Dan Wilkie

Police & Nurses Mutual Banking is negotiating with ANZ to obtain a $500 million secured lending facility.

Amid strengthening resources and property sectors, how should Perth manage the prospect of a big population increase?

WITH Perth on the cusp of a population boom, the city’s urban planners are mindful it is not just the central business district that is required to grow.

INNER-CITY apartment owners have been forced to cut rents and improve dwelling presentation in order to attract tenants in a competitive market.

More bureaucracy would be the worst outcome from the state government’s review of housing indemnity insurance.

PROPRIETOR of The Good Store, Marshall Martin, has a simple business philosophy – sell products people genuinely need that actually work.

THE Western Australian Planning Commission has halved its estimate of the number of lots available for housing in Perth, as property industry leaders warn the state is not prepared for another surge in housing construction.

THE state government has cleared the way for silicon producer Simcoa to double its operations near Bunbury, giving the green light for two additional furnaces to be built at Kemerton Industrial Park.

The waste management firm at the centre of a class action dispute over a methane gas leak at a Victorian housing estate is attempting to point the finger at the syndicate which owns the estate.

UNDER new regulations to be introduced by the federal government, accountants, mortgage brokers and real estate agents will no longer be able to provide advice to investors who wish to borrow to buy property with their self-managed super funds.

COASTAL developments in the south-western metropolitan corridor will establish the region as Western Australia’s premium aquatic playground, according to a local MP.

A BELMONT-BASED builder is staking its claim to a niche in the competitive Western Australian homebuilding market, by doing things a little bit differently.

Two Perth company directors have been charged by the major fraud squad with stealing and money laundering offences totalling more than $2.5 million relating to the Sandringham Hotel site development.

THE Master Builders Association has endorsed a recommendation to create a residential land bank and restructure LandCorp to alleviate housing shortages in Western Australia.

SPENDING on public venues has been a major issue for the state government in recent months, with cost blowouts and construction delays taking the shine off the new venues being built.

A shortage of large industrial lots is looming as a crucial issue for industry in WA.

A LOCAL syndicate at Ellenbrook has put forward its case for turning 2,000 hectares of vacant land north of the suburb into a light industrial and commercial hub.

MOTORISTS heading south down the Kwinana Freeway would have noticed five cranes looming over a busy construction site. On the corner of Murdoch Drive and South Street, the $1.76 billion Fiona Stanley Hospital (pictured right) is the biggest show in Perth

PLANS for a commercial hub at Canning Bridge include proposals for up to 10 storeys along Canning Highway in Applecross and Como.

METROPOLITAN land developers are predicting a significant shortage of housing lots later this year, as tight bank finance and the slow approvals process cause roadblocks in the development pipeline.

THE developer behind the contentious Smiths Beach resort proposal says it is pleased with Environment Minister Donna Faragher’s decision to give a scaled-back development the green light.

Salta Constructions has commenced winding down its operations at Raine Square after spending the past three weeks trying in vain to negotiate a settlement with project developer Saracen Properties.

In a move demonstrating confidence in Western Australia's commercial property sector, Georgiou Capital will commence construction on a Nedlands office development without pre-sales or tenant commitments.

Multiplex Living and Mirvac are pursuing apartment developments at Leighton Beach.

THE Western Australian property industry is the largest employer in the state, generating $9.4 billion in wages and salaries, but industry regulation is impeding further growth, according to new research by the Urban Development Institute of Australia.

Treasurer Troy Buswell today said he was seeking a $680 million increase in the Treasurer's Advance to cover higher spending commitments.

The nine-year courtroom stoush between two of Australia’s richest women has come to an end, with Angela Bennett winning the right to one of the Pilbara’s most valuable iron ore tenements from Gina Rinehart.

A NEW ‘toolkit’ has been launched to assist construction companies improve their recycling rates and reduce the amount of material taken to landfills.

HOUSING Minister Troy Buswell’s commitment to build 20,000 new affordable dwellings by 2020 is providing a lift for the sector, but the growing waiting list for public housing needs to be tackled by the private sector, according to social housing provider

Salta Constructions has terminated its lead builders' contract at Raine Square, claiming Saracen Properties has not attempted to resolve the dispute.

Launching a musical theatre company in Western Australia is simply responding to demand, according to Ian Westrip.

PERTH’S industrial property market is showing signs of renewed strength and confidence, although that could be undermined by supply constraints, according to the latest market analysis from Colliers International.