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Step 1 Homes provides a solid foundation for every step of the homebuilding journey.

Enjoy a streamlined building journey all the way from finance to handover and beyond

For many first homebuyers, deciding to build can be an exciting opportunity to create a home of your own but navigating finance, government grants, home design and construction for the first time...

Step 1 Homes

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Artist’s impression of the residents’ lounge and games area at Parkside Residences by Finbar in Rivervale.

Lifestyle appeal, affordability and concessions make apartment developments a standout for first-time buyers

Government support and better-value apartments are giving first homebuyers more ways to enter the Perth market. 

Finbar

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Use reiwa.com to do your property homework and secure your first dwelling.

reiwa.com provides invaluable resources for homebuyers amidst shifting market conditions

Buying your first home is a major milestone.

REIWA

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(L-R): Forma Homes General Manager Shaka Repon, Luke Ransted and Forma Homes Systems Manager Steven Probetts.

Builder’s strong partnerships and simple process smooths your path to homeownership

Residential builder Forma Homes was established with the goal of delivering an improved building experience.

Forma Homes

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134A Petra Street, Bicton.

Bathed in lightConsidered design melds raw and refined elements

Privately perched at the peaceful end of a coveted riverside pocket, this home offers an opulent lifestyle with undisturbed Swan River views.

Skye Willow-Withers

REIWA President Rob Mandanici.

More peace of mind for strata owners

When you buy a villa or an apartment, you’re probably thinking about the location, the layout and whether it feels like home. 

Rob Mandanici

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UDIA WA President Grant Shepherd.

More work needed to meet housing target

With the National Housing Accord almost two years in, Western Australia is building at near-record levels, but completed homes are still not keeping pace with the Federal Government’s ambitious target...

Grant Shepherd

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Finbar Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chan.

What buyers really want from the ground floor

Many people who choose an apartment today want what a precinct offers, including a short walk to dinner, a cafe that recognises their order and a street which stays busy long after the office has closed.

Ronald Chan

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The Pearl complex in South Perth

Commercial PropertyPremiumSecond liquidation brings $180m luxury tower tumbling down

Developer takes swipe at greed in the sector as plans for a $180 million tower have collapsed again, after his company becomes the second on the project to go into liquidation.

Kim Macdonald

REIWA President Rob Mandanici.

Supply, not regulation, key to improving conditions for tenants

REIWA has a proud history of advocating for our members and the wider Western Australian community. I’m looking forward to building on that work over the next two years.

Rob Mandanici

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UDIA WA President Grant Shepherd.

Backing apartment delivery where it’s needed most

A critical part of addressing Western Australia’s housing challenge is delivering diverse housing options in locations where people want and need to live.

Grant Shepherd

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Finbar Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chan.

Comfort is becoming part of a property’s price tag

Most buyers inspecting a home still make quick, instinctive judgements about comfort.

Ronald Chan

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79 Tweeddale Road, Applecross.

Relax in refinementSuburban living with a fashionable edge

Crafted by luxury custom homebuilder Brian Burke Homes, this exceptional Hamptons-inspired property transcends the ordinary.

Skye Willow-Withers

A Warnbro mansion with nine bedrooms has sold $3.85 million

PropertyPremiumSee the palatial mansions popping up around Perth suburbs

They say your home is your castle and some people take the saying quite literally — by building magnificent manors out in the ‘burbs.

Kim Macdonald

Prices drops are happening as Perth’s property market slows, including this North Fremantle home which recently sold about ten per cent below its 2024 sale price.

House That!Premium$450k price drop on stunning home highlights market downfall

A $450,000 price drop on one of Perth’s most celebrated homes is a sign of the times.

Kim Macdonald

Como property listed for sale feels like a resort, set on 1400sqm with a swim-up pool bar.

House That!PremiumMassive Como home for sale takes pool house to a new level

Some homes take summer very seriously, like this resort-style home recently listed in Como.

Kim Macdonald

An aerial view of 194 West Coast Highway in Scarborough.

SQMPremiumMajor Scarborough beachside development up for sale

The first build-to-rent operator in Australia is selling a Scarborough site where it had approval for a 24-storey mixed-use development featuring 175 apartments.

Kim Macdonald

REIWA President Suzanne Brown.

Passing the baton but not the job

As I write my final column as REIWA president, I do so with enormous pride and gratitude.

Suzanne Brown

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UDIA WA President Grant Shepherd.

Laying the foundations for more homes

If there is one issue that continues to dominate conversations around the state, it is housing affordability and availability.

Grant Shepherd

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Finbar Chief Executive Officer Ronald Chan.

Perth apartments defying the national downturn

While property markets across the nation are trending negatively overall, underneath the headlines remain some pockets of positivity – particularly for apartment investors.

Ronald Chan

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Top bureaucrat Tim Marney is selling his Bayswater house.

House That!PremiumTop Perth bureaucrat selling massive treasured family home

Former undertreasurer Tim Marney and wife Claudine are seeking to downsize — and given the size of their home, it is fair enough too.

Kim Macdonald

Although fairly newly built by a retired naval architect and engineer, this Bremer Bay home used recycled materials, including recycled Reclaimed Jarrah beams sourced from Albany's historic Town Jetty.

House That!PremiumStunning Bremer Bay seaside home designed on back of napkin

An off-grid home has all the the luxuries you would expect from exclusive Bremer Bay.

Kim Macdonald

Property listings in Australia’s two biggest cities have fallen 16 per cent as realestate.com.au expects prices to keep falling. NewsWire / Monique Harmer

FINANCEPremium‘16pc’: Shock in key housing markets

Property listings in some of Australia’s biggest cities have fallen significantly, as realestate.com.au says it expects prices to keep falling.

Blair Jackson

Data released on Wednesday by the Property Council revealed that WA has already fallen 9800 homes behind its National Housing Accord target.

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We need to import more tradies and retain migrant intake

Everyone talks about skilled migration in terms of the demand on housing but it’s time to think about the impact on supply.

Kim Macdonald