Aussie couples without kids and people living alone make up the majority of households but property data reveals housing stock is built for bigger families.
Samantha Lock
It’s official - we are in the tightest property market for at least a decade.
Kim Macdonald
The State Government’s review of the WA Strata act are long overdue, with a quarter of West Aussies living in some form of a strata community.
Samantha Reece
The State Government is rolling out two key changes aimed at homebuyers and developers this week.
Why Mid Century design has been revived
A clip showing nearly 100 people lining up to view a rental in Perth has gone viral online, leaving Aussies outraged over the persistent housing crisis.
Fraser Williams
One of the original West Coast Drive mansions has hit the market in all its glory. WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO TOUR
Ben Wyatt has moved to a golf course. But with six board roles, will he ever have time to play?
After years of negotiations, a popular coastal resort in Perth’s north is now under new ownership.
Liam Murphy
Perth homeowners have been laughing to start 2025, cashing in with big profits on house sales to start the year.
Cheyanne Enciso
A parliamentary probe into the ‘efficiency, integrity and probity’ of planning decisions and land deals done in WA will push ahead after a motion pushed by shadow minister Neil Thomson cleared the upper house.
Simone Grogan
Peak building bodies have called for WA’s ambiguous building law to be tightened as customers turn to strangers on social media to figure out their rights amid the mass confusion.
Black mould, sewerage flow-back, balconies that turn into pools in the rain. The list of defects at Perth apartments prompts calls for 10-year repair guarantees
A Yallingup resort led by one of the State’s most prominent developers has been held up as an example of a “broken planning system” that would be scrutinised under a probe pushed by the Liberals and Greens.
A huge tech company backed by Australia’s sovereign wealth fund is planning a $415 million data centre in Maddington to chase the AI boom.
Matt Mckenzie
Construction has started on a new four-storey build-to-rent project in Perth’s inner-north, replacing the abandoned Stirling Towers public housing block.
Jessica Page
Q+A: Getting that first foot on the property ladder is becoming harder and harder, and as parents it’s natural to want to help your kids by going guarantor. But what happens to you if it all goes wrong?
Nick Bruining
Can you guess how much was spent on property in WA over the year? (Clue: For the same price, we could have bought supermarket giant Coles Group - twice)
The 1.2 million new homes target is ‘aspirational’ for the nation, but experts cast doubt on whether building that many homes is achievable in the time-frame.
Katina Curtis
The new price record exceeds the old one by 60 per cent, and it is not surprising with views like this.
The mansion was built the same year six British colonies united to form the Commonwealth of Australia. But while the world around it changed, the property is standing strong.
Perth CBD now has the second-highest office vacancy rate nationally, with the influx of new buildings and an increase in work-from-home arrangements being blamed for empty floor spaces.
The rise of AI has raised alarm bells over the thought of rapidly advancing technology taking not just people’s jobs, but their homes as well.
New $230 million development due in city promises hundreds of apartments and new entertainment hub
