WA has some very prominent philanthropists, detailed in our updated list of foundations, and there is a push to expand giving across the wider community.
Gary Dempsey Developments is set to take full ownership of a 1,500 square metre Scarborough block with uninterrupted ocean views after reaching an agreement with Cape Bouvard.
Developers are pushing ahead with plans for new projects, hoping recent government initiatives aimed at stimulating the sector will help cushion any further COVID and economic blows.
Sydney-based EG Funds Management has returned to Perth's commercial property market, splashing more than $90 million in the past month on office properties in the CBD and Leederville.
Accounting, auditing and advisory firm Pitcher Partners has made a move on its strategy to grow its presence in Perth by taking up residency at 12-14 The Esplanade, overlooking Elizabeth Quay.
Finders Resources has received the backing of some high-profile Perth investors in its opposition to a hostile takeover offer, with Euroz's Tim Lyons, billionaire Ralph Sarich and Brettney Fogarty among a list of shareholders to have indicated they will not accept the 23-cents-a-share bid.
The environmental group trying to stop work on the state government's Roe 8 project has been refused an interim injunction on construction by the Federal Court, but has vowed to keep fighting.
Interest in commercial property in Perth's CBD is on the rise, with interstate institutional groups and syndicators eyeing Perth as an alternative to crowded and competitive eastern states markets.
Brookfield Property Partners has confirmed speculation that Wesfarmers will leave its home of 30 years on The Esplanade for a new headquarters at the second tower at Brookfield Place.
Perth-based developer Twin Ocean Group has launched two major projects in Brisbane with a combined end-value of $300 million, with the developments largely funded by a network of Western Australian high net-worth investors.
The Sarich family's Cape Bouvard Investments Pty Ltd has made further investments in Mandurah, securing 9.9 hectares of land at 20 Hungerford Avenue Halls Head last week for $22.5 million.
THERE is strong speculation that another ownership change at Allendale Square is close at hand, less than six months after Cape Bouvard Investments bought half of the building for $45 million.
IN the biggest CBD property sale of the year, Ralph Sarich of Cape Bouvard Investments has snapped up two prime Perth commercial properties for $81 million.
