Property

Lendlease has appointed former Bunnings chief executive and 40under40 alumni John Gillam as its chairman, replacing Michael Ullmer.

A report card monitoring the time it takes for local governments to approve new homes is among a swath of reforms called for the Business Council of Australia to address the housing crisis.

A Perth-based building technology company that promises to take homes from start to lock-up in just four days has signed a deal to expand into the US market.

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia council has appointed Suzanne Brown as president, replacing Joe White.

The iron ore miner is believed to have narrowed its search for a new headquarters from five sites to two.

Nicheliving and its directors will be banned from operating for a decade and the state government will fork out up to $40 million to finish the hundreds of incomplete homes.

The state's highest court has dismissed property developer Chris Weaver's appeal over a dispute with his former business mates, John and Evan Cranston.

An arrangement to help complete more than 200 unfinished homes signed by Nicheliving could be imminent, while some aggrieved customers are concerned about a 'secret deal'.

Aquinas College will be the latest private school to undergo a multi-million-dollar upgrade, proposing an arts precinct, hockey building, tennis courts and a university facility.

Dale Alcock's construction company has had a win in the Supreme Court as it pursues a subsidiary of Simon Trevisan' Iris Residential over a $1 million claim.

The City of Subiaco has sold an industrial property in Kewdale, the first site it bought outside of its local government area, for $19 million.

Tracts of land south and north of Perth will be opened up for residential development, with the private sector encouraged to lob proposals.

The Castelli family's Denmark hospitality venue and winery is up for sale, 20 years after they acquired the key asset of disgraced lawyer Rohan Skea.

Hesperia will add warehouses, estimated to cost $24 million, to its Hazelmere industrial precinct after receiving approval from an assessment panel.

International supermarket chain Aldi has renewed its interest in Captain Stirling Shopping Centre in Nedlands, submitting a fresh $12 million application for the site.

Stockland has cleared a planning hurdle to build its Beaconsfield residential project by early next year, after an assessment panel greenlit the $30 million proposal.

The state government has injected $134 million to attract new businesses to Collie as part of the Collie Industrial Transition Fund.

The head of the state's building sector watchdog says there's still some pain ahead, but the wheels aren't falling off despite some tough years.

Former Flexible Homes directors have been fined a total of $50,000 after the State Administrative Tribunal found the pair engaged in misleading conduct.

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison has put three properties, with the total value understood to be more than $26 million, on the market.

Fremantle's historic Fothergill's Building on High Street constructed during the gold boom has sold for $4.2 million to a local family.

A tribunal dispute over Satterley Property Group's Perth Hills project has continued to drag on, with parties given more time to prepare after a recent federal approval.

Sirona Urban has unveiled its designs for a residential project on Station Street, with the $360 million proposal out for public comment.

HMC Capital sold the near new childcare centre to local investors for more than $7 million, as part its divestment program.

Investigations are underway to redevelop the Kuwait-government owned asset, after a failed bid to divest the property.

Western Australia is tipped to have its high-end residential property value increase in the next 12 months amid strong demand in the recent quarter, CBRE reports.

Kerry Stokes' private company Australian Capital Equity has reported a big jump in annual profit while also disclosing the value of his expansive art collection and other assets.

Albemarle is mulling a sale of its Australind workers' village after the lithium giant scaled back its $2 billion expansion plan at Kemerton amid ongoing depressed prices.

Rydges Hotels' plan to build a four-storey pod accommodation in Fremantle failed to clear a planning hurdle after an assessment panel was unable to decide on the $8 million proposal.

House prices in the capital continue to outpace other states, after overtaking Melbourne last month.

The project manager is set to be the architecture firm's chief executive, as studio director Peter Giangiulio announces his retirement from the business.

The last parcel of waterfront land in the Exmouth Marina will be sold to a consortium of Fowler Group and Celsius for the development of 150 new residential lots.