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2024 was a strong year for sales in Perth.

The suburbs at the coalface of Perth’s chronic housing shortfall

The housing crisis is intensifying, says a new paper, revealing a swathe of Perth suburbs where available housing is unable to keep pace with growing demand.

  • Sarah Brookes

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Pain and gain: Perth’s biggest property winners and losers revealed

Perth home owners made record profits when selling, but there were exceptions, with sellers in one coastal suburb losing hundreds of thousands of dollars.  

  • Sarah Brookes
Raymond Pianto allegedly threatened members of the public in Bayswater before fatally striking a man with his car.

Driver accused of killing worker in Bayswater rampage faces court

Raymond Henry Pianto was allegedly driving erratically through Bayswater on Tuesday when he ploughed into several cars and a 52-year-old construction worker.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
The police incident in Bayswater on Tuesday.

Man arrested over Bayswater rampage had kids in his car: police

Police have arrested an erratic driver who allegedly ploughed into a pedestrian and several other cars with two young children in the back of his vehicle. 

  • Heather McNeill
Rising real estate taxes - along with finance, repairs and maintenance - are forcing owners to focus on outgoings, rather than just income.

Property goldmine: These 10 Perth suburbs eclipsed 30 per cent growth

The total value of property transactions in WA was worth $40 billion over the past financial year, with some suburbs recording gains of around 40 per cent.

  • Sarah Brookes
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti and Maylands MP Lisa Baker at the new Tonkin Highway bike pump track.

BMX under the bridge: Perth’s newest bike track opens under Tonkin Highway

The $1 million facility was built as part of the $400 million Tonkin Gap project which is nearing completion. 

  • Hamish Hastie
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Bayswater residents told stay indoors as firies battle waste facility blaze

An early morning fire at a skip bin hire facility has prompted a HAZMAT warning for residents.

  • Sarah Brookes
It’s becoming harder for young people to buy in to the great Australian dream of homeownership.

The proportion of West Australians who own their own home is shrinking

Australia’s property market is one of the most expensive in the world, with the time taken for first home buyers to purchase a home rising in Perth.

  • Sarah Brookes
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Big Don’s Smoked Meats serves world-class American barbecue from a former auto wreckers − and scores a hat

The one-time underground pop-up in Bayswater’s industrial area has developed a bold new blueprint for barbecue dining.

  • Max Veenhuyzen
Even more homes are going to be needed to deal with the surging population. It will just add to price pressures on one of the most expensive property markets in the world.

Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer

An influential industry body has identified five Perth suburbs as prime locations for transformative development near public transport, defying government logic.

  • Sarah Brookes

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