Property

AHG, API launch property trust

Automotive Holdings Group has announced a partnership with Australasian Property Investments to launch a $66 million unlisted property trust. The trust involves five car dealer sites located in Perth and Sydney, AHG managing director Bronte Howson said.

CBD space plummets

Perth CBD office vacancy rates have hit their lowest level in three years, dropping from 7.8 per cent to 3.3 per cent in the six months to January.

Building approvals continue to decline

New data showing a continuing decline in building approvals means activity in the housing sector is set to remain soft for some time, economists say.

New home sales climb from low base

New home sales in Western Australia posted their second consecutive month of growth in December, but transactions are still significantly lower than where they were 12 months ago, according to new data released today.

Water Corp eyes sale of big Leederville site

A SIGNIFICANT parcel of inner-city land is being put up for sale by the Water Corporation as part of big changes taking place on the north-west fringe of the central city.

WA market not worst

FEELING a bit down as a result of the subdued Western Australian property market? Well, local homeowners ought to be thankful their assets are not in the US, where sellers have experienced the horrors of the lowest number of new homes sold in the 48 years since records have been kept. 

Not all grim in ‘slow and steady’ market

DESPITE the national 2.1 per cent fall in home prices in the December quarter painting an unflattering picture for the sector, property industry leaders remain optimistic about the year ahead.

Poor house prices add to rate cut case

Official data showing further falls in house prices have lent fuel to the case for another interest rate cut, economists say. Capital city house prices fell 1.0 per cent in December quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said on Wednesday.

Leederville land offered for development

A 4.1 hectare site surrounding the Water Corporation’s headquarters in Leederville has just hit the market, with Knight Frank calling for expressions of interest from developers.

Most Aussies expect a rate cut next month

Two-thirds of Australians are expecting an interest rate cut when the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets on February 7, with some anticipating a large 50 basis points reduction.

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