Claire Tyrrell

WA shows a 1.1 per cent drop in dwelling approvals, while nationally there was a 3.6 per cent rise.

Peet sells 250ha site no longer considered part of its short-to medium-term development plans.

The state government has refused Tada Group Holding’s application for $6 million seven-storey apartments in Scarborough, despite the project being flagged for approval.

A development assessment panel has approved an expansion of Coogee’s chlori-alkali plant that would more than double production at the Kemerton site.

The state government has given a $40 million redevelopment of Rottnest Lodge the green light, with the resort expected to be built by 2025.

WA-based developer Peet has secured full ownership of the $6.7 billion Flagstone City project in South East Queensland, acquiring a 50 per cent shareholding from its joint venture partner.

Perth’s home values increased 0.4 per cent in December, less than half the national growth rate of 1 per cent and slowing from its August peak.

Lands Minister John Carey has appointed Jo Gaines to the DevelopmentWA board, following the departure of Alan Carpenter.

The state’s expedited planning pathway has been inundated with a dozen planning applications valued at $1.18 billion on the eve of its closure.

BGC Housing Group has been ordered to pay $25,000 on behalf of its partner group Ventura Home Group.

A top architect says Perth should be developed according to a singular vision from local and state authorities.

Construction and civil contractor Pilbara Resource Group has gone into administration after its major mining partner GWR Group scaled back its operations.

Australia’s competition regulator has granted interim authorisation allowing manufacturers to work together to address looming shortages of AdBlue.

Property fund manager Charter Hall’s social infrastructure real estate investment trust has acquired two childcare portfolios for $134 million, including 18 WA childcare centres for $100 million.

Chemicals manufacturer Coogee is planning a $40 million expansion of its chlor-alkali plant south of Perth, in a bid to more than double production at the Kemerton site.

REMONDIS is planning to buy a Jandakot waste facility, as part of the global waste processor's expansion in Australia.

WA business sentiment remains higher than pre-pandemic levels and the long-term average, but higher costs and supply chain issues will continue to dominate in 2022, CCIWA reveals.

The state government has awarded Province Resources’ green hydrogen project HyEnergy with lead agency status, lifting the group’s shares by more than 7 per cent.

Neerabup explorer Orbit Drilling and Bayswater engineering company B&Y Precision Engineering have been fined a combined $456,000 for a workplace death and injury by the state's workplace regulator.

Emerging Perth gaming studio Ninja Syndicate has partnered with private equity firm DashEx, to fund its metaverse game Supremacy.

A lack of homeowner warranty insurance for apartment developments can be a deterrent for buyers, but industry is seeking change.

Perth developer Barry Baltinas has submitted plans for a $27 million apartment building alongside the site of Gary Dempsey’s derailed proposal to the state’s expedited planning pathway.

Industry sentiment across WA’s property sector is increasingly uncertain as more projects are put at risk or placed on hold, the Property Council of Australia WA Division says.

Perth-property magnate Adrian Fini has submitted plans for a $200 million coastal tourism village at a 40-hectare site at Smiths Beach to the state government’s temporary planning pathway.

GDI Property Group has bought two Perth carparks for $68.5 million, capitalising on a return of commuters to the CBD as occupancy rates are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, senior journalist Claire Tyrrell discusses the possibility of indemnity insurance for apartments.

Westbridge Funds Management has bought an apartment block in South Hedland for $12.5 million from Acier Pty Ltd.

Saracen Properties’ $118 million Gnarabup Beach resort proposal will undergo the highest level of environmental assessment, after a flood of public submissions on the development.

Qube Property Group has bought a 7.3 hectare parcel of land in Wanneroo for about $10 million, which it plans to develop into 110 residential lots.

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

A proposal by the Como Baptist Church to build a three-tower apartment development on Canning Highway has been approved by the WA Planning Commission.

A North Perth service station that has been in the same family for two generations has sold to South Australian petrol station chain On the Run for $3.25 million.