Property

Perth was the only state to show a drop in office occupancy in August but is the second highest in the nation.

Disability services provider Rocky Bay will relocate from its Mosman Park base after acquiring a Belmont site for $13.5 million.

An application to build a 13 and 11 storey apartment towers on a 4,700 square metre block in North Perth has been lodged.

Adrian Fini’s team is defending criticisms of the $280 million proposal’s bushfire management plan, amid the release of government documents that raised safety concerns.

A spate of transactions in Perth’s CBD is set to occur, with the low-profile Baldock family among the prospective buyers.

A company belonging to Monadelphous chair John Rubino has bought $6.7 million worth of shares in WA apartment developer Finbar, adding another link to the pair’s business relationship.

Shopping centre owners are increasingly exploring ways to incorporate residential components into retail districts.

The fitness franchise and east coast property group will move to a Churchill Avenue building that Performance Property’s directors purchased for $4.23 million.

Satterley Property Group will progress its plan to build a residential community and a school after acquiring a 31.36 hectare piece of land.

Silverleaf Investments has bought Bull Creek Shopping Centre from Stockland in a $78 million deal.

The property group has added Hillarys Shopping Centre to its stable, in a $34.2 million deal.

Liberty Flexible Workspaces has taken over the 1,400sqm Co.Lab space on Murray Street, making it the state’s largest flexible workspace provider.

Joydem has succeeded in appealing the City of Nedlands' refusal of its proposed development for a second time, with the State Administrative Tribunal granting approval.

Sydney-based GPT Group is set to manage AMP’s Karrinyup Shopping Centre, as the management of the group's retail assets changes hands.

A stoush between prominent western suburbs real estate agent Vivien Yap and a former client has taken another turn, with fresh contempt allegations that may require a new judge.

Frasers Property sold the 5,500 square metre site for $2.45 million to the east coast developer, with plans to develop retail and childcare assets.

Land covering almost 60 hectares in Mandogalup is within Satterley and Qube Property Groups' reach after the state government stepped in to override the local council's decision.

Billionaire Andrew Forrest has snapped up Cottesloe’s heritage-listed Le Fanu for $15.6 million after the property spent more than three years on the market.

Home values in Perth have decreased for the first time in 10 months, as CoreLogic’s home index dips by 0.2 per cent.

BGC’s board has hit pause on plans to sell the Buckeridge family’s billion dollar building products company as it grapples with supply chain challenges and industry-wide labour shortages.

The Supreme Court has quashed a bid to drag another party into a bitter row between two wealthy neighbours in Dalkeith.

The City of Perth has backed a $160 million proposal to revamp a strip of shops along Barrack Street on condition the heritage elements be protected.

Building approvals have fallen dramatically in WA, with the number of new dwellings sanctioned down 37 per cent in July.

Former Tracc director Nick Stanisis has won a legal bid to pursue two of his ex-colleagues on behalf of the company over a $91,000 deal the pair allegedly struck with their own software firm Cirrus8.

Construction is set to begin at Cedar Woods’ $100 million Eglinton Village, as the state government flags the possibility of more delays in bringing the train line to Yanchep.

Nine state government-owned sites are now on the market in a bid to increase the supply of social housing in Western Australia.

Julie Drago is among the industry veterans identifying opportunities in an increasingly tightening industrial market.

Qube Property has bought a Canning Vale industrial site for $6.3 million, while handing over $4.29 million to the state to acquire more land in Hammond Park.

Heytesbury’s $8.5 million plan to revamp the Margaret River Hotel has been given the green light, despite councillors withdrawing support over a move to waive the public art contribution.

The City of Karratha has approved its own proposal for an apartment complex in the CBD, in a bid to increase the housing supply.

The team behind a $36 million apartment tower in Como has received approval for its car parking plan following an appeal to the State Administrative Tribunal.

Investment in residential property as a rental asset has fallen away in recent years, with concerns that trend will continue.