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Kim MacdonaldSenior Reporter

Kim Macdonald started at The Sunday Times in 1999, and spent five years covering politics and education. She then moved to London and worked for The Daily Express before moving to Sydney to work at The Daily Telegraph, including a six-month stint as acting business editor. She joined The West Australian in 2004 as IR reporter. Her media awards include the Arthur Lovekin Prize for journalism.

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PROPERTY CommentsPremiumWORSE THAN SYDNEY: Perth prices are absolutely rental

Perth is now Australia’s least affordable rental market, surpassing Sydney, and it also has the poorest housing standards.

Kim Macdonald

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NIMBYs, one day you can complain about flying cars too

Flying cars may be closer than we think, with prototypes emerging by 2026. Cities must prepare for this future with landing pads.

Kim Macdonald

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HousingCommentsPremiumPerth land sterilised by constraints, UDIA claims

Constraints on huge swathes of Perth’s land supply is preventing the development of 60,000 houses, according to a new report by the Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA)

Kim Macdonald

Square MetresCommentsPremiumWhy families and downsizers are target markets

A housing estate on the suburban fringe and an inner city apartment complex are targeting the same demographic of buyers, in a move that highlights changing community attitudes

Kim Macdonald and Justin Bianchini

Commercial PropertyCommentsPremiumHow our love of flat whites is shaping the suburbs

Suburban hospitality is on the rise, but is the market saturated? Some believe it is only a matter of time before weekend surcharges hit amid tight margins.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyCommentsPremiumGrim news for Perth’s renters continues

Still no good news for renters, according to the PropTrack index.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyPremiumBunbury emerges as regional housing hotspot

Bunbury, Funbury, Bunvegas. Whatever you call it, increasing numbers want to call it home, as the town becomes the biggest house price hotspot over the September quarter.

Kim Macdonald

WA NewsCommentsPremiumPerth’s future is so bright you have to wear VR goggles

Flying cars, four-day work weeks, 3D printed homes, school lessons in the metaverse and a shift away from WA’s mining-based economy. Welcome to Perth in 2050.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyCommentsHow house-swappers are revolutionising the world of travel

West Aussies are holidaying on the cheap across the globe via house swaps, with families also switching cars and even social circles.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyPremiumNicheliving boss’ wife selling ‘jewel in the crown’ home

The wife of Nicheliving director Paul Bitdorf has listed her unfinished home in the former builder’s Cottesloe development that was once spruiked as the jewel in the company’s crown.

Kim Macdonald

House That!CommentsPremiumWhat’s next for Perth’s booming property market?

East coast investors are turning away from Perth, causing the market to slow. Here’s what experts say will likely come next.

Kim Macdonald

House That!CommentsPremiumGaze at your car all day in this unique $3m Perth home

Car enthusiasts are no doubt impressed with a recently sold home that allows residents to gaze lovingly at their car on those never-ending summer nights.

Kim Macdonald