WA leaky pipes fix could hit $1 billion:BGC
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WA leaky pipes fix could hit $1 billion:BGC

New figures the home builder has released have blown previous cost estimates out of the water.

  • byClaire Ottaviano

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Locals nab gutted,derelict Gosnells home for half a million dollars

Locals nab gutted,derelict Gosnells home for half a million dollars

It went for $100,000 more than the asking price that made it Perth’s cheapest standalone property – but even the inflated price is well below the “new normal”.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
What happens when a threatened species gets in the way of a new Perth housing estate?

What happens when a threatened species gets in the way of a new Perth housing estate?

These spectacular little spiders are found in only one spot:in the pathway of a housing estate that received its environmental approval decades ago.

  • bySarah Brookes
Booze,punts and fancy hats:What it’s really like at Rosehill on race day

Booze,punts and fancy hats:What it’s really like at Rosehill on race day

The proposal to sell Rosehill racecourse for housing has upset the punters who are loyal to the fortnightly races.

  • byKayla Olaya
‘More than paint,less than a bulldozer’:This rundown property is Perth’s cheapest

‘More than paint,less than a bulldozer’:This rundown property is Perth’s cheapest

At $399,000 this stand-alone Gosnells home is the cheapest in Perth - but buyer beware,she comes with baggage.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
They refused to sell as a whole Perth suburb was built around them. Until now

They refused to sell as a whole Perth suburb was built around them. Until now

The six acre property in Hammond Park has been owned by the same family for nearly four decades.

  • bySarah Brookes
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Joey’s home is his castle. He pays $50 a month in rent
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Joey’s home is his castle. He pays $50 a month in rent

It was a case that “appears to have been lifted from the script of the classic Australian film The Castle,” said a NSW magistrate.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
‘Get with the program’:The issue holding back Sydney’s new homes
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‘Get with the program’:The issue holding back Sydney’s new homes

In the race to build 377,000 new homes in NSW over the next five years,Sydney Water is sometimes cast as the secret villain in the piece.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘Time-bomb of leaks’:WA homeowners irate at Iplex leaky pipes mess

‘Time-bomb of leaks’:WA homeowners irate at Iplex leaky pipes mess

The government has allocated $30 million to fix leaking WA homes with pipe manufacturer Iplex chipping in $155 million. But will that be enough?

  • byClaire Ottaviano
Downsizing the dream:Australia’s incredible shrinking houses

Downsizing the dream:Australia’s incredible shrinking houses

Familiar to consumers of chocolate bars,shrinkflation is now being used by Australians to deal with high-priced houses.

  • byShane Wright
Revealed:How many new homes are planned at a train station near you

Revealed:How many new homes are planned at a train station near you

Some suburbs are set for four times as many new dwellings as others.

  • byMichael Koziol