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Bush Legends CommentsPremiumThe chance moment that saved an historic West Aussie icon

How a visit from the National Trust saved the pride and joy home of WA’s famous McLarty family from being destroyed.

Steve Butler

Locked in, locked out PremiumWhy new home buyers will pay price for border closure

New home buyers will pay the price for the continuing border closure, with the cost of housing likely to rise amid the labour shortage, according to developers.

Kim Macdonald

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FIRST LOOK: Plans for $200m Smiths Beach village revealed

It’s one of the biggest commercial projects the South West has seen in a decade - including 61 holiday homes, a 65-room hotel, 36 camping spots and a retail centre on pristine beachside land.

Taylar Amonini

Market moverANZ drops home loan rates, matches Westpac

ANZ Bank has put more pressure on home loan rates and matched Westpac's lowest variable rate.

Steven Deare

Early moveCommentsWestpac brings forward home loan rate lift-off to August

Westpac chief economist Bill Evans expects Australia’s central bank will begin its interest rate tightening cycle in August with a 15 basis point hike as strong jobs growth drives faster inflation.

Swati Pandey

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Last ditch effort Premium
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Malaysian consortium wants The Vines Golf Resort

A consortium of Malaysian golf enthusiasts is seeking to buy The Vines Resort as part of a last-ditch effort to save it from being turned into a $200 million housing estate.

Kim Macdonald

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Green shootsPremium
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Tall timber to sprout in Perth’s concrete jungle

There are signs of green shoots in the CBD concrete jungle, with new plans for a 10-storey timber tower in the city’s Bishop See precinct.

Kim Macdonald

Evidence blastedPremiumRizzi cops judicial sizzle as judge orders Bentley sale

A judge has found property investor and builder Ric Rizzi appeared to change his evidence based on what he thought would best advance his case and made “unfounded assertions”.

Neale Prior

SEE THE LISTCommentsPremiumRevealed: The Perth suburbs with the biggest rental hikes

WA’s chronic housing crisis forced up rents by almost 66 per cent in pockets of Perth last year — and things are tipped to get even worse as the borders reopen next month. SEE THE SUBURBS WITH THE BIGGEST HIKES

Kim Macdonald

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COVID chaos CommentsPremium
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New builds put on hold as rental market tightens further

One third of approved apartments developments have been placed on ice amid skyrocketing labour and supply costs, stoking fears of a ‘crisis in housing supply’.

Josh Zimmerman

MY SPACECommentsA look inside Lajos Varga and Anna Balston’s summer home

This is a real-life story of neighbours falling in love. Before Lajos Varga and Anna Balston were engaged, they lived on the same street in Cottesloe.

Clare Ryan

App pushPremiumShares in Perth property play up after $2.5m capital raise

Burswood-based Rent.com.au announces successful results from oversubscribed capital raise in bid to boost its market exposure.

Adrian Lowe

Singapore slingPremiumPeet in Brisbane fringe shuffle as its focuses on projects

Residential estate developer Peet has struck an $80 million deal to sell 250 hectares on Brisbane’s fringe, just days after increasing stake in $3b Logan district project.

Neale Prior

Going upCommentsPremiumPerth property prices climb, with more tipped to come

A lack of interstate demand has pushed interest in Perth’s market out, though prices are expected to rise in the short-term this year ahead of the election and possible rate moves.

Adrian Lowe

Green light Multimillion dollar Rottnest Island revamp approved

The hotel is expected to become the new ‘heart’ of the island and will add new buildings while upgrading the existing complex.

Peter Devlin

Major reshuffleCommentsPremiumEastern States boss to replace Perth head at The Agency

Real estate group The Agency has moved its Perth-based managing director to a new role and promoted its Sydney-based chief executive in his place.

Adrian Lowe

Buyer beware CommentsPremiumMore building cancellations tipped for 2022

WA home builders are expecting a rise of cancellations in 2022 as soaring material costs cause project prices to blow out.

Kate Purnell

‘Freshest beer in town’ CommentsPremiumGage Roads finally hints at new venue opening date

Gage Roads is set to start pouring beers fresh from the tanks at its redeveloped and much-anticipated venue on the Fremantle waterfront.

Kristie Lim

Get readyCommentsPremiumMigrants, investors to fuel next phase of property boom

As WA and Australia reopens to the rest of the world, industry experts say migrants will help to lead the next phase of Perth’s booming housing market.

Kim Macdonald

Getting busyCommentsPremiumHomeowners get lucky twice in our red hot property market

Australia’s red-hot housing market is discouraging people who rent their homes from having children, while having the opposite effect on those who own their property.

Swati Pandey

safety concernsPremiumThe Adnate hotel in defect dispute with Jaxon

Attempts to fix shuttered Perth hotel The Adnate have been caught up in the liquidation of Harry Xydas’s failed construction group Jaxon.

Kate Purnell

Prime locationPremiumPerth architect’s $27 million apartment plan for Cott Beach

The upcoming transformation of Cottesloe Beach has stepped up once again with the third development proposal in the past month.

Kim Macdonald

House That! CommentsPremium$1.8m for home with 200 Hansard books, cop hat collection

An advertisement for a home with a study that displays more than 200 volumes of Hansard and a collection of police hats could only belong to one person...

Kim Macdonald

House That! CommentsPremiumGet a free $8m house with this City Beach land purchase

Capping off a crazy year in Perth’s real estate market is an astounding offer in City Beach — a free $8 million house.

Kim Macdonald