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.
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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.
NEWS: Red tape over sewer clogs $133m block
NEWS: Council confusion almost costs developer his business, plus all the latest apartment news.
Does help for DV victims shift load to landlords?
Renters who are victims of domestic violence (DV) need all the help they can get - but shouldn't landlords be encouraged rather than penalised?
Tent for rent and other property tales of whoa!
Property players, weird things in homes, an anti-apartment ranter and other things that make you go 'Whoa!'
Fast-track planning puts squeeze on strata
New planning laws to fast-track apartment construction and speed up approvals for renovations could leave strata schemes in the lurch.
Five layers of strata insurance kickbacks claim
Apartment owners in Queensland are being ripped off with five layers of strata insurance commissions adding to premiums, say advocates.
Forum: My penthouse flat is really a house
FORUM: Apartment that is really a house, basketball hoop on common property, changing electricity providers and those balcony bonkers.
Property portfolios of the rich and famous
From the homes of the stars to their property portfolios, here's our weekly roundup of the quirky tales from the property pages.
NEWS: Nimby-Yimby war spreads to Victoria
Strata never sleeps and neither does property news - this week we look at the spread of Nimbyism, with all the pay-walled apartment stories included too.