Property

Apartment developer Blackburne has sketched out ambitious plans for one of Perth's most contentious properties, after paying $25 million for the Subiaco Pavilion Markets site.

The Prendiville Group has confirmed it is the owner and operator of inner-city pub The Brisbane Hotel after former licensee Geoff Hayward placed his private company into voluntary liquidation.

Scentre Group is set to lift the curtain of its $350 million Westfield Carousel redevelopment at the end of this month, which will feature a new rooftop dining and entertainment precinct as well as an additional fashion mall, anchored by David Jones.

ASX-listed property group Vicinity Centres, which is looking to sell six shopping centres in WA, has exchanged contracts with a private Australian property syndicator for Flinders Square in Yokine.

Perth house prices suffered their largest monthly decline in almost a year, after slipping 0.8 per cent in July, according to the latest data from CoreLogic.

The city's pipeline of hotel developments is providing immense opportunities for local artists and art dealers.

Two large englobo sites, ripe for residential development and comprising 171.7 hectares in Eglinton, have been listed for sale.

Western Australia's improving economic outlook was a driving factor behind the decision by national design firm Architectus to open a Perth office, headed by former Woods Bagot executive Mark Mitcheson-Low.

Questions over the stability of Perth's office market have dogged the sector of late, but signs of an uptick in sentiment are emerging.

UPDATED: The massive block of land that once housed the derelict half-built mansion dubbed the "Taj on Swan" in Peppermint Grove has failed to sell at auction, but an offer was accepted on Friday 3 August.

Despite his non-linear career pathway, Brendan Gore's resources sector roles have provided invaluable experience for his leadership at Peet.

Design firm HASSELL has been appointed as the architects for the new $17.8 million South Regional Tafe Esperance campus, with planning and design works now under way.

Civil engineering contractor Ertech has been chosen to deliver the first stage of the City of Rockingham's plans for a $15.7 million revitalisation of its foreshore precinct, with construction to start on Monday.

Broad Construction has commenced building works at Hall & Prior's $90 million planned community Karingal Green, a new aged care precinct set to provide 160 beds, health and wellness hubs, as well as research and training facilities.

Apartment developer Finbar Group has lifted its net profit expectations for the 2018 financial year as a result of what it says are improved market conditions and project settlements.

Optus Stadium's awards winning streak continued over the weekend when it was acknowledged in different categories at two events held in Perth.

Local architect Kate Fitzgerald is winning converts to her plans for sustainability driven micro-lot house design.

Woolworths subsidiary ALH Group has had a win in the State Administrative Tribunal this week over its plans to develop a Dan Murphy's liquor store as part of its Como Hotel redevelopment, following a multi-year saga involving liquor licensing and the City of South Perth.

A war of words between two local construction groups has intensified, after Subcontractors WA referred accusations of intimidation by Master Builders WA to the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

Two high-end restaurants will join a 12-screen cinema as tenants in the $75 million Raine Square redevelopment project, the first stage of which is set to open in September.

Two reports out today highlight the weakness in Western Australian property prices over the past decade, including dramatic falls in some regional pockets, but the upside is the state has the most affordable housing across the nation.

Listed investor Growthpoint Properties Australia has struck a deal to buy a Wellington Street office building, the latest deal off the back of a healthy sales pipeline for Perth's commercial office market.

Demand for office space in West Perth has fluctuated widely with commodity prices and the mining sector's fortunes but the suburb is now attracting interest from diverse industry sectors.

A private Chinese investor has made its first move in Perth's property market, purchasing Kelmscott Plaza Shopping Centre for $19 million.

Pindan has been awarded the design and construction contract for the first stage of an $18.5 million youth care centre project in Midland.

Growth in population and jobs are two factors that will lift the volume of residential greenfields land sales, a recent industry event has heard.

Singapore-listed Fragrance Group is one step closer to realising its $180 million vision for a two-tower hotel-cum-office and residential development in the CBD's west end, with the City of Perth giving the project the green light.

The long road to an ASX listing for Nicheliving Holdings continues, after the property developer released its fourth supplementary prospectus this week, including details of its new 'big 4' auditor and a new director, and foreshadowing the release of a third replacement prospectus that will not have financial forecasts.

A Peppermint Grove property once home to the infamous ‘Taj on Swan' is set to go under the hammer, with the owners recently engaging Sotheby's International Realty to run a global sales campaign.

Sentiment towards Western Australia's housing market fell during the second quarter of 2018 but the state is expected to lead the country for residential property capital growth over the next two years, according to a survey of industry professionals.

Opinion: Sensible development is the only way forward for a city beset by urban sprawl such as Perth.

Western Australia-based developer and investor Lester Group has ridden the wave of a strong east coast property market and is now seeking more opportunities closer to home.