Property

PROPERTY developer Danny Murphy expects to see his landmark project Ellenbrook back in the news as Western Australia moves towards a state election and bickering begins again about a promised railw

Monadelphous Group has established a new base in the Pilbara, taking a large tract of industrial land at Karratha’s Gap Ridge estate.

Western Australia’s building and construction industry has launched a new campaign to push for regulatory changes, saying residential development in the state has been stifled by more than just a “

The joint financiers of Raine Square have launched further legal action against Luke Saraceni, alleging misleading conduct over the use of proceeds from the sale of a stake in a residential develop

BHP Billiton’s new office fit-out in Brookfield Place highlights the emergence of a new trend in Western Australian workspaces.

Perth-based Automotive Holdings Group has sold five dealership sites to officially create its property syndicate; but will invest $6 million itself to finalise the sale.

The cities of Greater Geraldton and Mandurah will use multimillion dollar grants from the federal government to back local infrastructure projects, as part of the plan to support housing developmen

Lend Lease shares increased by more than five per cent after the company announced that it expects to post a modest rise in operating profit for its 2011/12 financial year.

Interest rates cuts are having a positive effect on the housing market, new research says, with median home values rising across nearly all capital cities, including a 2 per cent jump in Perth.

Australia's federal and state governments are failing to ease a national housing affordability crisis, according to a new report.

New home sales declined in Western Australia by 4.7 per cent in May, but the Housing Industry Association says conditions are right for the sector to bounce back by the end of the year.

The State Government has announced plans to develop housing for 5,400 people in South Hedland as part of its Pilbara Cities initiative.

SUBIACO-BASED building and construction outfit Northerly Group has been appointed to create a $15 million office building for Rio Tinto at Perth Airport.

THE latest figures from the National Housing Supply Council and the Australian Bureau of Statistics present a challenging outlook for housing accessibility in Western Australia, with a growing popu

Hilton Worldwide has announced it will build a $65 million hotel in Karratha to service increased demand from both the mining sector and the local community.

Perth has been tipped to record the highest growth in median house prices over the next three years, as buyers return to the market amid improving conditions, a report says.

The biggest office relocation in Western Australia's history is under way, with about 3,000 BHP Billiton workers moving into Perth's newest building.

With properties prices high and the housing market slow, Australians are holding on to their homes for longer.

The housing industry is reeling after national homebuilding starts dropped below global financial crisis levels, falling 12.6 per cent in the March quarter.

PLANS for hotel developments in Busselton and Albany could hinge on the application of state government incentives, announced last year to assist hotel investment in Western Australia.

Fremantle’s National Hotel has been sold for an undisclosed sum, with the historic building set to be converted into a Carnegie’s Bar and Restaurant and boutique hotel with a rooftop bar and café.

The Housing Industry Association has launched a stunning attack on the state government, saying its recent efforts to kick-start the sputtering new homes sector do not fix fundamental problems with

Scammers posing as insurance officers have targeted residents of a storm-hit home in Rockingham, south of Perth.

Former Midland Redevelopment Authority boss Kieran Kinsella has been appointed as chief executive of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, succeeding incumbent Tony Morgan.

Commerce Minister Simon O’Brien has introduced temporary measures to ease backlogs in building approvals, in an attempt to kick-start the struggling residential building sector.

WESTERN Australia’s building industry is scrambling to adjust to new laws regulating the sector, holding crisis meetings with state and local government representatives this week to attempt to halt

Two consecutive months of interest rate cuts have inspired borrowers to consider investments in the property market, a new survey has found.

BHP Billiton will move more than 3,000 staff into its newly completed office tower in Perth by October.

Motorists driving to the City of Perth will be slugged 20 cents extra per hour for parking, while property owners will be slugged an average of 6 per cent more in rates under the council’s new budg

The number of properties for sale in Perth has fallen to its lowest level for two years, placing renewed pressure on housing affordability, new research says.

Australia's top central banker says recent interest rate cuts are not designed to spare mortgage holders the pain of falling house prices.

CAPITAL city dwelling values continued to fall in May, driven by weakness in the market for detached houses.