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Property mergerPremiumActon rings in Belle Property changes

Real estate group Acton is merging with a prestige east coast agency called Belle Property, creating a property giant responsible for $16 billion worth of annual residential house sales.

Kim Macdonald

Hopeful localCommentsPremium‘Hope for Subi’ as new business opens on Hay St

While some businesses are fleeing Hay Street as an ongoing spat continues between a developer and the City of Subiaco over a row of dilapidated buildings, the manager of a new 3D digital dentures clinic remains hopeful while setting up shop along the strip.

Victoria Rifici

Retail therapyVideoPremium60 big-brand names now open at new-look Karrinyup

After nearly three years in the making, Karrinyup Shopping Centre is today launching the first section of its new development in which more than 60 stores will open.

Kate Purnell

All goodPremiumQuick tick development assessment unit gets moving

The State Government has not rejected any projects proposed through its fast-track assessment unit, set up in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Kim Macdonald

Quieter streetsPremiumNew station a game-changer for Ellenbrook

FIRST PICTURES: Ellenbrook may be a sleepy suburb now but by 2031 it will have transformed into the busiest public transport hub in the north eastern corridor.

Kim Macdonald

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Skills crisisPremium
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Builder offers advice on fast-tracking quarantine hub

WA’s biggest homebuilder is investigating ways to fast-track accommodation at a potential Perth Airport quarantine facility, ahead of the McGowan Government’s skills summit on Friday.

Danielle Le Messurier

‘Sorry situation’PremiumLove scam victim hits back over $6m mansion sale fail

A woman caught in an alleged online romance scam has hit back at high profile financial planner Troy MacMillan and his wife Gemma over a soured deal to buy the couple’s City Beach mansion.

Neale Prior

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Game changer!CommentsPremium
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Bowling alley & video arcade for adults to open in CBD

The city centre — long derided for its lack of excitement — is on the cusp of an arcade-game and bowling alley-led revival thanks to a multimillion-dollar vote of confidence in Perth.

Kim Macdonald

EV drivers rejoicePremiumPerth gets its first Tesla Superchargers

Perth’s first Tesla Superchargers are set to go live next month, more than two years after Elon Musk initially teased the electric vehicle titan would launch one in WA.

Kate Purnell

It’s a whopper!PremiumHungry Jack’s founder Cowin wins Dog Swamp bunfight

Hungry Jack’s founder Jack Cowin has won legal ownership of his Yokine outlet’s drive-through in a bunfight with the neighbouring Dog Swamp Shopping Centre.

Neale Prior

Pindan collapsePremiumPindan ‘may have been insolvent’ months before collapse

However, the building company’s administrators say directors were of the belief that support from Pindan’s Singapore parent would keep the company alive.

Sean Smith

First lookVideoPremiumNew height mooted for $49m Mosman Park apartment plan

A $49 million proposed apartment block in Mosman Park has been reduced to six storeys in an effort to attract the support of State planners.

Jon Bassett

Pre-COVID levelsPremiumHundreds of people back in CBD as vacancy rates recover

Perth’s city office vacancy levels have returned to pre-pandemic levels after strong growth in the past three months, swelling the city workforce by more than 700 people.

Kim Macdonald

Going upPremiumIconic Baysie hot property after planning changes

Once a working man’s pub and now a favourite haunt of pensioners, the venue’s value took a sudden leap forward last week after planning changes put it in a highest-density area.

Kim Macdonald

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Housing crisisCommentsPremium
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Public housing homes sold off despite rental shortage

Hundreds of state-owned houses have been sold off by the McGowan Government despite more than 17,000 struggling families queuing up for government housing.

Joe Spagnolo

Why so secretive?PremiumPlot thickens as movers return to shuttered Adnate

Mystery and secrecy continue to shroud the past, present and future of the stylish The Adnate hotel, with PR flacks mastering the art of obfuscation. Here’s what a few moles had to tell us ...

‘significant risks’PremiumAdnate builder previously fined for safety failure

A luxury Perth hotel mysteriously closed and rejected as a quarantine site was the subject of State prosecution for botched building work.

Kate Purnell

‘Bulky’ designVideoPremiumBid to build $165m Burswood towers falls down

Plans to build a $165 million office tower in Burswood have been unanimously rejected after the design was found to be ‘good’ but not ‘outstanding’.

Sarah Brookes

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Sentiment surveyCommentsPremium
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West Aussies expect property prices to keep rising

Most West Australians believe Perth property prices will continue rising, with nearly seven in 10 people surveyed expecting values to increase over the rest of the year.

Kim Macdonald

‘No comment’PremiumMystery surrounds closure of luxury Perth hotel

A glamour 250-room hotel in the heart of Perth has shut its doors just 18 months after its lavish entry into the CBD accommodation market

Kate Purnell

Moving inPremiumWave of apartments set to crash on Scarborough beach

More than 1000 apartments could potentially be scattered along a 1km stretch of the Scarborough foreshore as developers eye the popular sun and surf haven.

Nadia Budihardjo

WFH falloutPremiumBaz blasts big city bosses over CBD’s empty shops

Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas says big city employers need to recall their staff to the office to help support businesses as vacancy rates in main CBD shopping hubs hit fresh highs.

Kim Macdonald

Repair orderPremiumSubi businesses await road relief after Hay St stoush

Subiaco business owners are breathing a sigh of relief with an end in sight to their suffering after the State Administrative Tribunal ordered Hay Street to reopen within weeks.

Laura Pond

Big undertakingPremium$8m funeral parlour to be built opposite Perth lake

Bowra and O’Dea has received development approval for an $8 million funeral parlour overlooking a popular Perth lake.

Lucy Jarvis