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State help for home loans expanded, but it’s not hitting the right note: expert

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

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

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
Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ approved in Fremantle
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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

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

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
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West Aussies see urban sprawl, reaching net zero among Perth’s biggest hurdles before 2050

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
As it happened: WA news on Friday, November 15

As it happened: WA news on Friday, November 15

Follow our live coverage here.

  • by Holly Thompson
The multibillion-dollar project causing a big stink in Midland

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

‘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

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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