Property

A proposal to add a swimming pool and pavilion to the late Alan Bond’s Dalkeith mansion has caused planners and lawyers to lock horns at a Nedlands council meeting.

The $3.7 million asset was sold to an eastern states investor.

Transport companies have swooped in on bus depots in Canning Vale and Midvale.

Property industry groups have backed the state government’s raft of planning reforms, including the medium-density code policy, which was reworked after receiving mixed reviews.

The WA government has relaxed planning laws for granny flats in a bid to bolster housing supply.

Property developer Ricky Hirsch’s building company FTD Construction has collapsed following a series of complaints and its registration being stripped last year.

HSBC senior executive Mark Tomasz is set to take the reins as Keystart chief executive, two months after Paul Graham’s resignation from the role.

The city continues to have the highest volume of vacant retail space in Australia, at 21 per cent.

Playing fields will be created on the site once mooted for a $1 billion apartment project, following the state government’s determination that the land was not suitable for development.

A Claremont-based entity has launched legal action against Dale Alcock Homes over allegations of "significant defects" on the construction of an apartment project.

The Subiaco-based developer has bought two lots that were held by the Roche family for several decades.

A development panel has greenlit a $140 million workers village in Broadwood that will add more than 350 dwellings in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

The Shire of Esperance is the latest council to join a mounting list of regional towns putting their hand out to the WA government to help fund workers housing projects.

Bunnings warehouses landlord BWP Trust has flagged a merger with Newmark Property in a $250 million deal set to create an 84-asset portfolio worth $3.5 billion.

The city’s office occupancy rates have improved, while national vacancy rates are at their highest in close to three decades.

Market conditions have paved the way for more developers to operate in Perth’s student accommodation sector.

The developer behind an approved apartment building in Nedlands has resubmitted the proposal to add extra height and dwellings, taking the estimated cost to $16 million.

Developers of a 35-room motel in the heart of Western Australia’s gourmet food province have been asked to addressing parking concerns before getting council approval.

An increase in the rate of home completions could signify a new start in the market, the Housing Industry Association claims.

Business partners Adrian Fini and Nic Trimboli’s multi-million-dollar proposal to redevelop a Fremantle heritage asset has been approved by a development panel.

Locus Development Group went back to the drawing board on its Fremantle townhouse plan after an assessment panel knocked back the proposal twice.

A family investment company has proposed to build an eight-storey apartment block in North Perth, estimated to cost $35 million.

A development assessment panel has approved a $79 million proposal to double the capacity of a Port Hedland accommodation that houses BHP workers.

Perth remains one of the tightest rental markets in Australia, with its vacancy rate sitting below 0.75 per cent.

Stockland has received unanimous support from an assessment panel for its $122.2 million complex south-east of Perth, set to be the its first WA lifestyle community with a land lease model.

FTD Construction founder Ricky Hirsch has launched legal action against a couple of his company's investors, who he claims made derogatory remarks on social media.

Perth builder Insideout Building has been placed in the hands of liquidators after it collapsed due to cost escalations and labour challenges.

The acquisition brings the national property fund manager’s WA hotel acquisitions to $66 million.

A 42-hectare wine property in the state’s South West has been earmarked for a $17.5 million holiday resort.

Elizabeth Quay could one day host a venue on the water, with the state government seeking expressions of interest in a second floating venue to be built and run on the Swan River.

Jarra Property has revised its multi-million-dollar neighbourhood centre proposal after a development assessment panel refused it over concerns of potential benzene exposure.

Residential builder Opus Homes has been hit with a wind-up bid from unhappy customers following a dispute over their North Coogee home, which needs to be demolished.