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DEMAND for industrial land in Perth has been tipped to rise ahead of the resources sector’s next growth cycle, while a shortage of supply is expected to increase upwards pressure on industrial rents and land values throughout this year and next.

BOUTIQUE architecture and design firm Baltinas Architects says its commitment to original, modern design is not an attempt just to be noticed in the market, but is instead reflective of the opportunities on offer throughout the metropolitan area.

The City of Perth's planning committee will tonight recommend which of the council's 'What If' projects should progress as priorities.

RAPID growth in Western Australia’s far north is proving fruitful for Perth building companies such as Doric Constructions, Nomad Building Solutions, Aussie Portables and BGC.

MORE than two years after the federal government axed its Commercial Ready program, the innovation sector is still waiting for stability and certainty of government support.

PERTH’S CBD office market could soon return to a state of extremely low or zero vacancy rates, as increasing demand from the resources sector combines with a lack of new office construction, the Property Council of Australia has warned.

A RECENT industry analysis of the apartment development market in Western Australia has found finance and construction constraints will reduce the current supply of apartments by 85 per cent by 2013.

Time is money, but research takes time. It’s the paradox facing innovative entrepreneurs across the state attempting to source capital to commercialise their ideas.

Sales of homes in Perth have slumped to their lowest levels in nearly two years, with vendors slashing prices and giving buyers the upper hand, the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia says.

PERTH-BASED surveying and mapping firm McMullen Nolan says it will use the acquisition of mid-tier surveyor DM Gerloff & Associates to build its business outside of metropolitan land development and expand its capabilities of servicing mining and resource

SARACEN Properties and Probuild have finalised negotiations over the completion of Raine Square, six weeks after WA Business News revealed that Probuild had been selected as the preferred builder.

PERTH-BASED national property development and syndicated funds manager Aspen Group’s new managing director, Gavin Hawkins, is targeting its Aspen Parks and Aspen Living divisions for future growth.

SURPLUS land at sporting facilities is becoming home to residential enclaves as developers, town planners and the Department of Sport and Recreation look to unlock the hidden value in Perth’s hallowed turf.

The state government is failing in its bid to increase urban infill development in metropolitan Perth, according to new industry research.

THE organising committee behind the ISAF 2011 World Sailing Championships to be held in Fremantle next December is expecting an event three times the size of the 1986-87 America’s Cup defence that will deliver a $41 million windfall to the port city from

PLANNING policy changes due to be released this month will give shopping centre owners in Perth the impetus to invest in centre expansions, an area which has been constrained for over ten years, according to the Shopping Centre Council of Australia.

RESIDENTIAL and commercial valuers are looking towards next year for a recovery in the property sector, as the industry endures criticism that overly optimistic valuations contributed to the global financial crisis.

Fremantle legend John Longley is living proof that with a little passion and determination, anything can, and will, happen.

PERTH’S residential high-rise construction market remains flat, lagging behind other states where the sector shows more promise for recovery than other parts of the construction industry, new research says.

Sunday shopping will kick off in Joondalup from September 5 after the Governor Ken Michael and Commerce Minister Bill Marmion signed off on new retail trading regulations today.

THE decade-long saga surrounding the proposed development of a parcel of bushland in Shenton Park has highlighted issues with the environmental approvals process in Western Australia and has sparked calls for further review.

MULTINATIONAL property developer Delfin Lend Lease says it will use the first stage of its Alkimos joint venture with state lands agency LandCorp to build its business and expand its presence in Western Australia.

SINCE its establishment in the early 1990s, Primewest Management has built one of Western Australia’s largest property investment firms on the back of finding value where others don’t.

Booragoon's Norma Road will become home to a 24-warehouse bulky goods centre under plans announced by WA-based property syndicator and developer Primewest Management.

WHEN Harry Xydas and Barry Osboine established DORIC Constructions in 1989, they had plans to build a $30 million construction company.

THE acquisition of Perth Building Company by South Australian-based building and engineering firm Built Environs will provide PBC with the resources needed to diversify its operations and expand into the lucrative field of resources and engineering constr

KARRATHA’S growing reputation as a property investment hotspot has been strengthened by investors showing strong interest in the region’s first private sector-funded resort-style apartment complex.

NEARLY four years since the former hotel was demolished, the Esplanade Hotel site at Albany’s Middleton Beach is on the market for $15 million.

THE Housing Industry Association has warned a looming construction skills shortage has the potential to exacerbate housing supply issues in Western Australia.

WA-based wholesale property syndicator Primewest Management has announced the acquisition of the Southern River Shopping Centre for $25.5 million.