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Forum: Tiles, tenants and a little sound adviceWhen your committee ignores new strata lawsStranded bungalow attracts big bucks bidsStudents get five-star luxury digs in new blockPodcast: How low-cost housing fix was lost
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Forum: Tiles, tenants and a little sound advice

  • 17/07/2025
  • Author Jimmy-T

Forum: When a Flatchatter's upstairs neighbour tiled their floor and then let the flat to noisy renters, the strata manager said there was nothing they could do.

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    When your committee ignores new strata laws

    • 17/07/2025
    • Author Jimmy-T

    RANT: Most of the new NSW strata laws are great - but what happens if your committee chooses to simply ignore them?

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      Stranded bungalow attracts big bucks bids

      • 16/07/2025
      • Author Alexandra Brooks

      When the humble bungalow, stranded in the midst of tower blocks, finally sells for development, the price goes through the roof.

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        Students get five-star luxury digs in new block

        • 16/07/2025
        • Author Alexandra Brooks

        Student housing now offers five-star resort-style luxury perks, just as international arrivals hit record highs.

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          Podcast: How low-cost housing fix was lost

          • 11/07/2025
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Podcast: The state and federal governments had an opportunity to convert an old building into affordable homes but they were just too slow for this low-cost housing fix.

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            Forum: What’s the deal with new SCA contracts?

            • 10/07/2025
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Forum: Should you sign a new deal on an old SCA contract, taxation management fees, subsidising unpaid levies

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              RANT: Balcony laundry query blowin’ in the wind

              • 09/07/2025
              • Author Jimmy-T

              Do new strata laws mean it will be easier to pass by-laws allowing laundry on balconies? The answer, unlike your undies, is blowin' in the wind.

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                $3m council grant but no affordable homes

                • 09/07/2025
                • Author Alexandra Brooks

                Big promises keep coming, so why do affordable homes still feel out of reach? Yet another affordable housing site is on the market again ...

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                  Gen Z hit hardest as mortgage stress spreads

                  • 09/07/2025
                  • Author Alexandra Brooks

                  Reality has come home to roost for Gen-X home owners who are feeling mortgage stress as well as the pressures of home ownership for the first time.

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                    Apartments more ‘fair value’ than houses

                    • 04/07/2025
                    • Author Alexandra Brooks

                    We all know property is expensive but is it overvalued? AMP’s top economist says houses are, but apartments are another story - especially in Melbourne and Perth.

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                      Podcast: Best reward for our critical workers

                      • 03/07/2025
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      Podcast: inspiration found in restored Warsaw for the best rewards for our critical workers - just like the Soviet Union did after WWII... only better.

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                        Sky is the limit with $141m apartment sale

                        • 02/07/2025
                        • Author Alexandra Brooks

                        Strata’s not just for bargain hunters. Australia’s priciest home is a $141m Barangaroo penthouse, with $107,000 quarterly levies to match.

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