Dan Wilkie

THE state government is facing a choice between providing builders’ warranty insurance in its own right or scrapping the requirement, following the withdrawal of Australia’s largest home indemnity insurer from the local market.

A GLUT of new commercial developments to come on line in Perth’s CBD this year will result in backfill vacancies in older stock, according to a leading office leasing agent.

The Master Builders Association has warned the state's largest home indemnity insurance provider's decision to withdraw from the market could bring the residential building sector to a halt without urgent action from the state government.

THE quarterly round up of median house price analyses has revealed a spike in Perth residential property values during the past three months of 2009, although the exact figures are in dispute.

UNDERLYING demand in Perth’s CBD office market is set to be boosted by the return of institutional investors in 2010, while supply constraints will ensure the office vacancy rate does not reach its forecast levels of 15 per cent, according to a leading ma

THE Wheatbelt will soon be home to the nation’s largest wind farm, as the Economic Regulation Authority seeks to clear the final hurdles to license Collgar Wind Farms, near Merredin. The ERA is currently seeking public comment on Collgar Wind Farms’ appli

A FLURRY of activity in the prestige property sector is a sign of the overall strength of the Western Australian economy, according to a leading western suburbs-based high-end property specialist.

THE full extent of Rick Stowe’s cash squeeze has become clear, with the Monaco-based tycoon being forced to put his prized Bullsbrook estate on the market in the wake of the $1 billion collapse of his Griffin Coal empire.

SUBIACO’S Australian Fine China redevelopment will set new standards for environmentally friendly and sustainable design, according to the Subiaco Redevelopment Authority.