Property

THE developers planning to turn land around Jandakot Airport into a major commercial and industrial precinct have shifted their focus to industrial tenants as the project nears a final environmental approval decision.

THE Real Estate Institute of Western Australia is predicting Perth's median house price to remain steady over the next 12 months, while the rental vacancy rate is tipped to decrease slightly over the next quarter.

Nomad Building Solutions has forecast a $12 million second half profit for 2009/10 but has warned of a first half loss of $1 million due to a downturn in orders.

The state government has taken the next step in the revitalisation of the South Hedland town centre with planning approval for the development of up to 130 townhouses and apartments plus commercial, medical and retail space.

The state government has announced plans for a development of more than 70 lots straddling the Bluff Point and Beresford suburbs, less than four kilometres north of Geraldton's central business district.

The City of Cockburn has been awarded $150,000 by the Fremantle Magistrate's Court following legal proceedings against Swan Bay Holdings for unlawful development of a roadway and concrete container yard operation.

An Applecross real estate agent, who had his licence cancelled due to misconduct, has failed in a bid to appeal against the cancellation.

Canning Vale has emerged as the preferred suburb among first home buyers in the September quarter, as the median house price for first time buyers edged up to $380,000.

PLANS for an 18-storey retail and office building opposite the Parmelia Hilton on Mill Street have been approved by the City of Perth.

IF you spend more than a few moments with David Hohnen you'll soon hear the words 'second generation'.

THE revitalisation of former industrial land at South Beach in South Fremantle has passed a key milestone, as national property developer Stockland expects residents to move into its Islands apartment complex by year's end.

HOUSING Minister Troy Buswell's reform proposals for public housing announced last week could not have come at a better time for national social housing provider Community Housing, which recently announced its intention to move into the Western Australian

WA land valuer Michael McKenna has been stripped of his licence for two years after he was found guilty of bribing public officers.

Alan Bourke has been elected as the new president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia, following the retirement of Rob Druitt.

NORTHBRIDGE-BASED Copraxis Architects says winning two out of three categories in LandCorp's regional affordable living challenge will allow it to shift its strategy and establish a larger presence in regional Western Australia.

BURSWOOD-BASED Aegis Aged Care Group has strengthened its ranking as the largest operator in the sector by taking over six facilities, despite financial pressures besetting the industry.

THREE Western Australian builders have been ranked in the top 20 in the Housing Industry Association's annual Housing 100 survey.

Investors in several Great Southern schemes face having their agribusiness assets seized by third party land-owners, after receivers were unable to secure financing to keep paying the leases.

The state government has revealed plans to increase foreshore land reserves for the Swan and Canning river systems as part of an overall plan to create a network of pathways, including one that stretches from Fremantle to the Swan Valley.

THE property development sector has strongly endorsed the state government's planning reform agenda, which was released last week by the Planning Minister John Day.

MISTER fix-its undertaking DIY repair work could be in for a shock, with the level of fines imposed on unlicensed plumbers doubling during the past two years.

LANDCORP is extending its program of regional collaboration with local governments and the private sector in an effort to avoid future land shortages.

TWO Western Australian interior design projects were commended at the Design Institute of Australia's state awards last week.

The redevelopment of Claremont Oval and its surrounds is set to go ahead after Planning Minister John Day tabled an amendment to a planning scheme in parliament.

Global company Nystar will pay $6.6 million to buy a major stake in Subiaco-based Ironbark Gold, and has agreed to a life-of mine offtake deal for the latter's Citronen lead-zinc project.

The state government has given the go-ahead for the Cape Peron marina project at Rockingham, which will provide much-needed boating pens and create business opportunities.

The state opposition says an independent small business commissioner and changes to the commercial tenancy act will better protect the rights of small retail businesses compared to amendments proposed by the Barnett government.

Planning Minister John Day has today released the government's planning reform agenda including the integration of environmental and planning approvals and appeals.

LAND development has changed substantially in the past decade or so.

PERTH'S commercial office market and the state's building industry are both looking to big gas developments such as Chevron's Gorgon project to be a key driver of activity.

KING Neptune has been waiting a long time for this.Amid much anticipation of rapid development, a six-metre high statue was built almost three decades ago, facing southward from a promontory at Two Rocks towards Perth, 60 kilometres distant.

IT is the land where Alan Bond infamously painted the sand dunes green to make the brochures look better.