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OVERSUPPLY in Perth’s residential property market has seen it emerge as the weakest performing in the nation, according to median price analysis.

A SURGE in demand for short stay accommodation in York has given investors the opportunity to buy into heritage property Settlers House, which has recently undergone a $7 million expansion, taking it from 18 to 88 units.

FOR the past two years Ashley Read has been helping to run the business his parents, Brian and Coral Read, operated for almost five decades.

Describing a sector by what it is not is not just inaccurate but counter-productive and damaging to the general representation of the sector.

A French patisserie in the heart of Perth is introducing traditional Gallic delights to the city. Natalie Gerritsen reports.

Community organisation Green Skills has won the overall award at the WA Environment Awards.

How ironic John Howard’s book is titled Lazarus Rising, when it was the former PM who brought the Liberal Party to its knees.

The community sector and the state government are working collaboratively to create major change in the provision of community services.

Governments would be foolish to ignore the threat to the Australian economy posed by mineral development in West Africa.

THE Economic Audit Committee’s recommendations for community services are expected to bring about major changes to the way the sector operates.

Diversity in the business world is surprisingly rich and one of the sector’s great strengths.

Changing government policy is a tedious process and the ensuing bureaucracy requires patience.

Falling property prices in WA won’t last as the resources boom gets into full swing.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission chairman Tony D'Aloisio expects lenders will review their practices and fees after the corporate watchdog released guidance on mortgage early termination fees.

ANZ has become the second major banking group to increase interest rates on housing and business loans by substantially more than the rise in official interest rates.

Home loan approvals in Western Australia bucked the national trend in September increasing 5.5 per cent compared to the national figure of 1.3 per cent.

Gindalbie Metals says it may produce its first iron ore earlier than its targeted date of mid-2011 and is set to reap strong margins for the bulk commodity.

The state government says a significant milestone has been reached with the completion of the 200th regional home for government employees funded under the Royalties for Regional scheme.

Premier Colin Barnett says he has received an assurance from Royal Dutch Shell that it will not sell down its remaining 24 per cent stake in Woodside Petroleum for the foreseeable future.

Murchison Metals has dismissed reports that joint venture partner Mitsubishi Development wants to pull out of building the $4 billion Oakajee iron ore port and moved to address concerns about the structuring of the project.

Shares in Austal closed up more than 15 per cent, after the shipbuilder agreed to changes to its US Navy contract to build 10 coastal warships.

Paladin Energy and Aquila Resources are at odds with climate change campaigners after the companies both rejected resolutions to discuss the issue at their AGMs.

A Chinese consortium trying to win support for a deal with iron ore developer Sphere Minerals claims that a majority of Sphere shareholders will reject an alternative takeover proposal from Xstrata.

The state government has failed to honour a key election promise made in 2008.

A cooperative approach is vital to remove uncertainty from negotiations over the proposed mining tax.

Interest rate increases are never welcome but the Reserve Bank’s track record needs to be respected.

Governments are prone to change their minds, but it’s often the consumers who pay the price.

Emotion needs to be taken out of the debate over a possible merger between the ASX and Singapore’s bourse.

Misplaced loyalty can prove costly in politics, and it seems state Labor has finally woken up to the fact when it comes to relations with the federal government.

MAIN Roads has awarded the first of seven new-style maintenance contracts as industry players finalise their pitch to win the remaining multi-million dollar deals.

Perth’s retail property sector is heading into a new era of extended trading hours, expanded centres and more sophisticated retail offerings.

AFTER a decade during which growth of major suburban shopping centres in Perth fell behind that of eastern states operations, new planning regulations have freed-up development investment and provided the impetus for a change in the way centres are develo