Sarah Brookes
Sarah Brookes is a journalist with WAtoday, specialising in property and government and is the winner of four WA Media Awards.
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Renters break the bank to live in Armadale on the back of 120 per cent rent rise
Pundits say the rental market has reached an affordability ceiling, so property owners can no longer expect to see tenants offering significantly over asking prices for properties.
- by Sarah Brookes
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The ‘quick-fix’ renovations that could save WA home owners (and the government) big on power bills
With another sizzling summer approaching and energy efficiency disclosure laws in the works, new research gives the inside scoop on what upgrades households can prioritise.
- by Sarah Brookes
The Hollywood Hills-style Airbnb that out-earns WA’s premier
Hollywood Hills? Nope, this luxury house is in the Perth Hills. And it has the potential to draw an eye-watering annual revenue.
- by Sarah Brookes
One-third of Perth suburbs are now ‘million-dollar markets’
An analysis of 300 Perth suburbs has revealed a third are now million-dollar markets, joining a list that, for the first time, includes four suburban unit markets.
- by Sarah Brookes
Bursting at the seams: Which suburbs are soaking up Perth’s skyrocketing population?
The state’s population has swelled since 2019 and the growth is being absorbed in some surprising places, according to new analysis by KPMG Australia.
- by Sarah Brookes
Rate cuts may be imminent. What impact will they have on Perth house prices?
With inflation now edging towards 3 per cent, markets are pricing in potentially up to four rate cuts next year.
- by Sarah Brookes
WA’s population is booming, but it’s not thanks to our birth rate
Western Australia’s population has grown by 89,000 people in the past year, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
- by Claire Ottaviano and Sarah Brookes
With listings soaring in some suburbs, has Perth’s competitive house market turned a corner?
When rates drop it will be ‘kerosene on the fire’ according to one property analyst.
- by Sarah Brookes
WA is a laggard in childhood vaccination uptake – so which areas are our worst?
WA has the second-lowest number of fully immunised five-year-olds in the country, and in some towns the rate is below the level needed for herd immunity.
- by Sarah Brookes
Satterley’s Perth Hills housing estate granted federal environmental approval
Australia’s biggest private land developer has been granted federal environmental approval for its proposed offset plan for a contentious housing development in the Perth Hills.
- by Sarah Brookes
The cheapest places to build in Perth – and WA’s most expensive
West Australians are paying 42 per cent more to build new houses than before the pandemic – and the most expensive places to build are attracting a premium for one reason.
- by Sarah Brookes
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