Flip or stick – buying off the off-the-plan buyer
You like the idea of a brand new apartment, but you’re nervous about buying off the plan before construction has even started? An increasing number of people are now choosing…
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First-timers grab $54k as grant wraps up
The race is on for first-home buyers to take advantage of the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder scheme and save up to $54,000 on the price of a new apartment. The scheme,…
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…
Strata management giant slugs unit owners millions
More than 200,000 unit owners have been slugged with compulsory ‘compliance fees’ potentially totalling millions of dollars, that critics have branded ‘gouging’. And the NSW Government Minister in charge of…
Roundup: Flat out on the Forum
Well, the advent of the new strata laws did make a difference – the number of visitors to this website went up by about 10 percent in the past week.…
New laws – new seminar
With the new strata laws just over the horizon, a number of strata professionals and community groups are organizing information events. The next Uber off the rank is an Owners…