Property

Apartment developer Finbar Group has upgraded its profit forecast for the 2012 financial year by nearly $4 million, on the back of strong performances at its 18 on Plain and Fairlanes developments.

Fremantle’s National Hotel has been sold for an undisclosed sum, with the historic building set to be converted into a Carnegie’s Bar and Restaurant and boutique hotel with a rooftop bar and café.

The Housing Industry Association has launched a stunning attack on the state government, saying its recent efforts to kick-start the sputtering new homes sector do not fix fundamental problems with

Scammers posing as insurance officers have targeted residents of a storm-hit home in Rockingham, south of Perth.

Former Midland Redevelopment Authority boss Kieran Kinsella has been appointed as chief executive of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, succeeding incumbent Tony Morgan.

Commerce Minister Simon O’Brien has introduced temporary measures to ease backlogs in building approvals, in an attempt to kick-start the struggling residential building sector.

WESTERN Australia’s building industry is scrambling to adjust to new laws regulating the sector, holding crisis meetings with state and local government representatives this week to attempt to halt

Two consecutive months of interest rate cuts have inspired borrowers to consider investments in the property market, a new survey has found.

BHP Billiton will move more than 3,000 staff into its newly completed office tower in Perth by October.

Motorists driving to the City of Perth will be slugged 20 cents extra per hour for parking, while property owners will be slugged an average of 6 per cent more in rates under the council’s new budg

The number of properties for sale in Perth has fallen to its lowest level for two years, placing renewed pressure on housing affordability, new research says.

Australia's top central banker says recent interest rate cuts are not designed to spare mortgage holders the pain of falling house prices.

CAPITAL city dwelling values continued to fall in May, driven by weakness in the market for detached houses.

THE state government’s move to strengthen codes of conduct in the property industry is credited with helping uncover three new real estate scams.

Housing and construction industry bodies in Western Australia are calling for decisive policy changes to address an unexpected blockage in the building approvals process.

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s attempts to stimulate the housing market are having little effect, according to figures released today, with capital city residential property values continuing

Australia's housing industry says it has fallen into a recession after building approvals plunged to their lowest level since the global financial crisis, driven largely by a change in the approval

Rising home sales activity in the state is a sign of increased confidence in the sector, the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia says.

PLANS are well under way for construction of Geraldton’s first high-rise apartments following the recent completion of the city’s foreshore redevelopment. 

New home sales bounced back in April after a disappointing March in Western Australia, but the Housing Industry Association has repeated calls for the state government to ensure policy is encouragi

The state government has unveiled a $125 million high-rise apartment complex in Karratha today, the first of its kind in the regional town.

The state government is calling for hotel developers for a 7,300 square metre site on Hay Street in Perth’s CBD, the first land released under its hotel incentives scheme.

Retail property landlord BWP Trust has increased rents on three of its Bunnings Warehouse properties, including significant jumps for two in Western Australia, highlighting the strength of Perth’s

Perth’s newest skyscraper has reached practical completion, with interior fitouts at Brookfield Place to be completed over the coming months, ahead of an official opening in September.

Industry has given a lukewarm response to the state budget, with the property sector disappointed, tourism still looking for boosts for struggling regions, while miners were concerned over a lack o

When Bob Williams gazes across the Perth city skyline to the CBD’s western-most high rise building he is clearly still enthralled with the structure that marks the high and low point for his construction career.

Shopping centre owner Perron Group has added to its bulging portfolio, snapping up 50 per cent stakes in Morley Galleria, The Glen in Melbourne and Colonnades in Adelaide from Centro Retail Austral

Property fund manager Charter Hall announced today that it has moved to full ownership of 225 St Georges Tce, after buying out co-owner The Wyllie Group for $96 million.

Perth’s industrial land sector is starting to show similar traits to the CBD office market, with sales data over the first four months of 2012 showing a clear contraction in supply.

Perth has emerged as the hottest capital city location for property investment, with four metropolitan suburbs topping a list of the most affordable inner-city suburbs across the country.

Western Australia has delivered its eighth consecutive month of increases in housing finance commitments, according to official data released today.

Perth’s City Square has become just the second property worldwide to bear the name of Canadian investment fund Brookfield, after it was rebranded Brookfield Place Perth.