A rebound in national home building approvals in July was largely driven by a significant increase in Western Australia, according to the Housing Industry Association.
UnionsWA has said that the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that women in Western Australia continue to be paid a far less amount on average than men.
Western Australia has maintained the country's fastest annual population growth rate of 2.9 per cent, however the rate of growth has slowed compared with last year's figures.
Accounting giant EY is understood to be close to finalising negotiations on a new lease at the six-storey EY Building on Mounts Bay Road, after coming up empty in its search for a new home.
SPECIAL REPORT: Concerns have been raised over the sustainability of Perth's apartment construction boom, with prominent industry players suggesting Rivervale in particular is in danger of oversupply.
Armadale, Cockburn, Joondalup, Mandurah, Perth CBD and Woodlands have been tipped to be the metropolitan area's top suburbs for price growth during the next 12 months.
Migration to Western Australia has fallen by more than 40 per cent in less than two years, with a slowdown in the resources sector driving a big fall in the number of workers moving west.
Approvals for home loans in Western Australia have risen by 10 per cent over the past 12 months, but the strong growth appears to be slowing down, according to economists.
Residential building approvals have hit a 25-year high in Western Australia, as record-low interest rates drive investors and first home buyers into the housing market.
Perth house prices have been confirmed as the fastest rising in Australia despite the widespread slowdown across the state's resources sector, according to official figures released by the Australi
The housing construction industry in Western Australia hit decade-low activity levels last financial year, yet there is uncertainty about whether the traditional bounce will occur.
