Katie McDonald

Retail property players are trying to keep pace with the structural shift in shopping habits accelerated by the pandemic.

Local property funds are casting their investment nets wide, as they seek to navigate increased competition for traditional assets.

Perth retailer Daneechi Swimwear continues to carve a niche in a saturated market.

The pandemic and uptick in e-commerce is continuing to drive the hype around industrial assets.

Perth-based CO-Architecture is tackling the contingent nature of the professional design industry with a new online marketplace.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald talks about the growth in Perth's industrial property market.

Perth’s office market continues to show signs of recovery, amid the threat of lockdowns and a shift to WFH.

Perth’s market for new apartments recorded its strongest quarter of sales activity since 2016, according to the latest research from property consultancy Urbis.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald talks about an uptick in activity in the commercial property market.

Public submissions have opened for 3 Oceans Property’s revised Scarborough apartments proposal, featuring three towers, the tallest reaching 46 storeys.

Blackoak Capital Ventures has been selected as the preferred proponent for the restoration and redevelopment of the Edward Millen Heritage Precinct in East Victoria Park.

Singapore-based developer Jean Yip Group has broken ground on its first Western Australian project, Elements at Carousel.

The Urban Development Institute of Western Australia is calling on the state government to commit to significant property tax reform in its upcoming budget.

Aspen Group plans to spend $52 million buying and refurbishing a portfolio of Perth apartments with an extraordinarily high 59 per cent vacancy rate.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald talks about momentum building for apartment developments.

Blackoak Capital Ventures has launched a $40 million investment fund targeting opportunities in the Specialist Disability Accommodation sector.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalist Katie McDonald discusses Perth's embrace of build-to-rent apartments.

GPT Group has confirmed it is in talks with Western Australia-based Ascot Capital to acquire its portfolio of commercial assets for circa $800 million.

Finbar Group has lodged plans for a two-tower apartment building on the site of the heritage-listed chemical labs in East Perth.

Far East Consortium’s plan for a 15-storey mixed-use development on the corner of Roe Street and King Street has been given the green light.

Mirvac Group has announced its intentions to sell its 31-storey Allendale Square office building along St Georges Terrace.

On today's episode of At Close of Business, journalists Jesinta Burton and Katie McDonald discuss how the State Development Assessment Unit has performed over the past year.

How has the state government’s streamlined development assessment pathway performed in the year since its establishment?

Build-to-rent apartment projects could solve the state’s housing challenges, but red tape remains a major issue.

Developers are pushing ahead with apartment projects, despite uncertainty clouding construction costs.

More than $951 million worth of Perth office assets have transacted so far in 2021, trending close to pre-pandemic volumes, according to the latest report from CBRE.

An application to build a multi-tower mixed-use development on Brighton Road is the latest in a series of towers proposed for the Scarborough area.

Fortescue Metals Group has leased more than 3,000 square metres of space at an office building close to its headquarters in East Perth.

The Town of Cottesloe is lobbying for tighter control over the significant development assessment pathway, following the approval of an apartment building last week.

An opening date has been set for the final stage of the $800 million Karrinyup Shopping Centre redevelopment, which will include a new dining and entertainment precinct.

Western Australia-based property syndicates Baron Property Group and Vanilla Property Investments have made a $10 million play for an aged-care facility as part of a new joint venture.

Gary Dempsey Development's contentious plan for an apartment building along Cottesloe's popular beachfront strip has been approved by the Western Australian Planning Commission.