News Articles for Brendan Acott

The head of WA's largest private land developer has no plans to retire.

Mark Beyer and Jack McGinn discuss BGC results; home building incentives; housing price hikes; Rio royalty payments; Harvest Road's loss; all the action in lithium; Satterley's LWP deal and Cottesloe preselection.

The state's largest land developer's agreement to deliver LWP's projects in WA gives Satterley 40 per cent market share.

The biggest local fund managers developed their reputations decades ago.

Industry leaders are finding ways to address shortfalls in affordable housing and homeless accommodation.

About 1,500 housing lots will be developed under a deal between the Department of Communities and LWP Property Group announced today, in Casuarina, Forrestdale and Treeby.

Our weekly appointment wrap includes Rick Newnham, Brendan Acott, Tyron Hayes, Danny Murphy, Cameron Syme, Kristy Ryan, Paul Martin, Kenn Donohoe, Helen Sarcich, Nick Houldsworth, Matthew Read, Gary Thomas, Lucy Mengler, Rachel Horton, Richard Lilly, Lauren Haygarth, Donna Marsh, Peta Rapson, Stephanie Driscoll, Maree Ferguson, Susan Oldmeadow-Hall, Danny Olsen, Mark Giuffre, Timothy John, Melissa Reid, Jackson Wheeler, Daniel Butler, Tamara Arapovic, Garry Zacher, and Tamica D'Uva.

Perth land developers LWP Property Group and PRM Property Group have announced a merger, with the combined group to have four equal shareholders.

SPECIAL REPORT: Last year couldn't end soon enough for the state's land developers, who are banking on a break from adverse conditions. Click through to see our BNiQ list of land developers.

Land developers are predicting further pain as finance changes put a damper on the industry.

The cities of Armadale and Cockburn are renewing a push for federal funding of a $160 million new bridge linking Armadale and North Lake roads, with local jobs and a near-$300 million expansion of Cockburn Gateway Shopping Centre hinging on the commitment.

SPECIAL REPORT: Slowing population growth and a stalling economy are producing significant headwinds in the residential land sector.

Softening conditions in residential land sales are providing a mixed bag for the industry, with some of Western Australia's biggest players bolstering earnings via increased exposure in other markets, while others are holding course and pushing on in Perth.