News Articles for Julian Walter

The collective wealth of the top 100 richest people in Western Australia amounts to $160 billion – with 19 billionaires – Business News' Rich 100 publication reveals.

Mark Pownall and Mark Beyer discuss Andrew Forrest, Cape Mentelle Vineyards, Julian Walter, CBH Group, Westpork and preview the next edition of Business News.

Matt Mckenzie reads the latest news about the state's gas supply crunch, Julian Walter's big Kojonup property deal, Tianqi Lithium, and Fortescue Metals Group.

The prominent home builder has sold 8,554-hectare Cherylton Farms to Canada-backed east coast agriculture group Excel Farms.

Lovegrove Turf Farm's founders are selling 15ha of land in Wattle Grove worth more than $20 million, after years of interest from some of the country's largest developers.

Builders are juggling surging demand for homes, shortages of workers and materials and their ability to deliver for buyers.

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

SPECIAL REPORT: Western Australia's record housing downturn has shaken up the hierarchy of the state's biggest builders, with ABN Group now topping the list and two new entrants making their way into the market's top five since industry activity peaked midway through the decade.

SPECIAL REPORT: Forecasts are finally turning positive for WA residential construction, as the industry continues to evolve its offering in a new era of increased housing diversity.

Osborne Park-based manufacturer Kreepy Krauly and homebuilder JWH Group were last night added to Family Business Australia's hall of fame.

SPECIAL REPORT: WA builders are responding to the industry's slowdown by giving potential homebuyers unprecedented choice.

SPECIAL REPORT: Divergent strategies are emerging as builders struggle to maintain relevance in WA's hard-hit housing construction sector.

The state's residential building sector is in line for the biggest single-year decline in building activity in its history.

Challenging conditions loom for homebuilders in WA, as demand for new housing slows after record-breaking peaks of activity last year.

SPECIAL REPORT: Home builder Julian Walter and company director Tony Howarth have spoken to Business News about how they are working together on the transition to the next generation at JWH Group.

Homebuilder JWH Group has recorded a small dip in profit, despite increasing the number of homes it started building over the financial year.

BGC is still WA's largest private company, but Hancock Prospecting looms large.

The state's biggest home builders are innovating to tackle Perth's housing affordability issues, but they say alternative construction methods are only part of the solution.

SPECIAL REPORT: Corporate donors say giving well means taking a targeted and strategic approach.

WE may live in a disposable society, but Western Australia's builders are increasingly being asked to build homes that will meet their owner's needs for longer, allowing them to more easily live in

Prominent family businesses have expressed concern over accessing appropriate advice and resources amid providing lessons for commercial success learnt on the frontline.

THE downturn in Western Australia's property market is continuing to challenge the residential building industry, with housing starts falling across the board and businesses being forced to adapt.

Western Australia's third largest building group, the JWH Group, has acquired the state's longest established housing company, Plunkett Homes.

CORPORATE philanthropy may not be immediately good for the bottom line but it keeps the staff happy, says J Corp director Julian Walter.