Emily Piesse

Holiday, mining market growth

Emily Piesse
13-Aug-2008
Twelve months ago, architect Jean-Mic Perrine began commercial production of his modular housing system, called the 'perrinepod'.

Rio takes more space at airport

Emily Piesse
13-Aug-2008
Eight months after revealing plans to build a remote operations centre at Perth Airport, iron ore giant Rio Tinto has signed a deal to lease 6,000 square metres of space at the emerging office park.

Uncertain times for housing market

Emily Piesse
13-Aug-2008
A series of market indicators for Perth's residential property sector have revealed the slowest June quarter in at least five years, but analysts are divided over whether the slowdown will continue.

$85m sale breathes life into commercial sector

Emily Piesse
13-Aug-2008
In a sign that Perth's commercial property market may be warming up, Wesfarmers House has sold to Jandakot-based Ascot Capital Ltd for almost $85 million, although the price represents a significant discount on the property's 2007 value.

Perron in $25m Mirrabooka pitch

Emily Piesse
13-Aug-2008
A $25 million refurbishment of the Perron Group-owned Mirrabooka Square Shopping Centre will be the first step towards a wider revitalisation of the area, if approved by council.

Rockingham apartments get under way

Emily Piesse
06-Aug-2008
Diploma Properties has joined the ranks of WA developers capitalising on the demand for apartments along Rockingham's waterfront, with plans to launch a new project later this year.

Suburbs to ease the squeeze

Emily Piesse
06-Aug-2008
Increased building activity in Perth's suburbs will create more than 400,000 square metres of new office space over the coming years, as more tenants are pushed out of the traditional CBD and West Perth markets by record low vacancy rates.

Developers oppose headworks changes

Emily Piesse
30-Jul-2008
Property developers in Western Australia are likely to face higher costs for water connections to projects in regional areas if changes to developer contributions, put to the state government by the Economic Regulation Authority, are adopted.

Go-ahead for $35m Coral Bay village

Emily Piesse
30-Jul-2008
The development of Coral Bay has been stalled for the past few decades, but the wheels of change have now started to turn, with site works for a village housing up to 400 people due to start in the near future.

Optimism despite slow South West market

Emily Piesse
30-Jul-2008
As the slowdown in Western Australia's housing sector continues, the number of properties for sale in the South West is rising, along with lead times on sales.

Construction costs to rise

Emily Piesse
30-Jul-2008
It's a matter of debate among those in the building industry as to how far construction costs will rise during the next year, but the consensus is that the double digit increases of the past few years will continue.

Council slams infrastructure proposal

Emily Piesse
30-Jul-2008
A draft policy to reform the way contributions for social infrastructure are sourced from residential property developers has generated mixed responses from the industry, with submissions from the Property Council of Australia (WA) and Satterley Property

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Rio Tinto$26.13bn
BHP Billiton Iron Ore$20.48bn
North West Shelf Venture$14.92bn
Gold Corporation$6.82bn
Fortescue Metals Group$6.68bn
Others$22.08bn
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