The increasingly outlandish mod cons are helping turn private sanctuaries into highly engineered, technologically-advanced spaces where people work, rest and play.
Kim Macdonald
A $1 billion housing precinct is on the cards in Rockingham, ahead of the defence boom.
What will Fremantle look like in 30 years? The result is just what the Fremantle Doctor ordered
Perth homeowners have already watched thousands vanish from their home values, and one of the big banks says the worst is still to come.
Adrian Lowe
Housing Minister John Carey has pleaded to the RBA to hold off on further rate rises with another hike tipped on Tuesday, as he blamed the four increases this year for falling house prices.
Oliver Lane
Westpac’s annual profit fell short of expectations at $6.81 billion as the big four bank forecast a near-11 per cent slide in house prices and its boss raised the prospect of more interest rate pain.
Ryan Johnson
Perth’s median home value has fallen more than $90,000 since April, and with another rate rise tipped this week, experts warn the correction isn’t over yet.
Anyone who ever wanted to stay on at the former Steves Hotel in Nedlands after closing time has the chance to never leave.
A castle with all the mod cons, fit for modern royalty right here in Perth.
Perth’s premier shopping strips are enjoying the best conditions of the past decade, according to Ray White research
Warburg Pincus has lifted its offer to $5.45 a security and brought in Australian Retirement Trust-backed Discovery Parks as rival AVID gets six weeks to make its case.
The State and Federal governments have copped a spray for stalling the property market as the ABN Group leader reaches a major milestone
One group of Aussie homebuyers is now more likely to be caught in negative equity, where they owe their bank more than their home is worth.
Stephen Johnson
There has been yet another twist in the $2 billion-plus tussle for Ingenia Communities Group, which will likely leave Perth-based residential developer Peet out in the cold.
Daniel Newell
Experts predict house prices across Australia’s capital cities will plunge by 13.5 per cent by the end of next year – with Perth not immune.
Stephen Johnson and Hannah Cross
Without a national definition of affordable housing, rents are often set too high and affordable homes seldom go to those who need it, a think tank reports.
Jacob Shteyman
Syringes thrown into backyards, night time screaming matches and people walking around with machetes are some of the dramas being dealt with by the neighbours of problem social housing tenants.
Melissa Sheil
About 20,000 West Aussies have seen their home values fall since they bought or refinanced, with two-thirds likely to be in negative equity, according to experts.
Developer takes swipe at greed in the sector as plans for a $180 million tower have collapsed again, after his company becomes the second on the project to go into liquidation.
The housing sector is grimmer than many people realise for our more vulnerable renters and homeowners, according to a new survey.
WA is struggling to build its way out of the housing crisis because of red and green tape, tax changes and CFMEU, according to the opposition housing spokesman.
There are some super-sweet concessions available for pensioners selling up the family home, from pension asset test exemptions and mega earnings on interest to free rent assistance from Centrelink.
Nick Bruining
Baby boomers keen to cash in before WA’s cooling property market gathers pace are looking to maximise their options under a range of senior-friendly rules.
They say your home is your castle and some people take the saying quite literally — by building magnificent manors out in the ‘burbs.
