AN expert in intellectual property rights has expressed concern at the lack of reaction from within the building industry after a court case involving Seacrest Homes and Hillcrest
A UDIA study tour in the US will this week visit Seaside, Florida, which is considered not only to be a model for new urban planning, dubbed ‘new urbanism’, but was also the setting for Hollywood film, The Truman Show.
WHEN Brian Tikey was presented with a piece of satellite insulation material developed by NASA in 1996 he recognised more than just the technological achievement of the US’s space agency – he saw potential.
THE State’s two major brick producers say they are not
concerned by BGC’s planned brickworks operation, which could be up and running
in the next couple of years.
DEVELOPERS have been advised to engage in negotiations over Aboriginal heritage issues at an early stage in the development process to avoid the possibility of construction delays or prosecution.
AS the 10th anniversary of his decision to sell Growth Equities Mutual approaches, WA property investment legend Dick Lester is again contemplating the handover of a business he has founded and grown.
FOLLOWING extensive community consultation, the master plan for the Fremantle Prison Heritage Precinct is awaiting formal approval before redevelopment of the site can get under way.
THE WA Parliamentary Accounts Committee will head to Broome this week as it continues its examination of developer contributions to infrastructure costs associated with land development.
CAPITAL works projects announced in the State Budget are
expected to sustain the strong activity shown in the commercial building sector
over the past year.
CLAREMONT’S Bay View Terrace and Rokeby Road in Subiaco are Perth’s contribution to a new list of the 20 most expensive suburban shopping strips in Australia in which to operate.
LAST month’s State Government decision to abandon plans to sink the rail network was a blow to many proponents of increased residential development in Northbridge.
THE future of the land designated for the Fremantle Eastern Bypass is currently being used as a political football, leaving some doubt about the legal responsibility of real estate agents who may play a role in its possible sale.
SEVEN years after a Federal Government report into small business recommended regulatory reform of Australia’s planning and development processes, a planning model has been released for public comment.
SPECULATION that the State Government will offer stamp duty relief in the budget on May 6 has prompted industry groups to intensify calls for further easing of the burden on property buyers
A STRONG period of staff growth and the need for offices that better reflect the nature of the practice have prompted major accounting firm Deloitte to relocate its Perth operations from Central Park to Woodside Plaza.
DEVELOPER Stockland has entered into a public-private partnership by providing $2.4 million towards the cost of a new primary school at its Settlers Hills Estate in Baldivis.
In the first in an occasional look at commercial property precincts, WA Business News gives an overview of QV1, the home of many of our resources-focused companies.
THREE of Western Australia’s main property organisations have joined to form a body aimed at removing what they call the erosion of private property rights.
DEVELOPERS and the Property Council of WA have expressed concern ahead of a Government report due mid year concerning proposed changes to the residential components of tourism projects.
