Dan Wilkie

Perth-based construction contractor Doric has been appointed to deliver the showpiece public plaza at the Perth City Link, Yagan Square.

The recent approval for an estimated $450 million expansion of Westfield Whitford City has added to a long line of shopping centre redevelopments proposed in Perth, although ongoing economic uncertainty is casting doubt on how many will actually go ahead.

Houses in Perth are at their most affordable level since 2002, with less than 24 per cent of income required to meet loan repayments.

Less than six months after opening its first Perth store at Cloisters Arcade, Vietnamese street food franchise Rolld has opened another, with a third store planned to open next week that will usher in a new flagship concept for the national chain.

Apartment developer Finbar Group will launch sales early next year for a $162 million, 247-dwelling project at 63 Adelaide Terrace, after receiving planning approval for the project yesterday.

The state government is stepping up efforts to deliver affordable housing options near transport links by seeking to partner with developers on seven sites across the city worth about $20 million.Hous

Construction on a 22-storey tower near Canning Bridge will start in March next year, after developer Norup + Wilson was given the green light to proceed by planning authorities.

Western Australia’s first micro-lots will be built at Ellenbrook, with a concept expected to be ready for the public in the second half of next year.

Developers say the extension of a buffer around industrial areas near Kwinana has the potential to set a dangerous precedent over the erosion of the rights to develop land.