Dan Wilkie

While open to expanding their business, the new owners of Maroomba Airlines are in no hurry to fly beyond current capacity.

Western Australia’s revamped strata regulations have made it easier for property owners to sell together and realise a higher premium than if they sold individually, particularly in strategic locations.

A WA-based construction industry disruptor has delivered a world-first in environmentally sustainable building.

Serviced offices and co-working spaces are becoming an increasingly important part of commercial landlords’ property portfolios.

SPECIAL REPORT: In business and philanthropy, executive diversity and on the sports field, it has been quite a year for Andrew Forrest.

SPECIAL REPORT: Paul, Nathan and John Blackburne are proving that they don’t have to work for the same company to leave a family legacy in Perth’s property industry.

Graham Hardie is continuing to evolve his entertainment empire after nearly four decades in Northbridge hospitality.

Property industry bodies say it is local governments, not development assessment panels, which need to eliminate uncertainty in the planning process.

Disruption, a demerger and divestments are shaping Wesfarmers’ long-term approach to growth, managing director Rob Scott told last week’s Success & Leadership breakfast.

A recent deterioration in profits among China’s steel producers is boosting the prospects of lower-grade iron ore producers such as Fortescue Metals Group, with steelmakers expected to shift their focus to reducing costs rather than boosting volumes if margins continue to decline.

SPECIAL REPORT: Four prominent WA mining executives took big paydays in 2018.

SPECIAL REPORT: Asset sales and M&A action were the highlights of a busy year for WA's wealthiest.

PODCAST: In this podcast Mark Pownall and Dan Wilkie discuss lithium deals, apartment projects, housing construction, Perdaman contracts, and our special report on wealth creators.

Two revitalisation projects not only promise to develop new tourism precincts, but will also bring beachfront apartment living to the regions.

Building a bread empire was not part of the plan when Sarah Thomas and her husband, Trevor, took over a Beaufort Street bakery in 2003; their goal was to reinvigorate the struggling business.

Satterley Property Group has welcomed advice from the Environmental Protection Authority that confirmed there were no health risks over its landholdings in Mandogalup, but uncertainty still hangs over whether part of the southern suburb is appropriate for residential development.

Change is sweeping through front bars and suburban watering holes across the city, with publicans of some of the city’s most recognisable pubs spending up big in efforts to stay relevant in Perth’s rapidly diversifying hospitality sector.

Developing along Perth’s coastline has traditionally been one of the biggest challenges in WA property, but a new wave of projects promises to change the status quo.

Historic Fremantle is in line for a distinctly modern look, as more progress is made on a development surge worth more than $1 billion.

Homeowners in Perth will have to wait another month to see if a predicted recovery in the residential property sector gains traction, following a 1.3 per cent fall in median prices in July.

Finbar Group has sold the serviced apartments component of its latest project in West Perth, striking a deal worth $12.5 million with a funds management group headquartered in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Satterley Property Group has bolstered its Queensland portfolio with a 63-hectare acquisition in Ripley Valley, around 33 kilometres south-west of Brisbane.

Despite staring down a looming vacancy in one of its largest assets, Dexus says there is a lot to like about the fundamentals of Perth’s office market.

Brickworks has sold its Austral Bricks factory in Malaga for $19.2 million, a facility it formally put up for sale in April after it was shut down last year due to declining demand for residential building products in Western Australia.

A new share-farming initiative is being established in the state’s South West, giving the public the opportunity to stake a patch in the exclusive and expensive truffles market.

Land prices in Perth increased by 3.7 per cent in the June quarter, the latest sign of positive movement in the property sector, according to the Urban Development Institute of Australia WA.

Crown Towers Perth has emerged as Western Australia’s standout construction project, with the ultra-luxury hotel on the Burswood Peninsula winning two major categories at the Master Builders Association’s annual excellence in construction awards.

Retail landlord Hawaiian will spend $5 million bringing one of the oldest shopping centres in its portfolio up to date, with work to start on a redevelopment of the 45-year-old Melville Plaza later this month.

East coast opportunities are increasingly beckoning for WA-based property companies.

An online startup is bringing the sharing economy to residential and commercial property. 

Analysis of spaces available for lease across the portfolios of Perth’s 10 biggest office landlords shows stock market-listed groups are having the most trouble locking down tenants.

John Holland is finally preparing to shift its Perth workforce from Osborne Park to the city, nearly two years after the builder signed a 10-year lease for the entire KS3 office tower at Kings Square.