The controversial $200 million facelift planned for Fremantle’s Victoria Quay by property developer ING Real Estate has come up against further opposition, with the City of Fremantle seeking to intervene in a review of the plan by the State Administrative
A mid-year fall in the number of new dwellings bought by first homebuyers was one of the first signs of a softening in Western Australia’s housing market in 2007.
New housing starts in Western Australia are exopected to fall by 12 per cernt this year and a further three per cent next financial year, according to HIA forecasts released today.
Building heights, view corridors and the placement of buildings were the key issues raised by the City of Perth’s planning committee in its report to council on the foreshore development.
The search for new office space, combined with a director’s retirement plans, were two triggers for the merger between McKenna Hampton Insurance Brokers and Centro Insurance and Risk Managers, which will come into effect from July 1.
Perth’s burgeoning office market may be encouraging developers to favour commercial stock over residential, but boutique player Match is finding strong demand for its apartments.
Residential builders may soon have an increased responsibility for the health and safety of their civil contractors, according to two new sets of regulations set to be adopted by the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection.
National construction major John Holland is set to move its Perth headquarters to Herdsman in a major signal that the suburban market has become a strong option for CBD companies.
The state government’s development of the Perth foreshore has hit its first major stumbling block, with the City of Perth’s planning committee overruling its administration to reject key elements of the foreshore plan.
More than two years after the site was bought by a private developer, debate over the future of the old Swanbourne Hospital grounds in Mt Claremont is continuing, with the City of Nedlands likely to reject the $50 million residential development proposed
The state government's plan for the Perth foreshore is expected to receive general support from the City of Perth at tonight's council meeting, despite a report from its planning committee criticising elements of the project.
Balcatta-based ticketing company ERG Ltd plans to sell half of its business to its major shareholder and lender after reporting a $104.7 million loss for the half year to December 2007.
The University of Western Australia has lost a Federal Court battle over the ownership of intellectual property held by its former employee Dr Bruce Gray and the company he founded, Sirtex Medical Ltd.
Rising interest rates and global financial uncertainty are having a tangible impact on Western Australia’s housing industry, with two sets of economic data indicating a downward trend in the local market.
Beyond the golden mile of Kings Park Road, a transformation is taking place in West Perth as developers pour money into the once-unfashionable end of the suburb.
Recent construction projects at Western Australia’s public universities have focused heavily on research, teaching and student facilities, but a new development at Curtin University of Technology will be radically different.
AS a spate of new construction projects get under way across the CBD and West Perth, the City of Perth has announced it will review its planning scheme for plot ratio and building heights.
West Perth-based developer Cedar Woods Properties Ltd has won a state government tender to develop the Harrisdale Village estate in Forrestdale, through a joint venture with the Department of Housing and Works.
Tensions between the City of Subiaco and the Subiaco Redevelopment Authority (SRA) over the China Green site development have reached new heights, with the former threatening legal action if its request to settle differences with the SRA through mediation
With anecdotal evidence emerging that Western Australians are taking shorter breaks more often, particularly in the cooler months, there is growing demand for self-contained luxury holiday homes in the South West and other popular regions
Mount Hawthorn could soon be competing with Subiaco and other near-city suburbs as a hub for businesses and as a lifestyle destination for young families.
A proposal to install a giant observation wheel on the Swan River foreshore has received enthusiastic support from two committees of the City of Perth.
South Perth-based property developer Finbar Group Ltd has received approval for its 15-storey office tower on the former Fairlanes Bowling site at 175 Adelaide Terrace.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has obtained injunctions against Perth property developers Kenneth and Morag Fraser and associated companies to stop the promotion of nine land sub-division schemes.
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia data released today show a fall of almost three per cent on the median house price for the March quarter, pulling it down from $470,000 at the end of last year to around $457,000 currently.
The trend towards more liberal retail trading hours in WA is gaining momentum with the state government approving extended trading throughout December and the City of Bunbury backing deregulation of trading through the year.
The Western Australian Cricket Association’s master plan for a redevelopment of its grounds – which would allow buildings as tall as the existing light towers in some areas – has been directed back to the drawing board by the City of Perth, due to a lack
Bibra Lake, Jandakot and Kwinana are expected to be among the strongest performing surburbs in Perth’s industrial land market over the long term, according to a report from Jones Lang LaSalle.
More than 20 years after it was established in WA, Burswood-based town planning and project management firm, Koltasz Smith, has been bought by UK-based environmental consultancy RPS Group plc.
THE management of Perth Airport has committed to releasing its redevelopment plans by the end of the month after Premier Alan Carpenter criticised the private owners for failing to respond to congesti
Regarded by many as a prime spot to house one of Western Australia’s biggest arts organisations, the former ABC studios site on Adelaide Terrace instead appears likely to be sold to property developers.
