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It wasn't that long ago that a 30-storey apartment proposal was considered a bit of a stretch in Perth, but a spate of new projects is changing that.

SPECIAL REPORT: Developers say Perth's apartment market is the most challenging it's ever been, but that hasn't stopped a groundswell of interest in big projects. Click through to see our listing of Perth's 30 largest developments.

Building age has emerged as the biggest factor in office vacancies in Perth's suburbs, with newer developments struggling to attract tenants as the market gets tougher.

Developers and industry lobbyists say there needs to be a clearer direction from government to ensure density is delivered in Perth.

Perth residents want to live in apartments, and not just in the inner city, however, a leading industry lobby group believes the state government's planning regime is leaving them with little choice than to buy houses and land.

Vacancies in Perth apartments remain under the wider vacancy rate for houses in the metropolitan area, despite economic headwinds and record levels of new supply.

Suburban office developers are facing an uncertain outlook similar to their CBD counterparts.

With a record run of construction coming to a close, commercial developers are facing an uncertain few years in Perth's CBD. Click through to find the special report, which also looks at Perth's biggest landlords, place making, suburban office markets and a green technology company.

Developers are meeting the state government's goals for high-density residential projects around major transport routes and infrastructure, new research has revealed.

Fresh analysis has shed new light on the long-running debate over whether Perth is heading for a glut of apartments.

Vacancy across Perth's suburban office markets contracted slightly over the past six months, in sharp contrast to the CBD commercial property vacancy rate, which has blown out since the middle of last year.

Retail property players say international fashion brands are only the beginning of the global onslaught.

The eastern edge of Northbridge is emerging as Perth's next hotspot for apartment development with four new projects proposing more than 600 dwellings or hotel rooms seeking approval.

Affordable city office space is proving to be alluring for some suburban tenants.

FEATURE: Suburban office market developers are facing similar challenges to their CBD counterparts in attracting tenants.

FEATURE: Perth is in the middle of its biggest wave of office construction in decades, but a sustained burst of new supply means future prospects for commercial developers are increasingly bleak.

The proposed $750 million redevelopment of Garden City Booragoon is the latest project in a booming retail construction sector.

With limited construction under way in the CBD and West Perth, commercial tenants are looking to the suburbs for new office space.