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The act has been updated: http://www.realestate.com.au/blog/fence-laws-updated-victoria/

For those with an eye on the inner west and mid-ring west suburbs: M4 Tunnel East announcement How is this going to affect prices in the surrounding areas of Haberfield, Ashfield and Homebush? Feedback By the look of the Haberfield location of the stack, it is the old Keith Lord site...

An acquaintance has been approached by a developer to purchase his business premises which has been rezoned to high density residential. He had a very low entry point as he purchased over 25 yrs ago but it is a post cgt asset. Other than repairs and maintenance he has done little to the...

Here's a heads up - Keys to property development A few good take aways, no selling afaik.

Not a good news story: When Building Codes fail the occupants A little word of warning to anyone who has a unit (or house with balconies) - ensure that they are compliant with the BCA even if it is not a requirement from when they were constructed. The balcony shown in this example has a...

Here's how to do it: Linky He sinks a company with close to $3B in creditors as CFO but gets a $2k fine. He earned over $700k in his last year with the company yet owns no property as it is all in his wife's name. Now that's asset protection.

This has to be one of the most irrelevant articles that I have read in a loooong time. http://m.smh.com.au/business/world-business/the-right-university-degree-to-study-to-make-a-fortune-engineering-20150327-1m90sa.touch.html

For those interested in buying in the cbd....http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/the-unit-where-simon-gittany-murdered-lisa-harnum-goes-up-for-auction-20150321-1m3yj9.touch.html Of course you'll need a co $2,300,000 to get to sign on the dotted line.

Not truly CIP investment but the easiest way to get into it (and catch some fleas too). SMH - REITs Something worth considering if you want to dip you toe into the market without all of the hassles. Just understand what you are buying.

Can anyone provide a recommendation for a top business broker specialising in restaurants and bars? Preferably Sydney based. Unless you know a great hands on operator looking to buy the leasehold of a high turn over & profitable restaurant (PM if necessary).

Stats, stats and more stats for many local government areas: http://economy.id.com.au/

How do you see this playing out with the announcement of the execution dates for two of the seven being iminent? Execution-date-for-bali-nine-pair-yet-to-be-set Should they get the bullet for what they had done or be granted clemency as the AFP were complicit in advising the Indonesians of the...

The BCA is to be made available free after 30 odd years (finally). Also includes the Australian Plumbing Code. Register now for access.

Just interested now that the HSC results are out. Has anyone (or their kids) completed the IB instead of the HSC? What is it? What was the outcome? Was it better than the HSC...

For anyone with a Mr Fluffy house - now in Queanbeyan, North Sydney, Manly & Parramatta and coming to a suburb near you. Why should this become a problem for the state/federal government when the product was legal when it was installed and a diligent building inspector would have picked this up...

For anyone considering going in as an owner-builder in NSW the ground rules are changing. The biggies include not being able to purchase home warranty insurance - so it may become more difficult to finance or sell an OB property :eek: All owners/co-owners are restricted for a period of 5...

I recently had to inspect a property where the tenant was complaining about the floor. The building has no subfloor ventilation and the floorboards in many places were rotting out. I undertook an emergency fix/make safe before the chippy was able to replace the rotten floorboards. You can see...

Can any bright spark expand on whether you can use a Foundation effectively in any capacity eg in lieu of a corporate trustee? Does it provide any asset protection? or is this just some hair brained scheme put forward by a mate's accountant (no ABN, no collection of GST, no annual reporting or...

For what its worth.... I came across this one today. If you are after growth, pick the city which has outstripped the others and still going forward. If you do the calcs, you will see that one has had more growth than others and the gap is widening. (Note: past performance doesn't...

After only 24 odd years as a paid/subscription only service, the BCA is to be made freely available like all other legislation. Of course you can still subscribe to get all the commentary on its application. www.acif.com.au/acif-news/changes-to-national-construction-code