Nick Allingame

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.It doesn’t matter if the development is in the outer suburbs or the inner city – the same problems keep recurring.

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 developments is drastically reducing their affordability. 

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 understanding the land development sector.

Western Australia’s residential property market is set for further growth in the year ahead but commercial construction is expected to soften, industry experts say.

Global hotel groups are descending on Leighton Beach as the next wave of development emerges.

The commercial construction sector is emerging as a bright spot amid all the doom and gloom in WA. Click through to see the special report, with details of Perth's biggest construction jobs.

Developers are turning to innovative building methods to help address the costs of constructing hotels.

Nick Allingame is planning to put his property experience and industry networks to good use in his new role as UDIA WA president.

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