FROM humble beginnings in the 1960s, self-made construction baron John Roberts has steered his flagship company, Multiplex, to the pinnacle of the Australian construction industry.
NATIONAL law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth is to follow resources giant Woodside into Perth’s newest premium building, Woodside Plaza at 240 St Georges Terrace.
THE Brockwell Hospitality Investments/Western Plaza Corporation has granted the proponents of the Raine Square Property Trust a month-long extension to raise the minimum $7.5 million subscription it r
SPECULATION within the State’s development industry suggests the WA Government is considering an infrastructure levy on newly developed blocks similar to that implemented in New South Wales last year.
IN a win for the grass roots campaigning, the recently launched Land Tax Revolt campaign has received the backing of the Real Estate Institute of WA and the Property Council of WA, with other peak industry and community groups in sight.
FACED with increasing property management fees and wielding a thirst for more core business control, many of WA’s listed retail property trusts are moving away from managing agents to in-house shopping centre management.
LOCAL property development company Access West Developments Ltd has lodged a prospectus with ASIC to raise $5 million through an initial public offering, and will list on the Stock Exchange of Newcastle Limited (NSX).
AS coastal developments such as the South Beach development the Port Coogee Marina development make inroads on land availability south of Perth, the long-defunct South Fremantle Power Station is loomi
INVESTORS and property owners may be looking nervously in the direction of the Reserve Bank as pressure on interest rates builds, but their efforts to maintain strong returns on investments have an ally in the growing technology solutions provider sector.
While relocation can be a stressful business, in this week’s instalment of Outgrowing your Space Tracey Cook looks at ways to make the move as comfortable as possible.
THE State Government has rejected plans to build a $350 million international theme park, motor racing circuit and hotel on the 70-hectare site at the old railway workshops in central Midland.
In this week’s instalment of the Outgrowing Your Space series, Tracey Cook examines what tenants should be aware of when signing up a new lease to ensure that they can exit a premises in the most cost-efficient manner.
Given that most fit-outs are retained for at least five years, planning technology infrastructure is paramount to both a business’s operations and its bottom line, as Tracey Cook reports.
THE Property Council of WA has launched a campaign to protest the increasing levies to which the property industry is subject under the recently introduced Fire & Emergency Services Authority (FESA) levy.
A RECENT report by BIS Shrapnel has cast doubt on the projections of many property market commentators regarding the national residential construction boom.
IN keeping with the property industry’s growing awareness of all things sustainable, The Green Building Council launched its ‘green star’ rating tool for commercial office buildings last week at the P
