Property

Notre Dame University has shelved plans for a new health, recreation and sports centre on its Fremantle campus, in favour of a proposed community leisure centre to be located

Broome’s accommodation sector is basking in the strong market for tourism assets with new resorts opening their doors and several developers preparing to launch significant new projects.

The Property Council of Australia (WA) is hosting a luncheon seminar on how the property funds management revolution is re-defining property investment in WA, October 19 at Burswood Entertainment Comp

With a median house price in excess of $610,000, rents for three-bedroom houses up to $1,000 per week and more workers yet to arrive, the Shire of Broome and the state government are trying to get more land onto the market to ease the housing crisis.

There’s no doubt Little Creatures pub brewery is a great place to enjoy a pizza and a few pints with some mates in the spring sunshine. And now, a new concept from the Little Creatures crew has provided a space that’s equally welcoming when the sun has se

There are no signs of a let-up in activity in Perth’s prestige property market, with predictions a handful of homes will break the $16 million residential sale record set in April

Two of the tallest residential apartment towers proposed for Perth – Capital Square and 18 The Esplanade – are vying for Western Australia’s apartment sale record, with offers of around $16 million already presented for their luxury penthouses.

Department of Premier and Cabinet Director General Mal Wauchope has announced the actions various government departments will take in response to the findings of the Corruption and Crime Commission announced today.

A failure to meet land supply targets and high land prices dragged the number of residential housing lots sold in Perth down 64 per cent in 2006-07, according to Housing Industry Association Executive Director Sheryl Chaffer.

A State Government-built boating facility worth $6.5 million has been opened at Monck Head, 1.5 km south of Coral Bay, Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has announced.

Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan has called for a greater share of Federal Government funding for infrastructure funding to be distributed to Western Australia.

Closed for two months to undergo a massive facelift, Miss Maud’s Carillon City Arcade pastry house still has a familiar feel. The refrigerated cabinet displays the same range of cakes and sweets, there’s plenty of timber and Swedish decorations, and the w

Perth CBD office rents may have eclipsed those of West Perth last year, but the fringe market is making up for lost ground with 300 square metres of refurbished B-grade space leas

Maintaining a focus on Western Australia’s second and third homebuyer markets has proved a wise move for several builders featured in the annual Housing Industry Association Housing 100 report released last week.

Scott Park Homes founder, Scott Park, has outlined some ambitious plans for his latest venture, Redink Homes, which entered the market in 2006-07.

CAPE Bouvard Developments is preparing to release its second luxury apartment project at South Beach off-the-plan early next year, following the recent sale of all 17 apartments in its Vueze develo

Jordan may be a minor trading partner for Western Australia, overshadowed by Dubai and other parts of the Middle East, but a number of local businesses are finding a niche for their products in the country.

The revitalisation of the Gosnells town centre during the past 10 years has been recognised with a prestigious international planning award.

Western Australia’s construction sector has surpassed Victoria in taking the third largest share of construction starts in the nation last financial year, behind new frontrunner Queensland, and New South Wales.

While Western Australia’s mining industry is well-represented on the list of the state’s top exporters, a number of manufacturing and technology companies are also creating significant export revenue.

South Perth-based agricultural investment company the ARK Fund Ltd has purchased a 41 hectare sugar cane farm west in Far North Queensland for $390,000, with plans to develop the property into a Teak plantation.

The sharp rise in CBD office rental rates in Perth during the past year is sustainable, according to recent research by Jones Lang LaSalle.

A group of Western Australian entrepreneurs played a significant role in changing the nature of the national home loan market, which as recently as 15 years ago offered consumers little choice in lenders.

The University of Western Australia plans to build a $30 million museum to house its indigenous arts collection on Stirling Highway after ending negotiations with the state government to use the former Sunset Hospital site.

The state government is seeking expressions of interest from tourism developers on a six-hectare piece of coastal land at Denham in the Shark Bay area.

CB Richard Ellis has taken a significant share of the city’s tenant advocacy market through its recent acquisition of the GVA SwaleHynes group.

With the new Cockburn Central precinct taking shape, the City of Cockburn has turned its attention west to Spearwood and Hamilton Hill, with plans for joint venture developments o

The Old Swan Brewery is best known for its restaurants, function centre and apartments, but its commercial office wing has attracted a new tenant in project management firm Emerso

An online system that has slashed processing times for building approvals is spreading to new building companies and local councils following a successful four-month pilot of the scheme.

A common fixture in high-density cities such as Tokyo and Sydney, vehicle-stacking technology has been proposed for just the second time in a Perth residential project, with the latest unit planned for an apartment complex in West Perth.

The opening of a $4 million privately funded, dual carriageway steel and concrete bridge over Millars Creek near Bunbury has given the all-clear for release of an additional 700 residential lots in greater Bunbury.

Western Australian property developer Dick Lester is preparing to diversify into retirement village and health care developments, as well as planning one of the largest residentia