Property

Investors have welcomed news that former Doric and John Holland manager Adam Harry has been named Diploma Group’s new chief operating officer and head of construction.

SPECIAL REPORT: The state’s construction sector has developed a unique initiative aimed at minimising the prevalence and effects of depression and substance abuse.

ASX-listed building company Simonds Group is set to pay $6 million to acquire Western Australia's eighth-biggest homebuilder Gemmill Homes, in a deal foreshadowed in September by Business News.

Western Australian builder Ray Kershaw has been named ‘young builder of the year’ by the Master Builders Association, marking the fourth consecutive year the national prize has been won from this state.

New home buyers are set to wear the costs stemming from the collapse of three Perth-based builders, including Gage Roads Construction and Capital Works Constructions.

Commercial developer Sirona Capital says the latest addition to its Adelaide Street shopping centre in Fremantle is a taste of what’s to come at its redevelopment of the port city’s Kings Square.

If you can't afford to buy a home at least you can take heart that rents are steady, and are likely to remain so for quite a while.

Construction giant CIMIC Group has launched a takeover bid for east coast residential developer Devine.

SPECIAL REPORT: Apartment projects typically rely on streamlined, slick marketing techniques to attract and secure buyers; now, however, developers are turning to technology not only in their advertising, but also in their building design to establish a point of difference.

SPECIAL REPORT: New players have big ambitions in Perth’s apartment market, with listed company Finbar Group and Golden Group heading our ranking of the biggest developers.

SPECIAL REPORT: Developers say Perth’s apartment market is the most challenging it’s ever been, but that hasn’t stopped a groundswell of interest in big projects. Click through to see our listing of Perth's 30 largest developments.

Perth-based online property portal Rent.com.au is making good on its ambition to become the website of choice for renters, with traffic to its website surging past 500,000 unique visitors during the month of October.

House prices in Perth's most exclusive suburbs have plunged by as much as 30 per cent in the past year as the mining downturn continues to bite.

LandCorp is aiming to raise at least $17.1 million from the sale of two apartment sites at the Perry Lakes development in Floreat.

Building age has emerged as the biggest factor in office vacancies in Perth’s suburbs, with newer developments struggling to attract tenants as the market gets tougher.

Pindan has won a contract to build the bulky goods development at The Shops at Ellenbrook, which forms part of the Insurance Commission of Western Australia’s $800 million property portfolio that has been put to market.

An independent expert’s report commissioned by Aspen Group has concluded that its takeover of the Aspen Parks Property Fund is fair and reasonable and superior to a competing proposal.

Perth home prices have suffered a steep fall in October, dropping almost 3 per cent as the number of new dwellings on the market surges.

Farmers behind Qube in fight for Asciano

Four months after accounting firms Moore Stephens and UHY Haines Norton merged, the combined group has settled on Exchange Tower as its new home.

Mirvac Group’s long-awaited next stage of apartments on the Burswood Peninsula could be facing further delays, with the developer seeking to extend the date by which it must commence the already approved project until January 2019.

Nestled in the heart of Nedlands, the Taylor Road IGA is not your usual supermarket.

AHS Hospitality founder Stephen Lauder is aiming to purchase up to 10 hotels around Australia through a property syndication venture he has established with Ascot Capital.

Consumer sentiment rebounded in October, up a significant 8.4% to 94.8 over the month.

Development and construction firm Match Group has unveiled a new corporate structure, while Qube Property Group has celebrated 20 years in the industry by updating its brand.

Aspen Group’s battle for ownership of Aspen Parks Property Fund has intensified, after Discovery Holiday Parks put forward a $135 million takeover offer for the business.

Outgoing Real Estate Institute of WA president David Airey has a succinct line of advice for his successor – “it’s not going to be easy”.

Perth's infamous eyesore mansion, dubbed the Taj Mahal on the Swan, will be demolished after the former fertiliser magnates who didn't complete it reached an agreement with the local council.

Chinese developer Sunlong Corporation will launch a $190 million apartment and commercial development early next year, after winning the right to develop the old Canning Aquatic Centre site in Bent

The state government has released plans to formalise a ‘protection area’ around the Western Trade Coast industrial area, pleasing existing industry but disappointing land developers.

The Di Latte family has cancelled plans to buy all the shares it doesn’t own in Diploma Group and privatise the business.

A new international player is keen on making a big impact in local property.