Experts say WA will need to work hard to raise its appeal over other States for the limited number of immigrants with building skills coming into the country.
Adrian Lowe & Kim Macdonald
Building approvals have sky rocketed for the first time in seven years across the Shire of Harvey as increasing numbers of people continue to “race to the regions”.
Kasper Johansen
As default fears grow, shares of Evergrande have plunged to over 11-year lows.
AAP
Soaring prices are forcing people across the world to abandon all hope of ever owning a home — including here in Australia — and the fallout is shaking governments of all political persuasions.
Alan Crawford
Perth’s record low rental vacancy rate amid a chronic property shortage is pushing tenants out further, forcing workers into long commutes as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads.
Kim Macdonald
With remote working probably here to stay for many Australians, southeast Queensland is shaping as the nation's long-term growth centre.
Some property in parts of Australia exposed to climate change could experience valuation declines that leave lenders with less protection in the event of a default, according to RBA research.
Michael Heath
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says many small businesses are struggling amid ongoing lockdowns, and wages growth is likely to remain slow for some time.
Adrian Lowe
The Australian Bureau of Statistics says house prices in the nation's capitals rose by the biggest margin ever in the June quarter.
Colin Brinsden
The Benedictine Monks are selling 8000ha of land, including their working farm, at historic New Norcia, expecting to fetch up to $40 million.
Jenne Brammer
This year’s State Budget missed another opportunity to keep the building and construction sector ticking over while injecting established family-friendly homes into the property market.
Nick Bruining
Like all borrowing strategies, the gearing double-edged sword means that while it magnifies gains, it can also magnify losses.
Raymond Pecotic
More homes are being purchased sight unseen than ever before as locals are forced to compete against east coast and offshore buyers splashing cash on properties viewed only on the internet.
The construction market is red-hot, with the State recording 27,000 building approvals in the past 12 months. But the boom has a dark underbelly...
Charlotte Elton
West Australians are being pushed to strongly consider apartment living, with an extension of the stamp duty rebates for property in strata developments.
A staggering 20 per cent of premiums paid by strata groups in WA went towards government taxes and duties, including a terrorism insurance levy in some suburbs.
The State Government will fund 3300 new public housing properties during the next four years, a boost the housing minister says will ‘change lives’.
One suburb is emerging as the Cottesloe of the north, with surging demand pushing it to the top of the list of the most-viewed spots on the REIWA website.
Young West Australians are giving up hopes of enjoying a Bali blowout anytime soon and are instead turning their attention to bricks, mortar and the great Aussie dream of owning a home.
Daniel Newell
The probability that working from home is here to stay for many is likely to have implications for Australian housing markets, experts say.
At $520,000, you’ll be shocked at the life of luxury you can afford in Perth for the median house price that won’t stretch very far elsewhere compared to other parts of the world.
In recognition of the extraordinary impact he had on the country, his home was this week officially added to the WA State Register of Heritage Places.
A proposed nine-storey tower in Maylands by developer Luke Saraceni has highlighted the stark contrast between development in the inner city and in the western suburbs.
Gnangara will be the star suburb in a new plan for the East Wanneroo district that will guide development for 150,000 residents over the next 50 years.
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