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Flat Chat Wrap #47 – Terror threats, buying big and a baffling raffle

  • 06/11/2019
  • Author Jimmy-T

This week, JimmyT and Sue Williams tackle subjects that range from the sinister to the sublimely ridiculous … with some practical advice for investors in between. Why won’t the government…

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    Flat Chat Wrap 47 – terror threats and a baffling unit block raffle

    • 05/11/2019
    • Author Jimmy-T

    This week, JimmyT and Sue Williams tackle subjects that range from the sinister to the sublimely ridiculous … with some practical advice for investors in between. Why won’t the government…

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      Why NSW won’t release list of cladding blocks

      • 05/11/2019
      • Author Jimmy-T

      The NSW government’s decision not to release the identities of the 444 buildings in the state that have potentially deadly flammable cladding may have a more political side than questionable…

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        Property investments – experts say ‘go big’

        • 05/11/2019
        • Author Jimmy-T

        With mortgage interest levels at an all-time low and apartment prices yet to reach the heights of a few years ago, there may never be a better time to take…

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          Appeal of professional pains in the butt

          • 04/11/2019
          • Author Jimmy-T

          I was talking recently to a strata manager about a new service that’s springing up around their territory – I call them strata advocates – and she said “Oh, you…

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            Win a whole apartment block for only $10!

            • 30/10/2019
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Fancy becoming an instant property magnate?  For an “investment” of only $10 you could win a fully-furnished apartment block on Queensland’s Gold Coast. With a penthouse apartment, two lower flats…

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              Flat Chat Wrap #46 – cracking down on by-law breachers and bad builders

              • 30/10/2019
              • Author Jimmy-T

              JimmyT thinks of changing the name of this week’s episode to Hard Chat (but won’t because he’s scared of Tom Gleason) as he’s going in hard on two very different…

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                FORUM: It’s not my party and I’ll cry if I want to …

                • 29/10/2019
                • Author Jimmy-T

                It’s funny how people react differently to exactly the same information. For instance, suppose you get a note from a neighbour saying, “we’re having a shindig on Saturday – apologies…

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                  PODCAST: Getting tough on breachers and builders

                  • 29/10/2019
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  JimmyT was thinking of changing the name of this week’s episode to Hard Chat  as he’s going in hard on two very different targets (but won’t because he’s scared of…

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                    Flat Chat Wrap #46 – cracking down on by-law breachers and bad builders

                    • 29/10/2019
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    JimmyT thinks of changing the name of this week’s episode to Hard Chat (but won’t because he’s scared of Tom Gleason) as he’s going in hard on two very different…

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                      Building expert: defects plan is deeply flawed

                      • 29/10/2019
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      The NSW government’s plans to construct our apartment buildings better in the future, released last week, were met with a universal outpouring of … well … whatever the opposite of…

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                        Bondi Beach renewal sets benchmark for old blocks

                        • 29/10/2019
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                          A dilapidated 1930s three-storey apartment building in Sydney where unused space is being converted into extra units, and balconies are being added, is forging the future for over 100,000…

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