Why I was glad to take a loss on our investment
We sold our off-the-plan apartment at a loss - but gained time and peace of mind from not wrangling naive neighbours and battling dodgy developers.
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Transparent failure in FT’s strata shame files
A strata manager who purloined $2m from clients' funds is exposed - but what did all the other miscreants do to deserve disciplinary action?
Forum: Search for the Goldilocks level of levies
Forum: Some levies (or strata fees) are too high and some are too low - doesn't anyone have Goldilocks levies that are just right?
Bali buy lows and that sinking feeling in Noosa
Buying a villa in Bali or even a houseboat in Noosa may sound like a great escape plan - but life is never that easy.
Buyers: Out with new units and in with the old
Buyers' agents say older blocks in quieter streets are a much better bet than brand new flats in increasingly crowded areas of our cities.
$100m tenant advice boost as landlords flee
Tenants' rights and advice services are to get a boost of almost $100m in Victoria as mum-and-dad and regulation-shy landlords sell out
Stuck in the middle of a flawed dispute system
COMMENT: The strata dispute resolution system is slow, unwieldy and unfair. There must be a better way than courtroom dramas.
Forum: Lofty ambitions brought down to earth
FORUM: What can you do (and not do) with your roof space, e-bikes and e-scooters in strata, and what form of voting takes place when?
Gold Coast rents now the highest in Australia
Rents on Queensland's Gold Coast have now outstripped even Sydney - and you can guess who is at least partly to blame.
Govt guarantees will let builders start building
New government finance guarantees will allow developers to start building a lot sooner and give the state a stake in the projects.
Harboured resentment – you don’t own the view
Welcome to NIMFYism - when new developments improve the local area but destroy your million-dollar views.
New Year’s resolution – avoid getting annoyed
Maybe the secret to not being annoyed by the little irritations in life is to not care - or get them all off your chest in a website post.