Author Archives: North Shore Realty

Quick Snips – May 2011

Well, I think we just proved a point over the Easter long weekend. 100% occupancies across the Coast, shops & restaurants and tourist attractions reporting record crowds. Everyone has had enough of waiting and jumped at the opportunity of a … Continue reading

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Pending Property Maintenance

With the end of the financial year fast approaching (8 weeks to go) now is the time to consider actioning any pending property maintenance. A well maintained property will: Maximise your short-term rental return potential, Optimise long-term capital growth, Attract … Continue reading

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Quick Snips – April 2011

There sure has been a lot going on this year with floods across the country and disasters across the world so you can be excused for thinking that you might have missed the first three months of 2011. There definitely … Continue reading

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Current Permanent Rental Market

Traditionally, the months between November to April are a key period for tenancies ending and beginning and markets of the past have displayed greater demand than supply. Now, however, those looking to rent on the Coast have a greater range … Continue reading

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Quick Snips – March 2011

The 28th February marks the last day of this summer. We all know that this has been a wet one but the final rainfall total was just under 1.8 metres of rain. In old language that is the best part … Continue reading

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Body Corporate Legislation Changes

There are a number of Bills currently before Parliament that will impact on bodies corporate. Firstly, the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Bill 2011 was tabled in Parliament on the 14 February 2011. In accordance with the Ministerial statement issued by the … Continue reading

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Pool Safety Law Exemption

On 17 February 2011 the Queensland Parliament passed the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Act 2011 (QRAA). The QRAA has amended, amongst other legislation, the Building Act 1975 and more specifically, the laws pertaining to swimming pool safety certificate requirements in relation … Continue reading

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Coolum Holidays

What a wild month to say the very least, we are extremely lucky in avoiding the recent flooding, with flooding an hour north, an hour south and an hour west of the Sunshine Coast. We did experience a small percentage … Continue reading

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Quick Snips

Well, talk about the gift that keeps on giving. I thought that we had received a lot and enough rain by the end of December, but as we know now it just kept on coming down harder as we moved … Continue reading

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Floods are Devastating Unit Complexes

In the recent floods it became apparent to many people that they were indeed NOT covered with flood insurance. Unit complexes and Body Corporate are some of these victims who had not taken the time to read their policy documents … Continue reading

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