Property

Interest rates cuts are having a positive effect on the housing market, new research says, with median home values rising across nearly all capital cities, including a 2 per cent jump in Perth.

Australia's federal and state governments are failing to ease a national housing affordability crisis, according to a new report.

New home sales declined in Western Australia by 4.7 per cent in May, but the Housing Industry Association says conditions are right for the sector to bounce back by the end of the year.

The State Government has announced plans to develop housing for 5,400 people in South Hedland as part of its Pilbara Cities initiative.

Fremantle, Stirling and Murdoch are set to receive an economic boost, with the state government announcing plans to relocate 80,000 square metres of office space from the CBD to suburban locations.

A 1.68 hectare tract of land at Leighton Beach has been placed on the market, raising the possibility for further high density residential development just 200 metres from the ocean in North Freman

SUBIACO-BASED building and construction outfit Northerly Group has been appointed to create a $15 million office building for Rio Tinto at Perth Airport.

THE latest figures from the National Housing Supply Council and the Australian Bureau of Statistics present a challenging outlook for housing accessibility in Western Australia, with a growing popu

Apartment developer Finbar has announced the release of the second stage of its Karratha high-rise residential project, Pelago.

Hilton Worldwide has announced it will build a $65 million hotel in Karratha to service increased demand from both the mining sector and the local community.

Perth has been tipped to record the highest growth in median house prices over the next three years, as buyers return to the market amid improving conditions, a report says.

The biggest office relocation in Western Australia's history is under way, with about 3,000 BHP Billiton workers moving into Perth's newest building.

With properties prices high and the housing market slow, Australians are holding on to their homes for longer.

The housing industry is reeling after national homebuilding starts dropped below global financial crisis levels, falling 12.6 per cent in the March quarter.

PLANS for hotel developments in Busselton and Albany could hinge on the application of state government incentives, announced last year to assist hotel investment in Western Australia.

Apartment developer Finbar Group has upgraded its profit forecast for the 2012 financial year by nearly $4 million, on the back of strong performances at its 18 on Plain and Fairlanes developments.

Fremantle's National Hotel has been sold for an undisclosed sum, with the historic building set to be converted into a Carnegie's Bar and Restaurant and boutique hotel with a rooftop bar and café.

The Housing Industry Association has launched a stunning attack on the state government, saying its recent efforts to kick-start the sputtering new homes sector do not fix fundamental problems with

Scammers posing as insurance officers have targeted residents of a storm-hit home in Rockingham, south of Perth.

Former Midland Redevelopment Authority boss Kieran Kinsella has been appointed as chief executive of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority, succeeding incumbent Tony Morgan.

Commerce Minister Simon O'Brien has introduced temporary measures to ease backlogs in building approvals, in an attempt to kick-start the struggling residential building sector.

WESTERN Australia's building industry is scrambling to adjust to new laws regulating the sector, holding crisis meetings with state and local government representatives this week to attempt to halt

Two consecutive months of interest rate cuts have inspired borrowers to consider investments in the property market, a new survey has found.

BHP Billiton will move more than 3,000 staff into its newly completed office tower in Perth by October.

Motorists driving to the City of Perth will be slugged 20 cents extra per hour for parking, while property owners will be slugged an average of 6 per cent more in rates under the council's new budg

The number of properties for sale in Perth has fallen to its lowest level for two years, placing renewed pressure on housing affordability, new research says.

Australia's top central banker says recent interest rate cuts are not designed to spare mortgage holders the pain of falling house prices.

CAPITAL city dwelling values continued to fall in May, driven by weakness in the market for detached houses.

THE state government's move to strengthen codes of conduct in the property industry is credited with helping uncover three new real estate scams.

Housing and construction industry bodies in Western Australia are calling for decisive policy changes to address an unexpected blockage in the building approvals process.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's attempts to stimulate the housing market are having little effect, according to figures released today, with capital city residential property values continuing

Australia's housing industry says it has fallen into a recession after building approvals plunged to their lowest level since the global financial crisis, driven largely by a change in the approval