Japanese investors join Darling Harbour project
Mirvac hopes to entice more Japanese investors as it plans 48-storey high rise for Darling Harbour in Sydney.
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New blocks blocked, small builders go bust
The messages are mixed as new blocks blocked by costs and small builders go out of business - but it's not all doom and gloom.
Strata shock! Why your levies are way too high
Why are your levies a lot higher than you expected? There's no mystery and you can reduce them – if you’re prepared to get stuck in.
Poll: Strata law changes that you like most
Choose the five strata law changes that appeal to you most - and see what everyone else is thinking.
Minister explains new strata laws in detail
The proposed new strata laws and the thinking behind them were explained in the NSW Parliament this week by Fair Trading Minister Anoulak Chanthivong.
Time to finally end the disruptive low levies lurk
Developers can still emply a low levies lurk, setting fees at unfeasibly low rates to attract buyers, then sit back and watch as they rise to meet real needs and…
Tradies shortage gutting housing target, claim
Australia needs to loosen planning controls and boost apprenticeship incentives, reskill migrants already in the country, and launch an international campaign to bring in skilled migrants if we are going…
Podcast: Chandler army’s 90% defects hit rate
Jimmy and Sue take time off from sunning themselves in Fiji to interview Building Commission Policy Director Angus Abadee about the war on defects
Podcast: Chandler’s army ready for inspections
Don’t know if Building Commissioner David Chandler has a hotline to Santa but with the Building Commission being boosted from 40 to 400 inspectors, you’d have to think all his Christmas…
Buyers will pay more for five-star rating – survey
Sixty per cent of apartment buyers say they would pay more for apartments if they were more confident of the build quality and were sure that the contractor or building…
Podcast: Contract con tricks and little victories
It’s very much a mixed bag in this week’s podcast, not least because what’s good news for some in property prices is, inevitably, bad news for others. But first, we…
Property boss pushes more build-to-rent blocks
The head of the developer lobby group Property Council of Australia (PCA) has urged state and federal governments to give more support to the build-to-rent, student accommodation and retirement living…