Marsha Jacobs

PERTH property industry pundits are expecting a steady year for the residential property market in 2005 and a consolidation of last year’s market posit

THE final weeks of 2004 provided a double celebration for Limnios Property Group, marking not only 35 years in business for the family concern but also what James Limnios said was among the most successful years the business had experienced.

WESTFIELD’S purchase of a half-share in Whitford City Shopping Centre for $192.5 million ranks as the largest property sale in Western Australia for 2004.

BUOYED by Western Australia’s thriving economy, the commercial property market performed better than expected in 2004.

OWNER-OCCUPIERS and inves-tors are increasingly looking to the commercial sector as the capital growth in the residential market begins to plateau.

AS part of a drive to serve national clients, property specialist Raj Lawyers has opened an office in Perth.

WITH or without her flamboyant hairstyle, Patti Chong still makes an impact. The general counsel for the Corruption and Crime Commission is well known for her colourful clothes and personality, and so it came as no surprise that after hearing a radio

OFTEN those who have experienced tragedy first hand are the most passionate and dedicated when it comes to committing their time, energy and money to charitable causes.

THE High Court has overturned a decision by Western Australia’s Full Supreme Court in relation to statutory compensation for property affected by plann

PERTH’S contemporary jewelers have been given a new outlet with the Katherine Kalaf Gallery in Cottesloe, a cross between a shop and a gallery holding

MICHAEL Chaney’s philanthropy rated highly in a recent survey undertaken by WA Business News.

MINING and stock broking veteran David Reed has a long track record of giving both time and money to support not-for-profit and charitable causes.

MANY of us seem aware of the importance of ‘giving’ only when those closest to us are in need, or on special occasions throughout the year, such as Christmas.

THE Department of Land Information (DLI) was recently awarded an $11.3 million contract with a Swedish joint venture partner to provide land administra

A DECADE-LONG battle between Telstra and landowners over a buffer zone for a $300 million satellite communications centre has come to a head in the Western Australian Planning Commission.

WHILE increasing median house and land values are widely seen as positive, particularly by those already in the market, home affordability is rapidly becoming a sensitive issue in Western Australia.

A LEGISLATIVE loophole allowing buyers of off-the-plan apartments to later rescind their contracts has been amended, providing greater certainty for de

THE property rights issue was firmly on the political agenda last week in Western Australia and across the country.

WESTERN Australian development veteran Nigel Satterley will be selling 2,000 lots in a new $1 billion development in Busselton next year.

AN ability to deliver the right products in the right environment is an essential component in the ever-competitive retail world.

THE ability to specialise in a range of areas that combine to form a targeted business plan has served Julian Walter well throughout his career. 

ONE in five respondents to a recent Australian Institute of Management (AIM) survey believe they could lift their performance by more than 40 per cen

PERTH’S high hotel occupancy rates are set to experience some relief, with construction beginning this week on two new hotels in the CBD, both set for completion in Autumn 2006.

DESPITE a heated construction market, cost increases in labour and materials are eroding profits for some builders, particularly in the residential sec

THE owners of several prominent Perth buildings have made modifications to incorporate sustainable principles ahead of the release by the Green Building Council of Australia of its sustainability guidelines.

FORTY legal practices in Western Australia have decided to incorporate their businesses since legislation allowing for incorporation came into effect

FOLLOWING the lead of the oil and gas industry, property developers are increasingly using environmental offsets as a means of overcoming hurdles in the environmental approvals process.

Opposition leader Colin Barnett says a Liberal State government will look to establish a State-City of Perth planning authority to deal with planning in the city.

A new appeal division of Western Australia’s Supreme Court, designed to streamline the appeal process, will become active on February 1 2005.

The State’s principal real estate statutory body has reaffirmed its support for the industry’s current regulatory system after a Bunbury-based agency gained accreditation under a new, private system advocating ethics in real estate.