The Shire of Kalamunda has moved to facilitate more infill development around transport infrastructure, but its proposed planning changes are restrictive and won't achieve the desired results, according to a prominent industry player.
Developers say the extension of a buffer around industrial areas near Kwinana has the potential to set a dangerous precedent over the erosion of the rights to develop land.
The state government has released plans to formalise a ‘protection area' around the Western Trade Coast industrial area, pleasing existing industry but disappointing land developers.
Telstra has passed the costs of delivering copper wire for new residential developments onto developers, with the charges being described as another blow for housing affordability in Western Australia.
Developers are meeting the state government's goals for high-density residential projects around major transport routes and infrastructure, new research has revealed.
Perth will need to build an extra 800,000 homes over the next 35 years to accommodate population growth, a new report has concluded, and nearly half of these homes will need to be in existing suburbs.
Property developers with projects worth as little as $2 million and as much as $10 million can choose to have their proposals evaluated by a Development Assessment Panel rather than their local council.
Local governments are making little headway in hitting the state government's goal that 47 per cent of new housing development be made in existing areas, according to a progress report on the planning framework, Directions 2031.
More than 60 CEOs from WA provided Business News with detailed views on the year past, the next 12 months, their vision for the state, and what they expect from political leaders.
More than 60 CEOs from WA provided Business News with detailed views on the year past, the next 12 months, their vision for the state, and what they expect from political leaders.
The state government's latest round of approvals reforms has been hailed by the housing construction industry as a game-changer for affordability and another step towards the ultimate goal of priva
Housing finance commitments in Western Australia rose by 0.8 per cent in September, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' seasonally adjusted figures, bucking a national falling trend.
The state government will legislate to include the University of Western Australia, Kings Park, the QEII Medical Centre and the City of Vincent in the City of Perth, but will not include the Burswood Peninsula after that proposal was rejected by the independent Local Government Advisory Board.
Western Australia's residential building sector has broken historical records, setting a new high of $1.99 billion worth of work in June, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Stat
The state government has streamlined the planning approvals process, rolling out consistent regulations across local governments, introducing online application systems, and removing the requirement for single homes that meet R-Code regulations to have to go through the planning approvals process.
Western Australia's leading property industry groups have warned the government not to abolish its Keystart shared equity home loan scheme, arguing it could push thousands of low-income earners into public housing.
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.
SPECIAL REPORT: Perth's northern and southern fringes remain the hotbeds for residential land development, but short-term supply issues have hit the industry's ability to keep pace with a surge in demand.
More than 20,000 Western Australians bought their first home in 2013 in another sign of strengthening activity in WA's residential construction sector.
Perth house blocks in new developments shrank by 9.2 per cent over the year to September, with the average size of a block sold declining to 415 square metres.
The slowing of Western Australia's population growth as forecast in this year's state budget appears to be well under way, particularly in response to the tapering off of resources construction activity.
Higher demand for new housing is placing further pressure on the state's land supply, as a new report finds land sales are tracking at more than 40 per cent above the 10-year average.
The state government's boost to the first home owner's grant for new houses has resulted in applications for new dwellings rising 17 per cent in October.
The $30.6 million, seven-storey Lime Street development has won a major prize from the Urban Development Institute of Australia, taking home the President's Award on Saturday night.
There are more than 75 suburbs in Western Australia, primarily in mining regions, where it is cheaper to buy a house than pay rent, a report released today says.
The prevailing gloom in the resources sector has failed to slow first homebuyer activity, with Western Australian recipients of the grant up 22 per cent in May.
The number of dwellings expected to be built in Perth this year has increased to 22,500, and is forecast to stay around that level for the next three years.
The WA arm of the Urban Development Institute of Australia has warned the residential land market is at risk of overheating if action is not taken to fast-track the release of new land.
THE pending final approval of the East Rockingham wastewater plant pipelines and a 2015 completion date for the ocean outlet marks the end point of a much-delayed approvals process for about 5,000
Property developers are unhappy with how the National Broadband Network is being rolled out in Western Australia, complaining they are not receiving enough guidance and support from NBN Co.
IT should come as no surprise that building magnate Len Buckeridge is in dispute with the authorities over his plans for a significant piece of land at Baldivis.
Residential developments in Western Australia have taken out three of nine categories at the Urban Development Institute of Australia's national awards, while WA real estate agents have scooped four national awards for excellence.
