Property

Barriers to innovation and an ageing workforce are impeding productivity in the building sector, with a staggering plummet in the volume of homes built per hour worked.

The Canning Highway property has sold for a record yield to a local investor.

The site of Subiaco restaurant Piccolo Trattoria, which was owned by Little Creatures co-founder Nic Trimboli, has been sold.

Social and affordable housing is becoming a dominant form of development.

ANALYSIS: Recent news that the WA government has purchased an East Perth apartment block for social and affordable housing has generated a deal of indignation.

Len Buckeridge's widow Siok Puay Koh has bought a 143-hectare Gidgegannup property for $5.5 million in a receivership deal.

Perifa has proposed to build a nine-storey apartment and medical centre development in Bayswater, to offer a one-stop health facility at the town centre.

Failed Bullwinkel candidate Matt Moran will lead industry representative body Master Builders Association of WA.

Billionaire Tuck Kwong Low and his family have acquired full ownership of Joondalup Resort & Country Club, after buying out the original owners who had a dispute with the coal tycoon.

Roger Cook has encouraged a room of design professionals to help spark change in the way the state builds homes, while highlighting the importance of regional WA.

Cotality's recent construction index shows the state had the highest quarterly increase in costs in the nation.

The listed apartment developer says it has $36 million cash in hand, as it eyes a $1 billion pipeline of work.

South West hospitality operator Steve Palmer estimates a three-year turnaround to open a luxury resort at his winery site, after a panel greenlit the $50 million plan.

The German-based waste company has purchased a 4.7-hectare development site for $16.25 million.

The state government has chosen the operators for affordable and social housing projects in Subiaco and East Fremantle, which could deliver nearly 500 homes.

The Perth studio has been recognised at the Australian Institute of Architect's international chapter awards.

The state agency's plan to consolidate its office space from four buildings to one hinges on the sale of a property in Northbridge.

A 20-apartment Ardross complex will receive $12 million of federal funding for social housing.

Western Australia has recorded one of the highest portions of suburbs experiencing peak property prices in the country, according to a new report.

The Tawarri Hot Springs project, which has ballooned in costs and timeframe, has been given a four-year extension by the state's peak planning body.

New data has revealed the Perth suburbs that recorded the highest growth in median house sale prices for the last financial year.

Perth has the tightest industrial market in the nation, with the lowest vacancy rate out of other Australian capitals, recent data from JLL shows.

The $5.5 million acquisition should pave the way for the apartment developer to add 130 dwellings to its portfolio.

The Western Australian government have poured in an extra $12 million for a further 15 apartment complexes to be built across Perth.

WA's commercial building sector has experienced a shake-up in the past 12 months.

The East Parade property is set to be converted into an education facility after local investors bought it for $3.35 million.

Demand for regional workforce accommodation in WA has never been so high, with real implications for business.

Saracen Properties' $118 million luxury resort proposal in Gnarabup has received federal environmental approval.

The state's highest court has ordered FTD founder Ricky Hirsch to give up his Marmion properties to a creditor, the latest in a legal dispute over an alleged multi-million-dollar debt.

The developer behind Tawarri Hot Springs in Dalkeith has pushed for an extension, citing labour shortages and an almost twofold increase in the project's estimated cost.

Finbar has signed on to sell the site to develop a Housing Australia-supported $100 million social and affordable housing project.

More than 515 social and affordable homes are set to be built across the state following the allocation of federal funding to WA.