Dan Wilkie

Facilitating the biggest construction project outside of WA’s resources sector has been a complex undertaking for Rowe Group subsidiary Proven Project Management.

Western Australia’s housing sector has been rated as the least healthy in the nation, however, the Housing Industry Association's twice-yearly Housing Scorecard is starting to indicate the market may be turning.

Undaunted by the level of digital disruption in the sector, short-stay accommodation provider Private Properties is embracing the challenges thrown down by global technology giants such as Airbnb.

Urban regeneration specialist Activate Perth is gaining traction in Perth’s CBD, filling five vacant spaces in recent weeks under its innovative rent-free, rolling lease model.

The world’s biggest hotel chain is bringing one of its newest brands to Western Australia, with a Moxy Hotel to be built at 195 Hay Street in East Perth.

Construction has started this week on two apartment projects with a collective end value of $126 million, with Norup + Wilson launching its Beach Shack in Scarborough and Baltinas starting to build its Habitat Residences in Applecross.

Vacancies continue to fall in Perth’s CBD office market, pushing rents up for the first time since 2013.

Property owners are continuing to feel the brunt of the city’s residential downturn, with the number of Perth house transactions occurring for a loss hitting all-time highs.

Axiom Properties has launched its first Western Australian project since it exited the Port Geographe canals subdivision near Busselton in 2011, acquiring a three-hectare retail site in Butler for $9.6 million.