Property

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Jeff Lucy last week called for nationally consistent real estate legislation and regulation of the property industry in an appearance before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee.

After four years of nearly full-time volunteer work for a not-for-profit organisation, and driven by the desire to be in a position to contribute to aid and education on an intern

City planners debating the issues of growth, sustainability, community and environment in Perth have vast resources of information available to them via the experiences of other cities throughout the world.

The University of Notre Dame has approved a graduate certificate course in construction and building law to start in the winter semester of this year.

The Master Builders Association has launched its first business venture in Western Australia.

Investors in property shouldn’t expect returns of recent years to continue unchecked, according to Gavin Hegney, despite expectations the market in Western Australia will be among the nation’s top performers throughout 2005.

Property Council vacancy figures for the CBD office market show Perth’s vacancy rate has dropped to 13.4 per cent with 17,000 square metres of space newly leased in the six months to January 2005.

Tax has emerged as the number one priority for Western Australia’s three main property industry groups ahead of the looming State election.

Amendments made last year to LandCorp’s governing legislation enabling the agency to engage with the private sector has been the catalyst for several joint ventures with partners such as Mirvac Fini, BGC, and Doric.

The much-debated sinking of the rail line that divides the CBD and Northbridge is predicted to send property prices upwards and inject much-needed life into the neglected precinct.

Western Australian owned and operated Seashells Hospitality Group is currently undergoing expansions on three of its four tourism sites.

AN independent panel has been formed to assess the economic and social impacts of the State Government’s wetlands policy before it goes to parliament.

PERTH property industry pundits are expecting a steady year for the residential property market in 2005 and a consolidation of last year’s market posit

BUOYED by Western Australia’s thriving economy, the commercial property market performed better than expected in 2004.

WESTFIELD’S purchase of a half-share in Whitford City Shopping Centre for $192.5 million ranks as the largest property sale in Western Australia for 2004.

THE High Court has overturned a decision by Western Australia’s Full Supreme Court in relation to statutory compensation for property affected by plann

AUTOMOTIVE parts manufacturers Coventry Group has sold its 4.7-hectare Morley site for $16 million to Malaysian-owned SBSK Pty Ltd.

OWNER-OCCUPIERS and inves-tors are increasingly looking to the commercial sector as the capital growth in the residential market begins to plateau.

DORIC Constructions and LandCorp have entered a joint venture agreement to build a residential complex in LandCorp’s Mandurah Ocean Marina development.

A LEGISLATIVE loophole allowing buyers of off-the-plan apartments to later rescind their contracts has been amended, providing greater certainty for de

THE property rights issue was firmly on the political agenda last week in Western Australia and across the country.

THE Department of Land Information (DLI) was recently awarded an $11.3 million contract with a Swedish joint venture partner to provide land administra

WHILE increasing median house and land values are widely seen as positive, particularly by those already in the market, home affordability is rapidly becoming a sensitive issue in Western Australia.

DESPITE a heated construction market, cost increases in labour and materials are eroding profits for some builders, particularly in the residential sec

THE owners of several prominent Perth buildings have made modifications to incorporate sustainable principles ahead of the release by the Green Building Council of Australia of its sustainability guidelines.

THE ability to specialise in a range of areas that combine to form a targeted business plan has served Julian Walter well throughout his career. 

Opposition leader Colin Barnett says a Liberal State government will look to establish a State-City of Perth planning authority to deal with planning in the city.

The State’s principal real estate statutory body has reaffirmed its support for the industry’s current regulatory system after a Bunbury-based agency gained accreditation under a new, private system advocating ethics in real estate.

Submissions for the State Government’s Bush Forever closed last week amid attacks from industry groups claiming the proposal is an attack on private property rights.

Tony Fini is renowned for his role in establishing one of Western Australia’s most successful property developers, the Fini Group. Now he’s turning his attention to a tourism project in Gingin as Julie-anne Sprague reports.

A decision last week by the High Court in relation to valuation of commercial premises has highlighted the need for valuers to take into account future developments in the propert