Property

Talks to develop a residential precinct around Perth's first American-style shopping centre have been ongoing for almost a decade.

A leading national economist says demand for WA apartments is significantly behind the eastern states.

Residential builder Opus Homes has been placed in the hands of liquidators after being hit with a wind-up call from disgruntled customers.

Property Council has highlighted the difficulties Western Australians are experiencing when it comes to residential property.

Fletcher Building is holding firm on its stance that plumbing issues in thousands of BGC-built homes in Perth were caused by installation failures as the company announced a loss of $120 million.

A Southern Forests idyll has been converted from tourism chalets into an enclave for a global spiritual group whose leader preaches “liberation from the bindings, concepts and habits of life”.

The retail vacancy rate in the CBD has had a marginal decline amid Perth's core shopping strips showing signs of improvement, a recent report found.

The pathways to access power supply on new residential subdivisions will be simplified by the WA government, in a move designed to accelerate project delivery and shorten a growing waitlist.

A recent record leasing deal in Welshpool has highlighted the strong trajectory of the sector.

A two-storey, mixed-use development will rise from the remnants of a cherished former shopping centre in Broome.

Property industry groups have backed a proposal to develop a strategy to increase tree canopy in urban developments in the Perth and Peel regions.

Developers in the burgeoning build-to-rent sector are adapting their projects to current market conditions.

ABN Group head Dale Alcock has slammed the federal government's IR reforms, calling the changes “a load of s**t” while predicting the construction industry's woes will remain.

Collapsed building company FTD Construction allegedly owes almost $9 million to creditors as its liquidator begins investigating the business.

The national property fund has upgraded its earnings guidance for this financial year following a number of leasing deals.

A $35 million sale of the heritage-listed Cottesloe Deaf School has been finalised, with the site on Curtin Avenue earmarked for an aged care facility project.

The mining giant and law firm are looking to occupy Victor Goh's 53-storey office tower, due for completion in 2027.

The federal government has introduced changes to foreign investment in the property market to boost housing supply across the country.

Hesperia has submitted an application for a four-storey development in the Murdoch Health and Knowledge precinct, estimated to cost $68.7 million.

Mark Scherrer, who founded aerospace equipment manufacturer Ferra Engineering, has spent $12.5m on a 769ha of land in Scott River.

Sydney-based private construction company St Hilliers, which has carried out a range of defence related work over several years in Western Australia, has entered voluntary administration.

Devwest Group and Activ Foundation have proposed to build a neighbourhood centre in Maida Vale, estimated to cost $23.5 million.

Pete Adams, who founded Fremantle's Yolk Property Group, has launched a new property development company.

The State Administrative Tribunal has urged Satterley Property Group and the state's peak planning body to resolve a several-year dispute over the developer's Perth Hills proposal.

The next phase of Golden Group's $4 billion Belmont Park project is in the works, following approval of its $150 million apartment project in Burswood.

The Adina Hotel on Barrack Street has been flagged for a refurbishment by its new owners, Sydney-based boutique fund manager Serene Capital.

Sentinel has submitted an application to build its fourth project in Subiaco's Fine China Precinct, a $65 million build-to-rent development of up to six storeys.

The state development panel has cleared the way for construction of a long-awaited hotel on Albany's Middleton Beach foreshore.

CoreLogic has singled out Perth as a strong performer in the housing market, as it clocks up another rise in its home values.

Perth was the only city to see a decrease in its CBD vacancy rate in the last six months, to 14.9 per cent.

The machinery group has purchased 5.2ha of vacant industrial land in Forrestdale from a syndicate that includes the Della Bona family.

The family behind collapsed building firm Diploma Group has emerged as the developer of a seaside apartment complex in Carnarvon, the first in the north-west town.