Johnno Wroth

Port Bouvard has been awarded the top prize in the high density development category by the Urban Development Institute of Australia, for its Oceanique development, near Mandurah.

THE property market around Mandurah may be in the doldrums, but major land developers have taken the breathing space provided by the global financial crisis to prepare for the next wave of growth in the sector.

WA-based property developer Port Bouvard has put the final 26 apartments of its Oceanique Development on the market at a significant discount.

Developers say WA is headed for a land shortage, just as the state government launches its plans to guide residential development in the metropolitan area for the next two decades.

ACCESS to finance for development projects in Western Australia has not yet recovered from the global financial crisis, according to prominent land developers and industry research.

THE rural townsite of Gidgegannup to the north east of Perth is perched for significant expansion if the master plan from property developer, Port Bouvard, lodged last week with the City of Swan and the Western Australian Planning Commission, receives app