Podcast: On air with Josh Zepps and Part 2 of the strata disaster
Every so often, I get invited on to a radio or TV show to talk about apartments. This week I’ve been on Breakfast on ABC 702 with Josh Zepps, (usually…
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Podcast: Inside a strata disaster … a pet ban backfires
I am occasionally asked how come I ever got into writing about apartment living. After all, I’m a published author, have been a reasonabIy successful TV scriptwriter and occasionally still…
Flat Chat Wrap #9 – How a pet ban led to the birth of Flat Chat
Jimmy and Sue look back at the first time they bought off the plan … and how it led to Flat Chat
Property prices – are you predator or prey?
With house and apartment prices falling – to the extent that some people who bought off-the-plan at the height of the boom are potentially looking at negative equity –opportunists are…
Clawbacks, shape-shifters and other off-the-plan horrors
Off-the-plan sales can be very attractive for potential owners looking to get into the property market. Depending on where you live, there are various tax benefits and grants available for…
ROUNDUP: Fun and games in mad rush to rebuild stadium
The NSW Government has been running around like mad things for the past couple of weeks. Every day, my inbox is clogged with press releases about things in which…
Flat Chat: How off-the-plan buys went off the boil
There was a time when buying off the plan was a gamble well worth taking. Investors and ordinary home buyers with a good sense of where the property market was…