NEWS: Nimbys v Newbies as unit prices soar
It's Nimby's versus Newbies as it gets easier for first-time buyers to get a loan while Inner Sydney locals fight apartment block plans.
Noodles-only rule for cheap as chips rental
From a noodles-only rental to the location for Nicole Kidmans's first movie role, all the quirky property news of the week is here.
First Home Buyer scheme ‘adds fuel to the fire’
Finance experts warn that the First Home Buyer Scheme could creat an unsustainable bubble among homes just under the price caps.
From Nimby to maybe as a red light area dies
The plan to build a 40-storey apartment block in the heart of Sydney's former red light area had our Nimby muscles twitching ... but we're coming around.
Why Flat Chat’s strataguru turned to crime
Why has Flat Chat been advertising a crime novel? Look - it's over there on the right. The mystery can finally be revealed.
Forum: Two owners want a lift to their floor
Two owners in a separate building have negotiated strata financial support for a lift that would only go to their floor. Are they having a lend?
Kings Cross apartments plan faces backlash
Holiday Inn owners plan a 40-storey apartment block and major revamp of Kings Cross station - and many locals are not at all happy.
NEWS: Reality bites as apartment plans revealed
NEWS: From high-rise apartments and a public square where a Kings Cross hotel now stands, to high density in the Inner West, Sydney is on the move.
Debt and defect fears over $1bn guarantee
The strata industry has welcomed the billion-dollar plan to guarantee finance for off-the-plan sales, but but questions about defects abd debt are being asked.
Parking mad: strata split over toy car space
From Bondi unit block banning a toy car from its parking garage to the weird sounds haunting a suburb - all strata life is here.
Fast track to strata reno conflict and chaos
COMMENT: The NSW state government wants to fast track building approvals - but the long wait times for strata approvals could lead to chaos and conflict.
Forum: Car space is too small to park in
FORUM: Parking can be one of the troublespots of strata living - especially when your car space is too small for your car.