Stuart Duplock

THUMBING its nose at the more sombre facades of other St Georges Terrace buildings, the newly completed 182 St Georges Terrace has made a stylish entrance onto Perth’s main business thoroughfare.

THE pending final approval of the East Rockingham wastewater plant pipelines and a 2015 completion date for the ocean outlet marks the end point of a much-delayed approvals process for about 5,000 housing lots at Baldivis.

Cedar Woods has started formal planning for a 600-home subdivision project at the former Bushmead rifle range site near Guildford.

Property group Cedar Woods has acquired a 40.5 hectare residential development site in Brabham, in Perth’s north-eastern corridor, for $22.35 million.Cedar Woods state manager Stuart Duplock said the company was excited to build in the north-east of Perth for the first time.

Cedar Woods Properties has made its third significant Western Australian land acquisition for the year, adding a 35 hectare site in Byford to its portfolio.

SPECIAL REPORT: Perth’s northern and southern fringes remain the hotbeds for residential land development, but short-term supply issues have hit the industry's ability to keep pace with a surge in demand.

SPECIAL REPORT: Despite the state government’s best efforts, developers say bureaucracy is the main barrier to getting land to market in a timely fashion.

Population growth is slowing, but Perth is still expanding and the challenges of a maturing city mean land developers are in for another busy year. The annual Special Report also includes an updated list of WA's biggest land developers.

LWP Property Group has launched two new land estates in Perth’s southern suburbs, shrugging off slowing market conditions that are forcing other developers to look interstate.