Australia's building sector is plagued by poor work conditions and stagnant productivity, impeding the transport and energy projects the nation needs to grow.
Jacob Shteyman
The most expensive home ever sold in Morley has changed hands, and you won’t believe the price.
Kim Macdonald
A long-vacant historic site is set to get a new lease of life under the philanthropist.
US-based Barings, a global asset management company with US$380b under management, has entered Perth with a major transaction.
The September period marked the most profitable quarter since April 2008.
Perth’s hot property market may be on the verge of overheating but there are still some WA homes available for the less than the price of a clapped-out used car.
The penalties for breaching the two regulations are $50,000 each.
Interest in Perth’s retail property sector continues to gather pace, with WA’s Perron Group striking a near half-a-billion-dollar deal to hand a property giant a big stake in Cockburn Gateway and Belmont Forum.
Daniel Newell
Cottesloe has taken the crown for most expensive property sale this week — but is it still king of the coastal suburbs?
The City of Joondalup has unveiled its ambitious new economic development strategy, focusing on creating a high performing city centre.
Erick Lopez
A childcare facility has been approved for a residential precinct despite major traffic and parking concerns from locals.
Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
Perth has come a long way since the global authority on urban planning said it had the character of an oversized department store, with the world warming to the WA capital’s charms.
The Perth property market rally is not over yet, according to five key forecasters.
The former bosses of failed home builder Nicheliving have launched a shock bid to take back control of the company — amid revelations the business may have been insolvent for years.
Matt Mckenzie
Evidence that pointed to a row of heritage shopfronts in Subiaco as being a significant risk to public safety was found to be ‘shifting sands’ as new engineering evidence into the site was revealed.
Harriet Flinn
A mining sector-style microgrid installed at a metropolitan housing estate as a cost-of-living drawcard is set to reduce electricity bills by 20 per cent, with no up-front cost to homeowners.
Plans for a 19-storey student residence near UWA have joined the list of growing accommodation developments in the area and could provide housing for more than 450 regional and international students.
Australia’s shortage of housing is being exacerbated by a preference for renovations over new homes.
Sean Smith
Perth has this year garnered the highest share of national commercial property transactions in a decade as the west continues its run as the country’s economic powerhouse.
Affordability and lifestyle choices continue to drive up property prices in regional Australia, but there are signs the heat is coming out of the market.
Adrian Black
WA’s only winner in recent national apartment awards recognises a complex that was once the subject of a fierce community fight.
The release will bolster industrial land in Perth’s north-west corridor and is set to help economic development and create more jobs.
Offers on more than a dozen development projects in Perth close on Friday and will give administrators a firmer idea of what they can realise from the disgraced homebuilder.
Constraints on huge swathes of Perth’s land supply is preventing the development of 60,000 houses, according to a new report by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA)
