Property

The building company is set to close its doors, following months of speculation about its potential collapse.

The state government says it will change legislation to address a planning issue at the centre of a dispute involving a proposed Shalom House rehabilitation facility in Craigie.

Rothelowman boss Nigel Hobart says the property industry needs to innovate and at times seek solutions outside local planning regulations.

While legal action over redevelopment approval for the Ocean Beach Hotel has been ruled out, the Town of Cottesloe has affirmed a continued contest over the state government’s assessment pathway.

The Quinlivan family, behind Skippers Transport, has bought the 1.8-hectare property, which changed hands for the first time in 25 years.

Architects and interior designers are adjusting their approach in response to the unstable construction environment.

A $20 million plan to restore the heritage-listed Edward Millen Reserve in Victoria Park is back on track after "lengthy negotiations" over the lease.

Hesperia has emerged as the leading proponent to redevelop two major car parks, which covers more than 12,800 square metres of land in Leederville.

A 43,489 square metre lot in Dalkeith has been earmarked to build a three-storey centre, estimated to cost $42 million, to cater for the lack of medical services in the area.

Construction for a $27 million primary school at Newman College is on track as part of a goal to house the entire student body in one site by 2025.

Workers have been told to stay away from the 40-storey St Georges Terrace building until a water leak impacting the lifts is fixed.

New research from CBRE has shown a 0.2 per cent increase in available space in Perth’s industrial properties, but it is still the second lowest nationally.

The Town of Claremont plans to acquire the former police station site on Stirling Highway, which has been on the state government’s sale list for years.

Perth builder City Residence has become the latest building company to fail, amid a tight construction market.

Warning bells are ringing louder in the commercial property sector as access to easy money dries up and rates keep rising.

A contentious apartment plan at the Chellingworth Motors site in Nedlands, estimated at $500 million, has been green lit almost a year after it was knocked back by the same panel.

Recent data shows a 5 per cent increase in the number of homes completed in WA in the March quarter.

The local buyers, who are brothers and dermatologists, intend to transform the vacant site into a warehouse and logistics facility.

The pressure on residential construction costs has subsided in Western Australia with the state recording the lowest quarterly increase across the country, according to CoreLogic.

The Elizabeth Quay and Melbourne hotels are expected to fetch $500 million.

Western Australian house and rental prices are expected to continue rising with properties selling at their fastest since 1998, new data has shown.

Billionaire Kerry Stokes is set to acquire a laneway behind his company’s Australian Capital Equity building, which has been public access for decades.

Listings for Perth property has hit a record low with numbers dwindling amid sky-high demand, a buyer’s agent claims.

The real estate group’s head of capital markets and managing director of the company for a decade is moving on after 27 years on the job.

A shed and patio business affiliated with former West Coast Eagles player Andrew Donnelly has attracted 60 complaints from customers since March 2022, according to Consumer Protection.

The volume of houses and units approved reached 994 in WA last month, as approvals fall to levels not seen since the 1980s.

UWA student accommodation provider St George's College has launched legal action against Palassis Architects and other defendants over allegations of building damages.

The property industry expects WA to have the highest volume of forward works and house price growth in the next 12 months, a recent survey revealed.

A transport and logistics company has bought the industrial site with a view to relocate there.

An east coast family has purchased a medical centre in Cockburn Central from a local investor.

Perth entrepreneur Steve Tobin has sold his prized Aravina Estate six years after he first put it on the market.

The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ruled over a dispute on the $21.5 million sale of a Perth CBD site that was formerly earmarked for the first Holiday Inn Express in Australia.