Residential property

Property experts tell WA Business News forum they see signs of a more sustainable and realistic sector emerging in the state.

IT'S slow, it's uncertain and it's costly. That's how property industry players describe the processes for gaining approvals for new developments.

DEMAND for medium and high-density dwellings and a cosmopolitan lifestyle in the suburbs is growing, but residential developers warn that the high building cost associated with multi-storey develop

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

IF there is one subject that unifies people across the property sector it is concern with the lending policies of the banks, which have been criticised for being overly strict and not really unders

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.