Property

The South West village of Cowaramup is gearing up for a spate of residential development activity as a handful of long-term land owners in the area prepare to subdivide their properties.

With the population of Margaret River estimated to almost triple by 2031, the Shire of Augusta Margaret River has embarked on an ambitious town planning strategy to ensure its village charm is not blighted by future urban growth.

It has been a big year for real estate agent principal and Force First National director Paul Tonich, who has made the most of Western Australia’s record breaking property boom by posting some records of his own.

Albany's first master planned community, Oyster Harbour, has attracted considerable buyer interest with the majority of lots in its first release selling out last week.

An $11 million central services facility will be built at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson to act as a meeting, shopping and entertainment hub for tenants and visitors from early 2008.

Northbridge will undergo a new phase of development activity next year as investors increasingly turn their attention to the area and a number of planned mixed-use developments get under way.

Surround Sounds managing director Dale Seeley is feeling right at home in his revamped Nedlands audio-visual store after its transformation into an integrated Smart Home complete

Staff rooms are out and informal spaces are in.

Sol Health managing director Dean Solly has unveiled plans to build a $15 million health and lifestyle centre at Butler, north of Joondalup, and has earmarked a second centre for

After nearly 13 years at the helm of boutique commercial property agency NSC Corporate, joint managing directors Steve Carulli and Nick Stanisis are shutting-up shop to join global property player Jones Lang LaSalle.

Architectural and design firm Woods Bagot is relishing its move to Fleet House on Murray Street, with its recent interior makeover injecting a new buzz into the business.

The Fremantle Surf Lifesaving Club has engaged Leighton Beach developer Mirvac to produce a concept plan for a major upgrade of its clubrooms on Port Beach Road.

Perth’s tight office market has acting Auditor General Colin Murphy concerned the government is wasting space.

Private developers may soon be required to spend up to 1 per cent of their city project budgets on providing public art, following a City of Perth review of its arts policy.

West Leederville will get its first shopping centre in August next year following moves by supermarket giant Coles to anchor a new $30 million retail and office complex under construction at 115 Cambridge Street.

The possibility of Broome becoming Western Australia’s second international flight hub next year is helping drive a major development push in the town, leading to strong sales of existing hotel properties.

Almost half of Western Australian homebuyers will do so without a partner even though affordability remains low, according to a survey.

Rockingham is shaking off its industrial image with a massive council works program and a number of residential and commercial developments concentrated on its foreshore precinct.

The town of South Hedland is about to get a $50 million dose of urban renewal from the state government’s New Living Program.

The State Administrative Tribunal’s recent approval of an $80 million 12-storey development for Hawthorne Place in Burswood has set the wheels in motion for a transformation of the Causeway precinct.

The upward movement in official interest rates has affected confidence among potential borrowers in Western Australia, according to figures from the Department of Land Information.

A further rise in interest rates next week, coupled with increasing housing prices and slow residential land releases in Western Australia, has industry analysts predicting a significant fall in housing starts in 2006-07.

Perth’s Royal Kings Park Tennis Club is aiming to host a Davis Cup tie after the completion of its $20 million redevelopment, scheduled for March next year, with club officials confirming they are in discussions with organisers of the tournament.

The Master Builders Association of Western Australia has awarded the 2006 Ric New medal for excellence to Pindan director of group dwellings, Chris Lillis.

The arena at the former El Caballo Blanco will echo to the clattering hooves of a new generation of Andalusian stallions from next year, as the resort’s new owners embark on a multi-million dollar upgrade.

BankWest’s plan to move its head office out of the iconic St Georges Terrace tower, and the subsequent decision by the half-owners to sell their share, have fuelled speculation about the building’s future.

Perth’s hotel market is showing encouraging signs amid a surge in new bookings, as hotel groups rush to complete refurbishments and share in the state’s boom economy.

Momentum is building in support of Western Australia’s first indoor ski park, while the entrepreneurial pair behind the ambitious $45 million project seeks formal designs and narrows the search for a location.

Perth Airport lease-holder Westralia Airports Corporation is to face court in December, accused by the state government of damaging an Aboriginal heritage site during land clearing in preparation for the new $100 million Coles Myer Distribution Centre.

Once considered a commercial blind spot in the heart of the city’s west end, Shafto Lane is now sharing in the spoils of a tight office market, boasting almost full occupancy and a growing lunch-time crowd.

PRIVATE developer Pivot Group Pty Ltd has signed a strategic alliance with Axiom Properties Ltd, which will provide Axiom with the first right to acquire each Pivot development project throughout A

Perth architects Sandover Pinder are leaving Subiaco for the city’s East End after buying the historic Cremorne Arcade Buildings on Hay Street for $2.6 million in April, with plans to extensively renovate.