One strata conference you really need to attend
OCN - the peak body for strata owners in NSW, Victoria and beyond - is holding its annual conference and it promises to be a ripper.
New shields for domestic violence victim tenants
About half of strata residents are renters. Soon there will be greater protections for those among them who are victims of domestic violence.
Strata sustainability and disability law seminars
The new NSW strata laws saw changes related to sustainability and disabilities. This month sees two free seminars.
Forum: How do I silence the balcony bonkers?
Forum: Noisy balcony bonkers, strata survey, maintenance schedule, minister's public meeting and hasty bill-payer.
Nuclear bunker and cream of the crazy crop
A paranoid millionaire's luxury bunker home, a gas station conversion and a strip of useless land, all feature in your weekly feed of property craziness.
When did Nimbys go from heroes to villains?
RANT: There was a time when people opposing high-rise developments were heroes; now they are more likely to be called toxic Nimbys.
NEWS: Pollies play the blame game over units
News: Housing minister Clare O'Neil joins the pollies' war on Nimbys while property prices soar and affordability plummets.
NSW SMs to stop taking insurance commissions
Controversial insurance commissions for strata managers to be banned by the NSW professional body from next year.
Airbnb-style lets cost Qld unit owners $740m
Unit owners in Queensland discover that the value growth in buildings with short-term lets has been 44% lower than in purely residential blocks.
Forum: Bird feeder blamed for rats in the block
Forum: Rats in the block (thanks to a bird-loving owner), handrail request, waterproofing dispute and insurance reduced.
NEWS: Nimbys, newbies and a ghost station
News: The latest apartment stories, including the plans to reopen Woollahra's ghost station and make it easier for first-time buyers to get loans.
Would you pay $1100 a week to sleep in a cage?
From a rental for $1100 a week (but you have to sleep in a cage) to living on a cruise ship, all the wackiest property stories of the week are…