbs for $33.2 million.

The City of Perth has approved a $2.8 million apartment complex to be developed on Mount Street near Kings Park.

The federal coalition wants to make the Top End of Australia the next development frontier for jobs, services and infrastructure.

The Reserve Bank of Australia may not have cut the cash rate at its June meeting but has indicated it is prepared to cut further even though the Australian dollar is falling.

Lend Lease shares have slumped more than eight per cent after the company revealed it will undergo a major restructure as the construction sector softens.

Lending for housing is pumping an extra $2.4 billion a month into the economy than it was a year ago.

The $2 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital will open in October 2014, half a year later than originally scheduled, a delay the state government has blamed on the scale and complexity of the project’s in

The long-vacant May Holman Centre is poised to undergo a $100 million transformation after owner Golden Group this week secured an anchor tenant for the St Georges Terrace office tower.

A major survey of Perth housing preferences has revealed the traditional three-bedroom, double-brick house remains the aim for many aspiring homebuyers, but most would compromise in exchange for af

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Home building approvals had a big rise in April, a sign that last year's series of Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate cuts are helping the sector.

Westfield Group chairman and Australia's second-richest person Frank Lowy has defended his right to receive directors' fees.

Peet chairman Tony Lennon has lifted his interest in the land development company to 21.4 per cent after participating in a special placement tied to its takeover of east coast property company CIC

Experienced Perth property executive Evan Campbell has jumped on board an emerging north-west homes builder, hoping to help it capitalise on a still-buoyant market in the resources region.

Mobile accommodation provider Fleetwood Corporation has announced its second half year profits will be below expectations.

Perth property magnate Stan Perron is one of three Australian property industry leaders inducted into the Property Hall of Fame this year.

Home loan approvals have risen by 5.2 per cent on the back of lower interest rates and strong building activity.

National property developer Stockland says its earnings will drop because of the costs associated with changes to improve its performance.

Western Australia's property market continues to outperform other capitals, with the state leading the way in a slight rise in Australian house prices in the first three months of 2013.

Boral says a downturn in demand for brick and masonry in Western Australia has contributed to falling earnings, leading the building products supplier to look to cut costs across its operations.

Low-income earners' prospects of finding affordable housing in Western Australia continue to decline, with Perth's median rent price up 16 per cent from 2012.

Perth’s housing recovery has hit a stumbling block, with prices dropping in April and new home sales declining in March, but analysts are describing the falls as a temporary blip.

Low income earners in Perth are battling harder to find homes to rent, new research by Anglicare shows.

The state government is seeking a head construction contractor for the $26.1 million State Netball Centre.

Australian businesses may be doing it tough, but at least real estate agents are feeling pretty good.

Western Australia’s housing construction rebound has continued, with new home commencements increasing for the second consecutive quarter according to the Bureau of Statistics.

Western Australia’s Auditor General says the Barnett government’s office consolidation plan is not providing maximum benefits to the state, because the strategy covers less than half of WA's govern