Property

In a positive sign for the battered listed property sector, Perth-based developer and investment player Aspen Group, has launched a new property fund, seeking to raise $40 million.

Perth based property and land developer Peet Ltd has announced that its civil contractor for its Innisfail Estate development has placed itself into voluntary administration.

The Federal Government will provide BEC Australia with $42 million over four years to fund one-stop small business advisory centres across Australia.

WA property developers may soon be required to pay local governments a set amount of money towards community infrastructure, under a policy to be introduced by the state government.

AGRICULTURAL powers — those self sufficient in food, fabric, and hydrocarbon production — were once unambiguously regarded as strategic powers.

ADELAIDE House, built in the 1880s, is about to join a growing list of new office towers in the eastern end of the city, with a $30 million development application for the site currently lodged with the City of Perth.

THREE new land development opportunities have been announced for Port Hedland as part of the state's accelerated land release program in the Pilbara.

LAND sales in Perth remained fairly steady in the March quarter, sliding just 1.7 per cent from the previous quarter, according to data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia released this week.

THE inspiration for Northerly Group Pty Ltd director Michael Lawson to found a company came from the vastness of outer space.

COMMERCIAL air travel within Western Australia is expected to contribute 804,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere this year, or enough to fill 9,906 six-metre sea containers, according to a new study.

THE South West continues to dominate tourism development activity in Western Australia, with 32 accommodation projects in the planning stage and 24 currently in the construction phase.

KARRATHA'S property boom is set to go to another level with a nine-storey apartment block and a new resort proposed for the booming north-west town.

IT may sound incongruous, but a major shortage of sand in coastal towns of the South West region has the potential to curb residential development and force the cost of building even higher.

Land sales in Perth remained fairly steady in the March quarter, sliding just 1.7 per cent from the previous quarter, according to data from the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) (WA).

Karratha's property boom is set to go to another level with a nine-storey apartment block and a new resort proposed for the booming North West town.

Three new land development opportunities have been announced for Port Hedland as part of the State Government's accelerated land release program in the Pilbara.

Perth-based carbon offset provider Carbon Conscious Ltd has closed its IPO after raising more than $7 million and is expecting to list on the Australian Securities Exchange late next week.

With office vacancy rates in Perth CBD and West Perth sitting near zero, suburban office space is in high demand from city tenants looking to relocate.

A $5 million initial public offering is on the cards in the coming months for Applecross-based company Mobilarm, which launched its new commercial marine safety product this week at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, US.

PERTH-BASED property developer, Axiom Properties Ltd, has made several appointments to its executive team, following a strategic review of its operations.

Once predominantly known for its market gardens and hobby farms, Baldivis has been succumbing to Perth's urban sprawl for several years as land shortages and rising property prices force development out to the city's fringe.

Steel group Posco Australia has acquired a 19.99 per cent stake in West Perth based exploration company Sandfire Resources through a proposed share placement.

The eastern end of Perth's CBD will undergo a massive transformation, with housing for 5,846 residents and commercial space for 1,704 workers as part of a projected $880million investment by the State Government and private sector.

One of the common criticisms of first homebuyers made by older generations is that their expectations are too high.

Homebuilders in Western Australia are facing rising input costs, created by a shortage of skilled labour and increased regulatory compliance.

The controversial $200 million facelift planned for Fremantle's Victoria Quay by property developer ING Real Estate has come up against further opposition, with the City of Fremantle seeking to intervene in a review of the plan by the State Administrative

A mid-year fall in the number of new dwellings bought by first homebuyers was one of the first signs of a softening in Western Australia's housing market in 2007.

Western Australia's housing industry appears to be struggling on most fronts, according to market indicators.

A SUPPLY and demand imbalance in Perth's industrial property market has ensured rental growth continued in the March quarter, although future land releases are expected to relieve pressure, according

New housing starts in Western Australia are exopected to fall by 12 per cernt this year and a further three per cent next financial year, according to HIA forecasts released today.

National construction major John Holland is set to move its Perth headquarters to Herdsman in a major signal that the suburban market has become a strong option for CBD companies.

The state government's development of the Perth foreshore has hit its first major stumbling block, with the City of Perth's planning committee overruling its administration to reject key elements of the foreshore plan.