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A surge in listings is good news for the city's fledgling office market.

The numbers are pointing to an improving outlook for Perth's CBD landlords.

The Property Council's latest office market report shows a marginal improvement in Perth's office vacancy figures.

Data from JLL shows a slight per cent reduction in Perth's CBD office vacancies in the September quarter, in line with national trends.

The city continues to have the highest volume of vacant retail space in Australia, at 21 per cent.

The city's office occupancy rates have improved, while national vacancy rates are at their highest in close to three decades.

Landlords are investing more in neighbourhood shopping centres to capitalise on consumer trends.

Perth office owners are downgrading the value of their assets as sales dry up and buyers sit tight.

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Electrification of buildings is key to reaching net zero targets, industry experts say.

Climate risks and emissions are no longer an afterthought for developers.

CBD retail vacancy rates have hit a new high of 20.6 per cent, despite spending patterns improving, JLL research shows.

Industry experts say the 2 per cent drop in office vacancy reflects the growth of the state's economy during COVID.

Property groups say Mark McGowan's decision to delay the border re-opening risks the state's economic future.

COVID-19 uncertainty and the rise of e-commerce have contributed to a high retail vacancy rate in CBD, JLL research indicates.

Supply constraints are putting pressure on an increasingly active WA industrial property market.

Perth may have the highest office building vacancy rate nationally, but that's done little to dampen the confidence of investors, developers and real estate agents.

Property leaders shed some light on the residential and commercial markets' performance during 2020 and what they expect for the year ahead.

Perth CBD office vacancies increased during the second quarter of 2020 according to JLL, however the state is tipped to fare better than the east coast in the coming months.

Western Australia's property developers hope the physical isolation that has helped mitigate the worst of COVID-19 in this state will also insulate the local apartment market from a contagion of a different kind.

Australia Post has leased 11,000 square meters across two industrial properties in Perth off the back of increased demand for essential goods, with the deals brokered by JLL.

SPECIAL REPORT: A hiatus in the US-China trade war and an improved economic outlook gives WA leaders an opportunity to look at longer-term challenges such as climate change and technological disruption.

Perth's embattled CBD retail market is undergoing a bottom-up revival, with strong enquiry from prospective food-and-beverage operators despite a number high-profile chain stores closing their doors.

Perth's office market is continuing its recovery, with vacancies falling for the fifth consecutive quarter and the city recording the second-highest office takeup of any Australian city in 2019.

Optimism is emerging in Perth's office market, but that doesn't mean landlords' challenges are over.

The Plunkett family is seeking to sell a major landholding just south of the coastal town of Guilderton, after updating development approvals to address issues that adversely affected an earlier sales campaign.

A decreasing office vacancy rate and improving fundamentals in the wider economy have failed to halt the slide in confidence in Western Australia's commercial property sector.

Perth's property sector appears poised for gradual recovery after one of its most challenging downturns in recent history.