Roundup: Time we took a closer look … at us
There are lies, damned lies and then statistics, the old saying goes. And then, to compound the mendacity, there’s what politicians and journalists do with them. I love stats. My…
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ROUNDUP: We are flat-dwellers – hear us roar!
Did you know we are a whole new tribe, we flat-dwellers? According to this story in the Sydney Morning Herald we, as a group, have different attitudes from the rest…
Holiday letting threat to MPs who vote for restrictions
As NSW edges towards changing its planning laws to accommodate Airbnb, and other states wait to see what form that takes, are we finally seeing shark teeth behind the online…
Poor hosts scared by ‘hurtful’ comments, says Airbnb
Well, I finaly got round to writing my response to the Short Term Holiday Letting Positions paper. However, my intended short and pithy one-pager turned out to be six pages…
Not in our block: Airbnb shock in Sydney city survey
It’s not exactly a U-turn but City of Sydney seem likely to make a significant shift in their thinking about short-term holiday letting in apartment buildings. And it’s all because…
Dish the data … save the planet … win $200
Did you know that, despite the fact that we share a lot of services, apartment blocks tend to be less right-on than stand-alone houses when it comes to the environment?…
Owners balk at booting Auntie out of her flat
The Auntie Mabels of Strataland can sleep a little more soundly. For all the huffing and puffing about forced sales of apartments, the big bad wolves of property development won’t…