Business News The building industry will be required to undertake mandatory inspections of high-rise apartments and commercial buildings from 2026, in the most significant industry reform in more than a decade. The reform announced this morning by Commerce Minister Sue Ellery will progressively introduce mandatory inspections of new buildings in the years to come, starting with buildings […]
The Property Tribune Urban regeneration and the practice of repurposing underutilised spaces in key locations can breathe new life into a city and play an important role in the delivery of much needed housing in inner areas. HafenCity in Hamburg is Europe’s largest inner-city urban development project that is successfully transforming 157 hectares of former […]
Business News Environment and Energy Minister Reece Whitby says there is no conflict of interest in holding both portfolios, after the state government announced sweeping change to the environmental approvals process. The changes announced this morning have been welcomed by industry groups but met with disappointment by environmentalists, with Conservation Council of WA president Richard Yin claiming he wasn’t […]
Business News The capital growth potential of Western Australia’s undersupplied residential sector, coupled with its relative affordability compared with other states, is proving attractive for an increasing number of investors. WA has experienced an influx of eastern states capital into its housing market during the past few years, and investment from that cohort has remained […]
Australian Property Investor Magazine In the midst of the current housing crisis, debate around Perth’s urban growth and the need to continue to densify and diversify our housing stock remains at the forefront. While all levels of government and industry are on the same page when it comes to the need to deliver homes fast […]
WA BUSINESS NEWS
Perth’s property sector is still coming to terms with the implications of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority's recent decision to block two high-rise towers near Scarborough beach.
WA BUSINESS NEWS
Developers, buyers and tenants are eyeing mixed-use precincts across Perth's suburban property market.
WEEKEND WEST
The vacant land market figures in UDIA's June 2017 Quarterly Index showed a moderate increase in the average price of land in the Perth and Peel region.