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Forum: Expert lift advice elevates the discussion

  • 21/05/2026
  • Author Jimmy-T

Forum: When do you start worrying about lift maintentance and should you fix it before it's broken... or you're broke?

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    Panic in strata as negative gearing fears hit home

    • 21/05/2026
    • Author Jimmy-T

    Property purchasers have been panicking - either to buy or sell - before the negative gearing deadline set after last week's budget.

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      QUIRKY: Comedians on the move

      • 21/05/2026
      • Author Jimmy-T

      QUIRKY: You could by a house built on laughs, rent a mecca of misery or purchase a block complete with crocs.

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        Where Airbnbs beat home rentals by three to one

        • 21/05/2026
        • Author Jimmy-T

        Tenants under pressure - squeezed out by holidaymakers, forced out by ruthless landlords and freaked out by tax changes.

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          Why now is the worst time to buy off-the-plan

          • 21/05/2026
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Changes to the negative gearing regime are going to alter the make-up of strata committees, especially in new blocks.

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            Forum: Can we live in our serviced apartment?

            • 14/05/2026
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Forum: Secretly living in the serviced apartment you own, disenfranchising levies debtors, roof waterproofing doubts and secret votes

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              Quirky: ‘Toxic’ Trump tower plan is dumped

              • 14/05/2026
              • Author Jimmy-T

              Quirky: Plans for a $1.5bn Trump branded tower - the biggest and best in Australia - have been dumped, like we didn't see that coming.

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                News: ‘Anti-Boomer’ Budget is just a fair go

                • 14/05/2026
                • Author Jimmy-T

                The Budget has come and gone and so has negative gearing for older properties... but only if you sell them.

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                  AI is not really a poet and, scarily, it knows it

                  • 13/05/2026
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  COMMENT: As a writer – both journalist and author – I should be terrified of AI. After all, super computers can access galaxies of information, analyse it all and produce…

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                    The ups and downs of strata lift maintenance

                    • 13/05/2026
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    Lift maintencae is expensive and can be disruptive, but breakdowns are a distater. So, when do you fix it if it aint broke?

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                      Forum: Can secretary keep voting figures secret?

                      • 07/05/2026
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      Forum: Secretary keeping votes secret, major renovator needs to provide more detail, and committee member bullying residents.

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                        We ask AI what happens if negative gearing ends

                        • 07/05/2026
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        If negative gearing is scrapped for exisiting properties, older apartment prices coul fall but rents could go up, says Artificial Intelligence.

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