Property

The state government has released a new planning policy that places the onus on developers to provide telecommunications infrastructure.

Property commentator Trent Fleskens explores the Perth suburbs to invest in if leveraging the government's housing stimulus grants to build a new home.

MCS Services will provide security services to Raine Square until 2023 as part of a $5 million contract renewal at the Charter Hall-owned property.

Megara's $60 million proposal for an apartment project in North Fremantle has been approved, despite it originally being rejected by the City of Fremantle.

Limited new supply, high yields and a rebounding resources sector are elevating the appeal of Perth's office assets.

Although the pandemic has emphasised business can be done from anywhere, commercial property players are banking on the value of four walls.

Sentinel has received development approval for the final stage of its $124 million build-to-rent project, Element 27, in Subiaco.

The City of Fremantle has recommended the refusal of an eight-storey mixed-use development on McCabe Street, citing concerns over scale and height.

The number of loans for home construction nationwide set a new record during September, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.

Dale Alcock's ABN Group recorded a decrease in revenue from its Western Australian operations over the past financial year, while revenue from its Victoria operations increased.

City of Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt explores tree loss and community pushback in relation to what he claims is a wave of 'dumb density' taking place across Perth.

CoreLogic's national home value index recorded positive growth for October, with Perth's housing values up 0.6 per cent amid a tightening rental market.

The state government has released a new planning policy for the development of activity centres, replacing guidelines that are 10 years old.

Privately owned investment company Perron Group has reported a rare annual loss after making big write-downs in the value of its shopping centres and other assets.

Construction has started on Stockland's new residential community in Glendalough, the national land developer's first urban infill project in Western Australia in more than 20 years.

National office sublease space jumped by more than 30 per cent in the September quarter, with sublease space in the Perth office market increasing by just 2.2 per cent.

Construction has started on Shenton Quarter, a $140 million apartment and retail development by Iris Residential and Primewest.

With property groups increasingly understanding the potential of heritage assets, Business News explores some of the state's prominent heritage redevelopments and those in the pipeline.

Blackburne has announced former Little Creatures general manager Miles Hull will establish a tavern at the bottom of its One Subiaco apartment block.

The state government has unveiled its finalised Subi East master plan, which includes proposed development height guidelines.

The state government has purchased 32 off-the-plan apartments across Perth as part of its $319 million Social Housing Economy Recovery Package.

Government housing stimulus packages have helped resuscitate the ailing residential building industry, but will the demand be short-lived?

Resources and agribusiness are supporting demand for industrial land, as Lester Group and Elders take up spots at Harvis' Muchea industrial development.

Mortgage delinquency rates are worst in Western Australia and will continue to increase across the country more generally over the next year, according to Moody's.

Luke Saraceni is set to launch an appeal in a bid to resume a $200 million claim against the Commonwealth Bank over the Raine Square project.

Brookfield Properties has received development approval for its plans to build two mixed-use towers at Elizabeth Quay.

Eight of Western Australia's nine regional centres recorded an increase in median house prices in the September quarter, with Karratha continuing to achieve by far the biggest gains.

Construction and building payment platform ProjectPay has received a 100,000-pound grant to trial its payment system on a 20 million-pound project in London.

COVID-19 has changed the way we move around, but are those behaviours likely to persist? Business News investigates in part four of our WFH series.

Perth's residential vacancy rate continued to decline over September to 0.96 per cent – only the third time in 40 years it has fallen below 1 per cent.

South Australian-based DiMauro Group has appointed Colliers International to manage the Armadale Shopping City, following the settlement of the group's acquisition this week.

The construction arm of BGC Australia has secured the works to build boutique apartments in Claremont, as part of a $14 million state government project.