Planning and development
State help for home loans expanded, but it’s not hitting the right note: expert
State government lender Keystart announced on Thursday it was increasing the property price limit eligibility on loans from $650,000 to $730,000 to reflect Perth’s current median house price of $735,000.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Smaller than a basketball court: Lots shrink as developers urbanise Perth’s fringe
The dream of a spacious home with a white picket fence on a block with room for a pool has become a micro-lot congestion nightmare, says a prominent insider.
- by Sarah Brookes
Testing starts on groundbreaking light show for new Perth bridge
Ambitious plans to transform the eastern foreshore gateway to Perth city have reached new milestones, including testing of a state-of-the-art moving light show.
- by Emma Young
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Tourism
Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ approved in Fremantle
The $8 million tourism development cut its height to appease state planners, but that may not be enough for the angry neighbours abutting it.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Perth councils fire back on premier’s ‘unbecoming and baseless’ attack
A battle has erupted between the local and state governments after Premier Roger Cook implied Perth councils were being influenced by minority voices.
- by Claire Ottaviano
On the brink: the fight to squeeze more units into Perth’s failing apartment builds
Perth developers say apartment density needs to rise if the state’s housing shortage has any chance of relief.
- by Claire Ottaviano
West Aussies see urban sprawl, reaching net zero among Perth’s biggest hurdles before 2050
West Australians believe the state’s capital will need to rapidly decarbonise and diversify its mining-dependent economy, halt urban sprawl and support more apartments if it is to accommodate 3.5 million people by 2050.
- by Jesinta Burton
The multibillion-dollar project causing a big stink in Midland
Local resident Fiona Nichols says a smell from the work has started making her feel dizzy.
- by Jamie Freestone
‘No longer viable’ to build apartments in sprawling Perth
Perth’s urban bloat is widening, and the property lobby says it cannot get the workers to make starting any apartment projects worth it. Is Metronet to blame?
- by Emma Young
State has already spent $109m on East Perth Power Station, but there’s more to come
While unveiling the 8.5-hectare riverfront site as a key Perth Festival venue on Wednesday Planning Minister John Carey revealed there was still remediation work to be done to the building including removing asbestos.
- by Hamish Hastie
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