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PropertyPremiumFugitive ‘scammer’s’ luxury Perth home to go under hammer

The former oceanfront home of self-styled property mogul Ricky Hirsch will go under the auctioneer’s hammer but the scores of mum-and-dad investors who were scammed of their savings won’t see a cent.

John Flint

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Joondalup hotel and apartments plan spark fierce debate

Residents have taken to Facebook to express their support and disapproval of the plan, with some citing height, traffic and effect on property values as issues.

Justin Bianchini

Commercial propertyPremiumCBD closer to becoming city for students as tower tops out

Another 736 students beds are well on the way to being delivered this year as UniLodge Perth Central tops out, but where will all the 10,000 ECU students live?

Kim Macdonald

Housing MarketCommentsPremiumHere’s how much you’ll save if RBA cuts rates next month

It’s been a good while since millions of homeowners could seriously consider the benefits of an interest rate cut on their bruised and battered family budget. That all changed today.

Daniel Newell

Offices CommentsPremiumWhy your WFH ‘long weekend’ is coming to an end

Hate Mondays? They might get worse amid a push to end the ‘unofficial long weekend’ for those working from home on Mondays and Fridays, according to new research.

Kim Macdonald

HousingGetting off the gas with an all-electric community

More people are getting off the gas to embrace all-electric homes, which save 38 per cent greenhouse gas emissions.

Kim Macdonald

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Shocking revelation after Perth builder Modco’s collapse

New estimates by liquidators Hall Chadwick have revealed fresh details about the company’s debt.

Matt Mckenzie

HousingCommentsPremiumREVEALED: The four safe investment zones for WA property

Four WA areas have made a top 50 list of safe places to invest across the nation. FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE

Kim Macdonald

HOUSING MARKET CommentsPremiumTwo suburbs record some of Australia’s biggest price hikes

Two battler WA suburbs have experienced a ‘Cinderella’ year in the property market, winding up in the top three of a national list for suburbs boasting the highest price growth in 2024.

Josephine Hingst

NeighbourhoodsCommentsPremiumThe suburb agents say is in Perth’s ‘most amazing position’

This affluent suburb has a relaxed feel, differing in atmosphere from its busy neighbour Subiaco, giving residents the best of both worlds.

Caitlin Vinci

Courts & JusticePremiumEx-lord mayor’s husband Scaffidi fights assault charge

The property developer husband of former Perth lord mayor Lisa Scaffidi is set to go to trial, fighting an assault accusation.

Rebecca Le May

House That!CommentsPremiumProperty price record smashed in unexpected suburb

This Perth suburb’s property values have quietly jumped 24 per cent in the past year — but one home has set a price record you would expect to see in the western suburbs.

Kim Macdonald

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Learning from Europe’s charming mid-rise apartment blocks

Perth has never really embraced medium density housing - or done it well. But Europe can teach us how charming mid rise life can be.

Kim Macdonald

Kim Macdonald

PropertyCommentsPremiumApartments in the western suburbs to skip council scrutiny

New year plans to build more mid-rise in Perth’s western suburbs have started rolling in as a second multii-million dollar development in the Town of Cambridge is on the track for State approval.

Harriet Flinn

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WA house builds in nation-beating jump but missing target

Perth is building again with housing completions up 33 per cent — but it still lags the National Housing Accord goal.

Kim Macdonald

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South Perth tower plan rises from COVID ashes

An apartment tower previously dumped over COVID challenges has been resurrected in a smaller form.

Kim Macdonald

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Elders Wool Stores in $110 million redevelopment plan

The proposed redevelopment in Fremantle would boast eight hospitality venues, offices and about 200 apartments. SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE HERE

Kim Macdonald

PropertyPremiumHousing affordability blow as construction costs go up

The cost of building a home continues to rise, making it harder for builders to meet supply targets and alleviate housing affordability.

Jacob Shteyman

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumAFG’s ‘match-making’ arm makes first broker purchases

Lifespan Mortgage Services and Melbourne’s Empower Wealth Group are the first businesses targeted under a new plan to buy minority equity stakes in successful home loan brokers.

Sean Smith

PropertyPremiumPerth’s pine tree oasis now a popular family suburb

Once a pine plantation, this family-orientated suburb has become one of the most highly prized locations south of the river.

Caitlin Vinci

AFLCommentsPremiumWarner’s Applecross mansion buy fuels speculation of WA move

Sydney star Chad Warner has purchased a lavish home in Perth as speculation continues to rage around the West Australian’s future. 

Mitchell Woodcock & Jackson Barrett

PropertyPremium‘Home Alone’ house fetches above asking price at $US5.5m

A suburban Chicago house made famous by the movie Home Alone was sold for $US5.5 million in a rare deal that closed above the asking price.

Miranda Davis

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Why the so-called ‘experts’ keep getting it wrong on housing

It remains true that house prices could crash but it’s at least equally likely that there will be a slow decline in inflation-adjusted prices, which will gradually increase housing affordability.

Raymond Da Silva Rosa

Commercial PropertyPremiumClick go the shears as Fini targets Wool Store revamp

Adrian Fini-backed Human Urban will within weeks reveal a $110 million proposal to revamp the famed Elders Wool Stores in Fremantle.

Matt Mckenzie