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Local governmentCommentsPremiumFormer TAFE tipped for redevelopment into homes, open space

The City of Fremantle has backed the major redevelopment of a former TAFE site into dozens of homes and public open space.

Gabrielle Becerra Mellet

PropertyCommentsPremiumDenmark estate hits the market ... but will keep the wine

The Castelli Group is selling its five-star winery and restaurant set on 55ha of land in Denmark to focus on its core property business.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyPremiumTime to buy Australian offices after values tumble, AMP says

The Sydney-based wealth and pensions manager is looking to the domestic office market for opportunities amid expectations that prices in the embattled sector don’t have much further to fall

Amy Bainbridge

PropertyCommentsPremiumUnlikely Perth suburbs emerge as affordable home hotspots

An unfashionable pocket of south-east Perth has emerged as the home of the most booming affordable suburbs in the nation.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyCommentsPremiumNovember signals $10k sting for Perth homebuyers

The traditional November hike is about to kick into the Perth property market — and it’s bad news if you’re looking to buy property.

Kim Macdonald

EconomyCommentsPremiumCould cocktails on the beach make Perth a global hotspot?

Crown Resorts boss David Tsai says Perth is left wanting when it comes to beachside hospitality in a new report designed to catapult  WA’s fast-growing capital onto the global stage.

Simone Grogan

House That!CommentsPremiumLegendary Perth butcher puts prime slab of land on market

Perth’s best-known butcher Vince Garreffa is selling his picturesque Myalup holiday house — set between the beach and a lake — which he has owned with his brothers for 35 years.

Kim Macdonald

DevelopmentCommentsPremiumMulti-storey carpark approved for health workers, visitors

State planners have approved a $7 million project to build a multi-storey carpark for St John staff and visitors in Perth’s east.

Jessica Evensen

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The West Australian exclusive
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Town in race against developers over future of Floreat forum

The Town of Cambridge remains in a race against a multimillion-dollar investment group for first dibs in setting the redevelopment blueprint for an area surrounding Floreat Forum shopping centre.

Harriet Flinn

Commercial PropertyCommentsPremiumWA submarine jobs set to sink building skills mission

The new defence contracts are welcome but what does that mean for residential and commercial construction? Property player James Limnios calls for new initiatives

Kim Macdonald

PropertyCommentsPremiumDeveloper mulls options for Bay View Terrace future

Businessman JJ Leach is looking for a partner, or a new owner, for the $170 million project that has been 40 years in the making in Claremont.

Kim Macdonald

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The West Australian exclusive
ConstructionCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Nicheliving ‘secretly’ takes ovens, supplies from site

In an astonishing twist, Nicheliving is taking items of value from the homes it partially built.

Kim Macdonald

ConstructionPremiumHousing body pushes for overhaul after Nicheliving saga

The Housing Industry Association has called for a wholesale review of residential insurance and construction contracts after the Nicheliving debacle exposed its greatest flaws.

Kim Macdonald

Commercial PropertyPremiumHigh rises out of reach for residents, opposition says

Victoria's premier has been criticised for ignoring public feeling after she announced proposals to build 30,000 homes in inner Melbourne suburbs..

Melissa Meehan and Caitlin Powell

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Kim MacdonaldCommentsPremium
opinion
Builders should be made to pay up for long overdue builds

The State Government protects itself against delays when it builds through liquidated damages, but mum and dad builders are expected to just cop it when their homes hit a standstill.

Kim Macdonald

Kim Macdonald

PropertyPremiumEssential workers struggling to find affordable rentals

It’s not just the poor and unemployed struggling to put a roof over their heads. Essential workers find it difficult too, according to a new Anglicare report.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyCommentsPremiumLack of planners a handbrake on more crucial housing

A critical shortage of urban and regional planners is delaying new housing supply and infrastructure across the country, according to the Planning Institute of Australia.

Kim Macdonald

Housing MarketPremiumWA industrial strength delivers rewards

Westbridge warehouse jumps in value by more than a third in two years, highlighting how industrial is still reaping rewards

Kim Macdonald

PropertyCommentsPremiumNicheliving debacle sparks call for home build time limits

WA’s newly recognised Property Leader of the Year, Ian Armstrong, has thrown his weight behind calls for lengthy home builds to trigger access to Housing Indemnity Insurance.

Kim Macdonald

Major milestonePremiumQuay milestone at our newest riverside skyscraper

The project by Brookfield Properties and Cbus Property will feature 33,549sqm of lettable space including offices with riverfront views, open workspaces, collaboration spaces and end-of-trip facilities. 

Jessica Evensen

Housing market CommentsPremiumFOMO to GOMO as crisis pushes house hunters to boiling point

GOMO - grief over missing out - was coined by the property sector, but psychologists say it’s a very real problem with a surge in couples seeking counselling over housing pressures that trigger breakups.

Kim Macdonald

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opinion
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Nicheliving deal sets dangerous precedent in troubled times

Nicheliving claimed this week it had assets worth $100 million. Why is it not being pursued for an insurance bill worth up to $40 million?

Kim Macdonald

Housing MarketCommentsPremiumNicheliving co-founder was once Perth property’s rising star

Egyptian-born Ronnie Michel-Elhaj was once the rising star of Perth’s property world before it all went wrong.

Kim Macdonald

state politicsPremiumThe Nicheliving boss who went from the high life to hiding

Ronnie Michel-Elhaj has spent the past few weeks running away from the media, but in 2008 he was riding high on a wave of awards and accolades, reported to have a net worth of $68million.  

Jessica Page