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Consumers are not quite as gloomy about the property market.

‘Not a lot of political will’: The unpopular fix for our housing woes

New figures lay bare how far the cost of home ownership has soared out of reach, but a key solution seems elusive.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss

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A BGC ‘shell home’ (left) and one of its problem builds (right).

BGC churns Perth ‘shell homes’ amid class action over years-long builds

One of WA’s largest residential construction companies is under the microscope after buying vacant lots, building homes on them in less than a year and listing them for sale.

  • Sarah Brookes
Perth’s highest-median suburbs in the March 2025 quarter, according to Domain homepage image.

Rents soar in Perth’s most in-demand school zones

The cost to rent a house in some of Perth’s most in-demand school catchment areas has ballooned in a year, in one suburb by more than 50 per cent.

  • Holly Thompson
NAB has upgraded its house price forecast for Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide amid ongoing strong growth.

Perth property frenzy eases as house prices dip below peak

Changing conditions in Perth’s turbulent property market has seen the pace of gains slow, but some suburbs are still recording impressive monthly gains.

  • Sarah Brookes
Not enough homes are being built to house WA’s increasing population.

Perth’s property market is booming, but owners are still selling at a loss in these suburbs

Just five years ago, nearly half of all homes on the market in Perth sold for a loss, now it is a minuscule 2.6 per cent.

  • Sarah Brookes
The property market defied forecasts of 20 per cent price falls.

Where property prices rose most over the past five years

Around this time five years ago, economists were warning of 20 per cent house price falls. But the property market defied the gloom.

  • Elizabeth Redman
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NAB has upgraded its house price forecast for Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide amid ongoing strong growth.

Perth’s blistering house price gains end summer with a whimper

Perth has lost its mantle as the nation’s strongest growth property market with one property guru stating that the upcoming elections is a great time to buy.

  • Sarah Brookes
Perth property, housing, mortgage stress, suburbs, main picture: WAtoday

Perth’s $500k suburbs vanish as city plunged into ‘mortgage stress’

Perth was one of the few cities in Australia to see a rise in the time to save for an entry-priced house and unit deposit, according to a new report.

  • Sarah Brookes
Real estate groups have welcomed WA Labor’s pledge to raise the stamp duty exemption threshold.

Is it time for the WA government to axe stamp duty to get people moving?

With many potential downsizers living in sought after family-sized homes simply too big for their needs is it time to ditch the tax on buying property in Perth?

  • Sarah Brookes
The cheapest houses sold in Perth’s most expensive suburbs. Picture: WAtoday

The cheapest homes sold in Perth’s most expensive suburbs

A home for less than $1 million in Perth’s most expensive suburbs? It’s possible.

  • Sarah Brookes

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