Cut migrants to ease rental crisis – expert
A leading property analyst says the Australian government’s target of building 1.2 million new homes is pie in the sky. “I have a better chance of winning Lotto next week…
Sydney
Sydney officially our worst city for renters
Renters are being driven out of our major city centres, with students, pensioners and low-income workers especially suffering in the current affordability crisis, according to the annual National Shelter-SGS Economics…
Slim block wins top architecture award
by Jimmy Thomson What makes a fabulous apartment? Privacy, aspect, design and the way it can fit seamlessly into the neighbourhood, adding to the sense of community. That’s what the…
Food for thought as city expands scraps recycling
There’s a common misconception that apartment blocks must be more sustainable than stand-alone houses, due to the economies of shared space. They’re not. The energy consumed by indoor lighting in…
Podcast: Virtual commutes are transports of delight
Are you over working from home? Does your formerly perfectly adequate apartment now seem tiny. Is your kitchen table too high and your laptop screen too small? Are you one…
Flat Chat Wrap #12 – The ups and downs of apartment living with Sydney MP Alex Greenwich
Talking apartments, Airbnb, pets, the Opal, defects, cladding and all things apartment related with Sydney MP Alex Greenwich
Sydney blocks save $1m in smart green apartment scheme
The City of Sydney’s popular smart green apartments program – which last year helped 20 unit blocks save an average of $57,000 off their annual power bills – is now…
Sydney MP’s ‘quasi-hotel’ fears for city apartment blocks
Alex Greenwich, Independent Member for Sydney, welcomed moves towards a model that would give apartment communities some say on short term letting in their buildings, but said that changes do…
Has Sydney’s Kings Cross become too safe?
JimmyT on Studio10 discusses whether Kings Cross in Sydney has become too tame … and talks about his new crime novel, including why it has an endorsement from ‘Last King…
MP warns airbnb backlash could lead to bans
Exclusive by Jimmy Thomson A backlash against commercial holiday lets being forced on strata buildings could see home shares and holiday swaps banned completely from high-rises in NSW, warns a…
Sydney MP breaks ranks over airbnb
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has slammed proposals that Airbnb-style short-stay lets of entire apartments should be allowed in apartment blocks, even when the vast majority of owners don’t want them.…
How City of Sydney betrayed strata residents
It’s probably too early to gauge the effect of City of Sydney’s betrayal of apartment residents when it comes to holiday letting – but it’s somewhere between a kick in…