Property

Administrators were appointed to 18 WBHO Australia entities overnight, including West Perth-based WBHO Infrastructure, and Probuild, which could be expected to owe at least $250 million.

The City of Perth has backed the WA Housing Authority’s plan to build a $34.5 million apartment tower on Wellington Street, but not everyone is as supportive.

Updated: South African business WBHO has withdrawn financial support for its Australian entity, putting the parent of $4.7 billion construction giant Probuild into administration.

Businesses are overcoming uncertainty to commit to Perth’s office space, recent data suggests.

Reinforced Earth plans to build a manufacturing hub on the four-hectare lot east of Northam.

Perth businessman and former Habitat 1 director Geoff Pritchard has been quizzed in court about the events that led to the company’s collapse.

WA house prices may escape a predicted slide due to several factors, include the state’s acute labour shortage.

Ascent Capital’s David Steinepreis has sold a property to chemo@home founder Julie Adams.

The multinational behind East Perth’s Waterbank development has linked decreased construction and development earnings and a restructure for the loss.

Industry groups are hoping the March 3 date to reopen Western Australia's borders will resolve skills shortages and provide certainty for businesses.

Leading independent economist Jonathan Pain says he expects at least four interest rate rises within this calendar year, as monetary policy normalises.

The state government has unveiled plans to transform Highgate’s abandoned Stirling Towers into a build-to-rent development, one of 12 sites to be released for housing projects.

A leading Perth architect says more could be done to activate unused spaces in Perth.

The property developer recorded a record level of pre-sales across its national portfolio.

Westbridge has secured key tenant Sealanes for its Palmyra industrial asset bought for $5.34 million.

Prominent Perth real estate agent Vivien Yap has launched legal action over threats allegedly made to disrupt her business and cause her "pain and suffering".

The development will include 742 dwellings, including 100 affordable housing units, across four towers of up to 36 storeys, retail and entertainment districts.

ANZ has forecast house price growth to slow as mortgage rates climb in 2022, but says most households are well-placed to weather tighter financial conditions.

The $8 million purchase of the 47-hectare Brookfield Estate was the developer’s first in WA.

One of WA’s largest affordable housing providers has submitted plans for an eight-storey apartment complex.

DevelopWise has lodged plans to build a second $20 million apartment block in Mount Pleasant, but the City of Melville has pushed for it to be refused.

Westbridge Funds Management has added a 55,723 square metre site in Welshpool to its portfolio, acquiring the industrial asset for $37 million.

The sector overtook residential as the sector most likely to grow in Western Australia in 2022.

Synergy has selected a buyer for the old South Fremantle Power Station, but won’t reveal who.

Jarra Property has shored up its development pipeline by offloading some of its assets.

The developer is seeking community input before submitting its plans for the vacant site.

Cath Hart is leaving her position as WA executive director at the Housing Industry Association and joining REIWA as chief executive.

The 11,000 square metre Belmont property once occupied by collapsed building company Pindan is up for sale, one of several assets to hit the market.

WA has recorded one of the largest annual construction cost spikes in the nation, with rising materials costs and supply chain disruptions predicted to continue.

Recent challenges in property development have put urban infill back in the spotlight.

A local investor purchased the 1.14-hectare site from Eames & Associates.

The property developer said health should be the primary concern.