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Minns disclosed IPG shares, says department

  • 29/08/2024
  • Author Jimmy-T

The NSW government’s Customer Service department says Property Services and Strata Commissioner John Minns is “providing full support” to its inquiries following allegations surrounding his investments in a property management…

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    Don’t panic – investment in units still adds up

    • 23/05/2023
    • Author Jimmy-T

    It was enough to send a chill through the heart of any investor; a recent story in a Sydney newspaper warned that you could be paying almost $17,000 a month…

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      Podcast: Party ‘poopers’ and property panic

      • 09/05/2023
      • Author Jimmy-T

      It’s a mixed bag in the podcast this week – but there’s a lot of doom and gloom about.We have the Reserve Bank threatening more interest rate rises in an…

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        How investors can save over $10k a year in tax

        • 05/12/2021
        • Author Jimmy-T

        Anyone who has ever bought a new car will know all about depreciation. The moment the front tyres hit the bitumen outside the car showroom, the vehicle’s value drops by…

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          Finding homes for strata’s invisible 25 per cent

          • 25/01/2021
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Who do you think lives in apartments in our big cities?  Are most other apartment dwellers just like you or are you somehow different from the mob? Based on a…

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            How to lift the value of flats in a walk-up block

            • 21/11/2020
            • Author Jimmy-T

            There aren’t many investment options that offer you four or five times your stake within six months … well, few that don’t have you looking over your shoulder for  ICAC…

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              Invest in strata happiness – demand outstrips supply

              • 26/12/2019
              • Author Jimmy-T

              In the early days of Flat Chat, I used to bang on about the “double investors” – the owner occupiers who not only pay their levies, but who actually live…

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                Boost the value of your block … and your unit

                • 16/12/2019
                • Author Jimmy-T

                Real estate agents will tell you to buy the worst house in the best street because you can make the most of potential value by bringing the property up to…

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                  Flat Chat: ‘Ghost’ flats proposal running on empty

                  • 05/05/2017
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                  As much as we are appalled at the thought of brand new apartments lying empty for years, the proposal to tax ‘ghost’ investments – first touted by Labor then slotted…

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