Property

More than 40 years in the making, the Ocean Reef Marina development is progressing, but it may yet have choppy waters to navigate.

The former Midway Taxi site in Mount Hawthorn has sold for $9.1 million, the latest in a series of property sales and developments along the city fringe.

Property sale settlements across Western Australia recorded 50 per cent year-on-year growth in February, according to digital settlement platform PEXA.

The state’s development assessment panel has chosen to postpone a decision on a $17 million grouped dwelling development in East Victoria Park.

An uptick in building activity has led to a series of challenges for the construction industry, including materials delays and increases in contractor rates.

Residential land developers hope the positive market momentum prompted by housing stimulus measures can be extended long term.

Perth’s urban areas continue to face green canopy loss despite growing awareness of the upside trees can deliver residential projects.

ICS Australia will start construction on a bar made from locally grown timber later this week, the latest project by hospitality entrepreneur Miles Hull.

The City of Nedlands and the planning consultancy it engaged are at odds over whether a $13 million mid-rise development in Perth’s western suburbs should have been approved.

Real estate and development professional James Limnios is calling on government and local council to consider initiatives that will support infill residential projects.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a proposal for a four-storey aged care facility, with Nedlands’ residents continuing to express their objections for the project.

Perth-based Realty Assist hopes its online platform can help address some of the financial challenges facing the real estate industry.

A low-profile WA family that has amassed a $300 million fortune from iron ore royalties has come to prominence by developing a head office in West Perth.

The remaining business owners in Armadale's Jull Street Mall are struggling to stay afloat, but stakeholders remain at odds over whether reopening the mall to one-way traffic is the answer.

The State Development Assessment Unit has recommended the Western Australian Planning Commission approves a proposal for a four-storey residential aged care facility when it meets later this week.

Brisbane-based Sentinel Property Group has sold the Geraldton Homemaker Centre to Harvey Norman for $28.25 million.

Investors are hungrier than ever for alternative, nondiscretionary assets, and agricultural property appears to fit the bill.

Some of the state’s property leaders share their predictions for the year ahead.

Perth property prices increased in February, while the number of listings of houses for sale dropped to a 10-year low.

The Joint Development Assessment Panel has approved amendments to a contentious $25 million high-rise in Como expected to lessen its impact on surrounding homes.

Australian Apartment Advocacy founder Sam Reece explores the initiatives needed to protect apartment owners from risks such as defective buildings.

Pindan has started construction on Momentum Wealth’s 36-apartment project, which forms part of the state’s governments social housing package.

A fund managed by Primewest has signed a deal with the federal government to develop a 4,500-square-metre office building in Bunbury.

PACT Construction has been awarded the contract for the second stage of Bob Hawke College in Subiaco, after the company completed the first stage in 2020.

Mirvac executive Paige Walker has been appointed president of the Property Council of Australia’s Western Australia chapter.

Property assets represent a significant portion of the nation’s wealth, so why are there so few tech businesses servicing the sector?

Land developer Peet and apartment developer Finbar have both posted profits for the first half of the 2021 financial year.

Perth-based real estate agent Russell Poliwka has lost an appeal against a 2019 court order to pay $2 million to his former business partner Sherif Girgis, ending a three-year legal battle.

The City of Perth’s development assessment panel has given GDI Property Group the green light for a $1 billion redevelopment of the Mill Street precinct.

Health care assets are becoming increasingly attractive to commercial property investors seeking to diversify and de-risk their portfolios.

Perth may have the highest office building vacancy rate nationally, but that’s done little to dampen the confidence of investors, developers and real estate agents.

Universal Constructions and Crothers Construction have won at least $180 million in school development contracts since the McGowan government came to power.