Property

Will working from home reshape the role of the office? Business News explores the potential impact on Perth’s commercial property sector as part two of the Working From Home Series.

Property developer Peet has released the first stage of its new residential estate in Perth’s northern corridor, Elavale at Eglinton.

A new Bill promising to improve the security of payment across the Western Australian building and construction industry has been introduced into parliament today.

Perth's residential property market is topping Google searches nationwide, with those results starting to reflect buyer demand.

During August, Australia’s home loan pre-approvals hit their highest volume since 2014, according to mortgage broker Aussie.

St John of God Subiaco Hospital has lodged plans with the Town of Cambridge for a proposed revamp and expansion.

PACT Construction has started work on Iris Residential’s 46-apartment development, One Mabel Park, in Jolimont.

Perth-based building technology company NXT TEC has received a patent from the European Patent Office for its prefabricated floor system.

Scott Morrison is being urged to extend the HomeBuilder program after new research found the coronavirus pandemic could savagely cut housing demand over the next three years.

The inaugural Perth Home Builders Expo launches at Perth Town Hall tomorrow, aiming to provide buyers with finance, land and building advice, amid an uptick in new home sales.

Cedar Woods Properties has received planning approval for a development featuring 41 dwellings on 133 Salvado Road, Subiaco.

BGC Australia has reached an agreement with the consortium that acquired Midland Brick last year to buy the brand and its manufacturing operations.

A proposal to develop several lots across Leonora Street in Como into an eight-storey development featuring 111 dwellings has been recommended for approval.

The pandemic has accelerated existing issues and trends facing the retail property sector.

It will take a mix of planning, marketing and property redevelopment initiatives to resuscitate Perth’s ailing CBD retail market.

Certain pockets of the retail market have proved their value during the pandemic, and investors are taking notice.

Western Australia is leading the country in new home sales, up 91.1 per cent in the six months to August, according to the Housing Industry Association.

A crowded field for the City of Perth’s lord mayoralty highlighted contrasting visions for the city’s future at this afternoon’s debate.

The state government has committed an additional $30 million to its Building Bonus program, but is yet to respond to industry calls for extending delivery timeframes.

Rental vacancies across Perth’s housing market continue to tighten, with vacancy rates dropping for another month to 1.3 per cent.

Sydney-based operator TFE Hotels has partnered with developer Dradgin to open its first Western Australian Vibe Hotel in Subiaco next month.

In the first of a series on the Perth CBD, Business News investigates how working from home could have a lasting effect on the city’s retail market.

Proposed changes to rental tenancy laws may deliver a win for renters and their pets.

Mirvac has secured Spacecubed and its accelerator program, Plus Eight, as new tenants at Allendale Square on St Georges Terrace.

Engineering services firm SRG Global has announced it will undertake $65 million of work across Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Western Australia will extend COVID-19 emergency laws preventing residential and commercial tenants from eviction, despite opposition from industry groups.

Property groups fear today's announcement of timeframe extensions for COVID-19 rent assistance measures could harm further economic recovery.

Housing finance figures released today revealed lending for the construction of a new home across Australia hit the highest level recorded in two years, according to the Housing Industry Association.

John Poynton’s Managex Funds Management has agreed to purchase The Agency Group Australia’s Western Australian rent roll business for $3.6 million.

Western Australia’s civil contractors are feeling the pinch of the government stimulus measures that prompted a surge of new house-and-land sales, with industry calling for timeframe extensions.

The $100 million proposal to commence development on the Port Hedland Spoilbank Marina project has been recommended for approval.

One of WA’s largest construction groups has avoided a dispute over allegedly defective building work after arguing the work was undertaken by an entity in liquidation.