Western Australia’s building and construction industry has raised concerns for the viability of some projects if a federal Labor government abolishes the Australian Building and Construction Commission, a recent survey by the Master Builders Association o
With some A-Grade office buildings in West Perth tipped to achieve record rents of $550/square metre shortly, the area’s office market has been swamped with prospective investors.
Talk of a correction to Perth's housing market is exaggerated, due to a lack an understanding of how the property market works in Western Australia, according to the Property Council of Australia.
Their stores occupy some of the most exclusive real estate in the world, but with retail spending at an all-time high in Western Australia, luxury brands such as Versace, Tiffany & Co, Chanel and La Perla are suddenly taking notice of Perth.
With housing affordability squarely on the national agenda in the lead up to the federal election, one of Western Australia’s most prolific residential developers, Nigel Satterley
With decent supply of new office space in Perth’s CBD at least two years away and rents continuing to escalate, some companies are starting to sub-lease non-essential space to take advantage of strong market conditions.
Retail property owners and developers may be keen to build new shopping centres and expand existing assets amid WA's booming population and prosperity, but they face a number of planning challenges at a state and local level to achieve their goals.
The University of Western Australia’s long-running battle to develop a 33-hectare parcel of land in Shenton Park looks set to proceed after the Environmental Protection Authority concluded that its proposal was acceptable.
Retail giant Harvey Norman is finalising a lease over a huge parcel of land at Jandakot Airport, opening the way for the construction of one of Perth’s biggest industrial warehouses.
US-based Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific has acquired the Broadwater Resort & Spa, Dunsborough, for a price in line with the site's $12.3 million book value, vendor West Perth-based Westralia Property Trust Ltd has announced.
The recently-retired managing director of iron ore hopeful Grange Resources Ltd, Geoff Wedlock, has been appointed to the board of Sundance Resources Ltd as a non-executive director, the company has announced.
West Perth-based tungsten-molybdenum miner Thor Mining Plc has signed a native title mining agreement for its Molyhil project in the Northern Territory with the Eastern Arrernte people, the company has announced.
Office vacancy rates in the CBD are continuing to tighten with new figures showing the vacancy rate has fallen to a record low of 0.53 per cent at the end of September, down from 0.7 per cent in July.
West Perth-based Westralia Property Trust Ltd has announced a distribution to unitholders of 9.7 cents per unit for the 2006-07 financial year, as it prepares for a strategic shift into the rural sector.
The City of Perth Heritage Appeal is challenging negative perceptions by launching two innovative programs and pushing the economic case for heritage preservation.
The $7.3 million sale of the Brass Monkey in Northbridge last week to listed property trust ALE Property Group Ltd is the latest in a series of significant purchases in the hotel sector.
CEDAR Woods Ltd has received simultaneous rezoning approval under local and state planning schemes for the final stages of its Rivergums estate in Baldivis, the first time dual rezoning has occurred f
Selling commonwealth land to property developers and using the funds to make housing interest payments tax deductible would be a good political decision for an incoming government, according to Satterley Property Group chief executive Nigel Satterley.
Australia's peak building industry body has reiterated calls for both sides of politics to be mindful of inflationary pressures when considering economic policy.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won Federal Court orders for liquidators to be appointed to Western Retirement Village Management Pty Ltd which planned a facility in Upper Swan.
Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has launched the next phase of public consultation on development proposals for boat harbours in the City of Fremantle, with three plans being drawn up by a Government-sponsored steering committee.
The State Government has acknowledged the existance of native title over more than 29,000 sqkm of Central Desert land in Western Australia's 14th consent determination.
Laurance Cellar's controversial Margaret River sculpture, dubbed the "chick on a stick", will live on after the State Administrative Tribunal ruled against the Shire of Busselton by approving the artwork today.
Hawaiian and the Town of Victoria Park have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see a plan prepared for the redevelopment of the town's centre.
