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Miller: Rein in Airbnb to free up 1000 city homes

City of Sydney Councillors are pushing the NSW State government to rein in commercial short-term rentals and free up housing stock.

PICA: New laws threaten strata managers’ viability

PICA, Australia’s biggest strata management company, says owners must be educated before proposed new laws come in for NSW strata managers.

New strata manager laws: $110k fine warning

The new strata manager laws on cozy deals, commissions and kickbacks carry fines of up to $110,000 for strata managers who flout them.

Netstrata scandal: feeding frenzy looms in strata war

With the Fair Trading report into the Netstrata scandal long overdue, this is a trying time for everyone in the stratasphere.

Back on ABC radio, more often and at a new time

JimmyT is back on ABC Afternoons with James Valentine, and you can catch up with the most recent session via a link to the last broadcast in this story.

How our first strata scheme changed the world

A modest 18-apartment block in Sydney’s inner west was the very first strata scheme in the world but it sparked a global revolution in the way we live and own our…

New strata manager disclosure laws revealed

New laws governing what your strata manager must tell you about commissions and connections with suppliers come into force next week – even if your committee didn’t tell you.

Mind the gap as unit prices rise but houses fall

The gap between the median house prices and apartment prices is narrowing as units keep going up but houses start to slip.

Podcast: Bank rate hogwash, strata dog wash

A new trend in affordable co-living, the narrowing gap between house and apartment prices, why economists deal with pie in the sky, and dog washing bays in unit blocks.

Forum: Conflicting views on strata self-interest

Is there a conflict of interest when you vote for something that only benefits you? Plus changing UEs, who pays for a broken intercom, and private property stored in a…