Dan Wilkie

A swag of industry awards is providing a platform for Stirling Capital to demonstrate its capabilities in Perth’s challenging apartments market.

Canning Bridge is shaping up as Perth’s newest billion-dollar precinct, with a suite of new projects collectively worth $595 million adding to more than $400 million worth of development under construction or recently completed.

Treasurer Ben Wyatt says Curtin University’s $500 million investment in new facilities is indicative of the evolution of universities to provide a wider benefit to surrounding communities.

Gary Dempsey has Cottesloe and Scarborough in his sights as he prepares to launch a development pipeline worth more than $200 million.

Consistency across local governments and clear guidelines for decision makers are top priorities for the state government’s comprehensive suite of planning reforms.

Commercial and residential developer MGroup is confident it can avoid any scandals around building defects, largely because of its decision almost a decade ago to establish a construction division to carry out its own works.

SPECIAL REPORT: Landlords unwilling to budge on rents have been blamed for exacerbating Perth’s retail downturn, but leading leasing agents say the sector’s problems are substantially more complicated than the cost of tenancies.

The $270 million redevelopment of Fremantle’s Kings Square is indicative of the experiential emphasis retail property owners are embracing across the city.

PODCAST: Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss nickel restarts, house prices, Subiaco, universities, and our special report on the retail sector.

Apartments developer Paul Blackburne says football’s move from Subiaco Oval to Optus Stadium can only be positive for the near-city suburb.

Wesfarmers played a big role in bringing credibility and respect back to the business sector after the turbulent events of the 1980s.

The opening of Spaces Wentworth at Charter Hall’s Raine Square is the latest in a series of growth initiatives in Perth’s flexible office market.

Seventy-five years after it was established, Eric Hood Painting & Maintenance is continuing to build a strong family legacy.

How ten Western Australian companies operate with purpose.

Western Australia’s resources sector has evolved a long way from the perception, erroneous or otherwise, that its biggest and most profitable players are only interested in removing minerals from the ground and selling them to the highest bidder.

Main Roads Western Australia chief executive Peter Woronzow is embracing the unique opportunity for community development that comes with managing one of the world’s biggest road networks.

All businesses have a purpose to grow and be profitable, but consumers are increasingly demanding companies commit to more than their bottom line for the benefit of society.

Buildings are still not coming out of the ground at one of Perth’s premium pieces of riverside real estate, despite $83 million of investment by the state government in the nearly eight years after a developer was appointed.

Apartment building defects have been thrust into the national spotlight via a series of major problems at east coast developments.

Optimism is emerging in Perth’s office market, but that doesn’t mean landlords’ challenges are over.

An initiative being rolled out in Perth’s northern suburbs promises to reduce the costs of installing residential solar panels while also creating a new asset class for institutional investors.

Neighbourhood shopping centres and supermarkets are drawing significant investor interest, with more than $140 million worth of transactions occurring in 2019.

Privately owned property group Canute Investments has launched a $140 million national asset sell-off, including a shopping centre in Perth’s northern suburbs, commercial properties in West Perth and Ellenbrook, and a large residential portfolio.

Rosendorff’s new owner is keen to build on the legacy of one of the city’s best-known jewellery stores.

A key component of WA’s future economic growth lies in the hands of the agency tasked with determining the best location for imports and exports.

SPECIAL REPORT: Unprecedented transport infrastructure spending and an uptick in mining investment have buoyed the spirits of WA’s major contractors.

Leasing transactions in central Perth office stock in 2019 have more than doubled the volume of activity in the prior year, driving vacancies below 5 per cent for premium buildings.

One of the world’s largest hotel groups is injecting new life into regional holiday destinations by rolling out three new hotels across WA.

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

An interstate expansion is providing a platform for property group Devwest to revive its development pipeline.

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.