Property

The city’s rental vacancy rate has risen above 1 per cent for the first time in almost three years, Proptrack says.

JJ Leach Group boss has slammed the state government’s ‘shovel-ready’ planning pathway after the developer’s $65 million Claremont project took years to be approved.

Government intervention in housing and energy spheres speaks as much to the lack of investor interest as it does political overreach.

Lester Group will sell a Jandakot site to a national property developer, which plans to build 46 warehouse units.

The industry has largely welcomed the federal budget’s investment in housing, but say more needs to be done if the country is to reach its housing targets.

Architects are increasingly repurposing existing assets, as the world’s focus on climate change intensifies.

Damian Collins says people tend to make more mistakes in a heated property market.

Malaysian developer SKS Group has put a development site on the market, where it has a $120 million apartment tower approved.

A $16 million Nedlands project remains unsettled after a development assessment panel deferred the proposal for up to four months.

Charter Hall has sold a seven-storey building, in the first St Georges Terrace office transaction in more than 12 months.

National property group Lendlease announced it would dispute a $112 million tax bill over an audit of a partial business sale.

ASX-listed property technology company Openn Negotiation has appointed administrators from KordaMentha, citing challenges with raising funds to continue operating.

The state government’s land agency has approved Sentinel Real Estate’s $65 million built-to-rent project in Subiaco.

Perth’s architecture community is mourning the loss of the MJA Studio director.

The state government has upped the stamp duty relief threshold for first home buyers, the first change made in a decade.

A Perth architecture studio is planning for the city’s growth as it expands its own footprint.

The Woolworths-anchored centre has changed hands from one Queensland group to another.

The $4 million property was purchased by a group of owners.

The $70 million purchase marks the second largest retail transaction this year in WA and was sold at 40 per cent below its replacement value.

The state government will offer owners of vacant properties a $5,000 incentive to put their houses on the rental market, in a bid to unlock housing stock.

Burtonwood Investment Partners and Saracen Properties have cleared a planning hurdle for its $55 million neighbourhood centre in Anketell.

The Claremont-based Proptech has signed a binding agreement to acquire the company.

The state government has committed $843 million for affordable housing and homelessness initiatives in the upcoming 2024-25 budget.

Town of Cambridge mayor Gary Mack has failed to sway his fellow councillors to buy a West Leederville site previously earmarked for a resort by Ricky Hirsch-led company FTD.

The 1930s Weeties factory turned family home owned by Tattarang boss John Hartman has hit the market, with the property expected to fetch offers in the mid $4 million range.

Property developer Adrian Fini said today governments are out of touch with normal people and Australia will only get efficient government "when Canberra burns down".

A shopping centre in East Bunbury has sold to South Australian investors for $4.72 million.

The Western Australian Planning Commission has approved a $280 million replacement of the 80-year-old Fremantle Traffic Bridge.

Peet non-executive director Tony Lennon and his family have bought a site that formed part of Prix D’Amour from William and Rose Porteous for $3.75 million.

Cygnet Bay pearl farmers have sued Windsor Knight for almost $2 million, in a legal dispute over office tenancies in a Subiaco shopping centre.

Paul Blackburne says developers who rely on investors could end up in trouble.

St John of God has proposed to build a five-storey private hospital in its Midland precinct, estimated to cost almost $160 million, to replace the services acquired by the state government.