Property

New reform promises improved medium-density outcomes, but what key measures will better shape Perth’s urban future?

Truenorth Properties has lodged plans to build a $27.39 million six-storey apartment building in Tuart Hill, a project it hopes to expedite through the state’s new Development Assessment Unit.

A $70 million plan to revamp the site of The Empire Bar could be derailed after the Town of Victoria Park recommended the Joint Development Assessment Panel refuse the proposal.

Industrial and logistics properties continue to top investors’ wish lists, as vacancy within Perth’s industrial property drops by almost a third within 12 months.

Property developers are undeterred by the trend towards working from home, with new plans for a 14-storey office the latest in a series of proposed CBD projects.

Perth city’s London Court is set for a changing of the guard, with the property on the market for the first time in 70 years.

Perth unit sales during the March 2021 quarter reached the highest volume recorded since 2013, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia.

DevelopmentWA claims its mission to draw major industry to Avon's Industrial Park has been boosted by growing business confidence in WA.

New home sales were nearly 40 per cent higher in the first three months of the year than during the same period last year.

Primewest has received an off-market takeover bid from fellow property fund manager Centuria Capital, with the combined group to have $15.5 billion in assets.

Green shoots are emerging in the embattled West Perth office market, currently the worst-performing office market in the country by vacancy rate.

ASX-listed Vection Technologies has announced plans to acquire local architectural visualisation company Blank Canvas studios.

Western Australia’s property market has come out on top for having the most positive outlook in the country, but industry says tax reform is needed to underpin growth.

Major construction work is now officially under way as part of a $15 million plan to restore the balconies and verandahs of His Majesty's Theatre.

Australian real estate company Belle Property opened its 143th office nationally, making its debut in Western Australia with an office in Broome.

The Metro-Inner Development Assessment Panel has deferred a decision on an $18 million development in Shenton Park the local government recommended it refuse.

The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has revised its predictions for house price growth in 2021, forecasting a 15 per cent increase by the end of this year.

The Como Baptist Church has been revealed as the proponent behind a $107 million plan to transform several Como lots into a mixed-use development.

Gary Dempsey Developments has reduced the height of its $22 million beachfront development proposed along Marine Parade in Cottesloe, as part of revised project plans.

The Reserve Bank knows it is fueling cheap finance for home buyers, as property prices surge in cities and the regions, but is not worried about undue risk to financial stability.

Samantha Hall is challenging how the world approaches buildings, prioritising the human experience.

Michael Henderson has announced he will leave Perth-based architects Carabiner (formerly Sandover Pinder) after two decades as executive chair and chief executive.

Federal agencies are weighing up how best to respond to the seemingly irrepressible housing market.

A $107 million plan to transform several Como lots into a 10 to 15-storey mixed-use development has surfaced this week, the latest to be lodged with the state’s new assessment body.

Australian investors have voted Perth as the best capital city market to purchase property, according to Momentum Wealth’s annual survey.

Perth’s Local Development Assessment Panel has given the green light to major changes to a $122 million plan to refurbish the ageing Elizabeth Quay bus station and surrounding precinct.

Housing Choices Australia launches in WA amid expected increase in demand for social housing.

Josh Frydenberg has held discussions with the Reserve Bank of Australia and the prudential regulator over what is becoming a hot property market.

BGC Australia has completed the transaction to acquire Midland Brick, assuming management control of its staff and manufacturing operations.

Western Australian Planning Commission chair David Caddy will spend another two years in the top job after the state government extended his appointment until 2023.

Perth house prices rose 1.8 per cent in March, lower than almost all capitals, while selling times are the fastest since 2006, according to recent property data.

Australia’s homebuilding sector smashed another record last month, with detached building approvals in February reaching their highest level since 1983.