Another year of stellar property growth is on the cards for Perth with a key forecaster predicting a staggering price jump in 2026.
Kim Macdonald
This historic house is not everyone’s cup of tea, but there is no doubt it is an icon, and a bargain.
The new Breaking Point report from the Everybody’s Home alliance illustrated the sacrifices West Australians are making in order to pay the mortgage or the rent.
Plans to build an 18-storey tower and 12-storey hotel at a prime Scarborough location have been scrapped, with a scaled-back development now being proposed.
Liam Murphy
Plenty of questions are being asked about the touted redesign of Subiaco’s entire civic precinct, with its famous rose gardens in jeopardy.
Harriet Flinn
Perth’s relentless march of rental prices means households now require a six-figure income to comfortably rent in Perth.
Wondering where to invest in property in 2026? Seven Perth metropolitan suburbs and two regional towns have made the national Hot 100 list.
The site currently has a sign that reads: ‘Do not enter, toxic, polluted by BP.’
Sophie Gannon
Gina Rinehart’s mining company has expressed disappointment after the City of Perth refused a proposal to build a helipad on the iron ore giant’s new West Perth office.
Caleb Runciman
A controversial council proposal to elevate new estates in Busselton has led to developer claims it will add a $50,000 cost to each lot.
John Van Der Wielen succeeds Neale Fong and adds to his chairmanships of the ASX-listed biotech Orthocell and the WA Government’s Future Health and Research Fund.
Sean Smith
A 10-storey apartment tower in a train station precinct has been unanimously approved, paving the way for another major high-rise in the growing corridor.
Demand for WA’s traditional resources will moderate over the next decade but new economic opportunities will help maintain pressure on the local commercial property market, according to a new report.
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting will make its case for a helipad at its new West Perth headquarters at a council meeting tonight, where the proposal is set to face pushback.
Danielle Le Messurier
Property developers want to build a mix of residential and commercial space across buildings ranging from seven to 25 storeys on a vacant site next to a WA shopping centre.
Australians locked out of buying a house are now finding they can’t afford a unit with property investor activity at a new high for the decade.
Stephen Johnson
A donga in Balga advertised for $135 a night is everything that’s wrong with suburban short-stay accommodation, according to tourism experts.
Homes buyers need capital gains, inheritance, shares - on top of the median income - to buy most homes.
A developer is seeking bonus height for a western suburbs development with a promise the complex will meet significant unmet demand for family-sized apartments.
Investor claims critical mineral deal with US will help boost Bunbury, as it purchases historic homestead and motel in the seaside town.
Kim Macdonald, additional reporting Michael Palmer and Sophie Gannon
WA’s tallest tower project may be delayed yet another two years as planners seek an extension with a deadline looming.
New research from JLL shows just how much of a premium a sustainable office can add to rental costs
The directors of disgraced builder Nicheliving have had their homes raided and phones, laptops seized as part of an ongoing investigation.
Demand to buy a house among first home buyers has never been so intense.
