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Mandurah mansion sells with the lot for $5.5m. 10 & 11 Amity Cove, Halls Head Sauvage Properties - MANDURAH

House That!CommentsPremiumMandurah magic: Mansion on the estuary sells for $5m

A Mandurah mansion has sold with its entire contents — from its furniture and art work, down to its cutlery, coffee cups and bath towels — in an incredible bargain.

Kim Macdonald

Laneway House in North Perth has been listed for sale.

House That!CommentsPremiumNorth Perth’s divisive ‘wooden box’ marvel hits the market

A wooden box or architectural marvel? Views are split on an unusual home listed for sale in North Perth.

Kim Macdonald

Behind the scenes of The West's investigation into Victor Goh

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Who is Victor Goh? Perth’s most elusive businessman revealed

WATCH: Take a look behind the scenes of our special investigation into the mystery developer leading Elizabeth Quay’s billion-dollar face lift.

Matt Mckenzie

NightOwl Entertainment chairman David Heaton has opened Dave & Buster's in Clarkson.

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Hospo king plans huge Dave & Buster’s rollout across Perth

Dave & Buster’s in Clarkson is a hit by global standards. Owner David Heaton is now set to roll it out further across Perth and nationally, heating up the large format asset class in the process.

Kim Macdonald

A property market slowdown was underway before the federal budget due to rising interest rates. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Housing MarketCommentsPremiumFalling house prices will be worse than Budget forecasts: CBA

Reserve Bank officials will respond to economic growth figures and a home price slowdown as they front a parliamentary hearing on Thursday.

Jacob Shteyman

Allyce Palumbo bought a new home for $550k in Hilbert after taking advantage of the Summit Builders development branch for affordable homes.

HousingCommentsPremiumThe little-known measures helping West Aussies buy & rent

These little-known measures are saving people up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and getting them into homes.

Kim Macdonald

In a key indicator of a slowing Perth property market, it now takes nearly twice as long to sell a house than it did in February.

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Grim sign for sellers as Perth’s property market slows

The Real Estate Institute of WA will reveal new data that proves Perth’s property market is slowing. 

Kim Macdonald

DevWest were behind OneRichardson in South Perth.

Administration and liquidationPremiumTax man hits property developer with Federal Court claim

A prominent Perth property business has been hit with a Federal Court claim by the Australian Taxation Office, leaving the company in a battle for survival.

Matt Mckenzie

Homeowners face paying more for their properties than they’re worth as the housing market dips.

HOUSING CRISISVideo‘Disastrous’ prediction for thousands of new homeowners

‘For those that have recently bought, it’s a very real danger.’

Sarah Keszler

Australia’s auction clearance rates have crashed to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic six years ago in a clear sign Labor’s Budget could potentially turn off property investors for years to come and hurt renters.

Federal PoliticsCommentsBudget blamed for worst auction clearance rates in six years

Capital city auction clearance rates have crashed to a six-year low in a sign Labor’s Budget has discouraged potential investors.

Stephen Johnson

State Budget coffers are set to take a massive hit worth about $360 million to $720m amid an anticipated slow down in property sales.

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Fears tax changes to slow house sales leaving WA black hole

The volume of housing sale is arguably more important than capital growth. With tax changes announced in the Budget forecast to slow sales by ten to 20 per cent, the whole economy will feel it.

Kim Macdonald

Data from the real estate analytical firm shows Perth dwelling prices grew 1.5 per cent last month.

PropertyCommentsPremiumHow Perth homeowners are getting $4000 richer every week

It seems Perth’s housing did not get the memo anticipating a market slowdown, with new data showing a nation-leading price hike in May.

Kim Macdonald

Perth is apparently running out of land.

Herd on the TerraceCommentsPremiumRecord profits are developers’ promised land

Are Peet, Stockland and other WA land developers about to shut their doors forever? Plus: Fortescue boss reveals his passion for V8s.

Alessio Fini, the creative force behind Lawson Flats, speaks to The West on how he wants to make ‘real life irresistible’.

BusinessCommentsPremiumPerth creative’s challenge to make ‘real life irresistible’

In a highly-curated digital world and amid the proliferation of AI, the creative force behind members-only club Lawson Flats is seemingly taking on the challenge of making real life attractive again.

Cheyanne Enciso

Perth Wildcats owner Mark Arena (pictured) paid about $6.5 million for nine units to accommodate the basketball team’s US and interstate imports.

House That!CommentsPremiumWildcats make a splash with NINE townhouses for players

The Wildcats may not have beaten the Sydney Kings in last season’s semifinals but they have beaten another mighty opponent — Perth’s chronic rental shortage — purchasing nine Perth townhouses for its players.

Kim Macdonald

The median age of Australian property investors has risen to 51.

PropertyCommentsPremiumNumber of boomer property investors more than doubles

The median age of Australian property investors has risen during the past 25 years, with the Reserve Bank revealing new data as Treasurer Jim Chalmers introduced a capital gains tax and negative gearing bill.

Stephen Johnson

Peet is not the only local developer reporting strong numbers.

Commercial PropertyCommentsPremiumNo shortage of profits for land developer Peet

A fresh earnings upgrade for ASX-listed Peet has dealt a blow to claims the market is challenging for WA’s land developers.

Matt Mckenzie

Joondalup in 2050, according to council modelling

High-rise appealCommentsPremiumJoondalup step closer to being Perth’s second high-rise city

A vision set out for Joondalup in 2050 by the local council portrays a city with multiple high-rise towers, as well as significant growth and investment in key sectors.

Kim Macdonald

First look at the concept for the 236 Railway project in West Leederville.

Commercial PropertyCommentsPremiumLack of labour holding back Perth’s huge apartment boom

Apartments sales have hit a fresh high as one developer says only the labour shortage is holding it back. Anti-migration may be riding high in the polls but industry is calling for more skilled migration.

Kim Macdonald

House sales will plummet as investors digest the changes to capital gains tax discounts and negative gearing, a major bank has warned, while Labor MPs grumble privately about the Budget sales job.

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsBank’s warning on house sales after unpopular Budget changes

House sales will plummet as investors digest the changes to capital gains tax discounts and negative gearing, a major bank has warned, while Labor MPs grumble privately about the Budget sales job.

Katina Curtis

Student accommodation project on Telethon Avenue

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Two new towers to bring thousands more into heart of Perth

Two new towers have been approved for Perth City Link as one in three apartments built in 2028 is forecast to be affordable and social housing.

Kim Macdonald

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House on Monday.

TaxPremiumBusiness owners vow to ramp up fight against ‘ambition tax’

Opponents of the Federal Government’s Budget tax overhaul have vowed to step up their fight as the Prime Minister insists the changes will go ahead before any sector is exempted.

Ryan Johnson

For sales before May 12, NAB will still push through loans that were calculated using negative gearing, the memo states.

EconomyCommentsPremiumNAB tightens borrowing rules after negative gearing axed

A big four lender has tightened its home lending rules after the Federal Government removed a perk that allowed property investors to claim mortgage interest payments as a tax deduction.

Richard Henderson

Fran Quick and her husband Evan, along with kids Hank and Fletcher, have been living with Mrs Quick’s mother for two years while they save for a deposit.

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Staggering number of WA parents helping kids get first home

Cash gifts, free rent and guarantor support have become the new first-home playbook as families step in where housing affordability falls short.

Ryan Johnson