Contributed By: Mike Phipps Finance on

If you read the papers you will no doubt have seen lots of press coverage of the ongoing investigations into our banks. What we have at present is a two-pronged process with a royal commission investigating potential misconduct and the Productivity Commission investigating competition, or lack thereof, within the banking sector.  Both processes appear to be primarily focused on consumer lending as regulated under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act, albeit commercial and business lending will no doubt get some attention in due course. Needless to say, finance brokers have been caught up in the various enquiries and the press have been none to kindRead More →

Contributed By: Calvin Bailey Management Rights on

Calvin Bailey is proud to welcome Alex Barker-Ré on board. Alex joins Calvin Bailey Management Rights with a wealth of management rights experience. Selling Management Rights From 2001 to 2011 Alex represented Venz Management Rights Specialists as their North Queensland Sales Director. Working with one of the largest management rights brokers at the time, Alex was responsible for every aspect of selling management rights. Alex was responsible for selling tens of millions worth of MLR businesses and associated property. An experienced Management Rights Operator From 2001 to date Alex has managed and owned eight different management rights properties, from the Gold Coast to Port Douglas and Cairns. His knowledge of the industry is second to none – having hands on experience of permanent and holiday lettingRead More →

Contributed By: CBRE on

Brisbane, 19 April 2018 – CBRE Hotels is expanding its hotel division with a new Management Rights service line following the appointment of Shane Mullins as a dedicated specialist in the field. Mr Mullins, who has more than 10 years’ experience in the hospitality sector, will lead the new Management Rights business line, which specialises in the management and letting of strata titled units on the Eastern Seaboard. Wayne Bunz, National Director of CBRE Hotels, commented on the team’s expanded capability; “We are extremely excited to welcome Shane to the team. Shane’s extensive knowledge in the management rights space further complements the comprehensive hospitality expertiseRead More →

Contributed By: Wesley Venz on

Residential sales tactics often include advertising listings at a lower price, whether for sales or auction purposes, in order to attract enquiry and then manipulating emotions to attempt to have a potential buyer bid or pay a higher amount than they had originally intended. However, Management Rights listings work in reverse. The prices advertised are normally higher than what the agent or seller realistically expect to achieve. It’s important to acknowledge that the real estate industry isn’t all smoke and mirrors – most agents are not intentionally out there to do the wrong thing. But the tactic of over quoting multipliers to get listings hasRead More →

Contributed By: Lisa Rutland from MyBodyCorpReport.com.au on

I spend all day, every day, reading body corporate records; lucky me. The business conducted by each scheme differs wildly but there are several core things that majority schemes do. Termite inspections is one of them. The BCCM Act doesn’t explicitly require that a body corporate do regular termite inspections. As is usually the case the applicable legislation is far broader than focussing on the one issue. Section 159 of the Standard Module requires the body corporate to maintain common property in good condition. If the scheme is a Building Format Plan (BFP) legislation requires the body corporate must go a step further. Section 159(2)Read More →

Contributed By: Mike Phipps Finance on

I have written previously about interest only finance and particularly the pros and cons of such a strategy. Setting aside the current pressure on lenders to restrict interest only funding I think it’s worth having a broad look at interest only finance, why borrowers and advisors advocate these strategies and why they may be wrong. In this article we will talk about interest only finance in the context of money borrowed to acquire an income producing asset such as a business or investment property. The central premise is driven by current taxation rules which essentially allow interest costs associated with a loan to acquire anRead More →

Contributed By: Nick Buick on

Any time you perform any kind of search for Management Rights on TheOnsiteManager, be it for all of a broker’s stock, or all listings in a given suburb, or any other management rights related search for that matter, you can now output a stock list. You will now find a ‘print a stock list of the top 21 results’ link at the top and bottom of each results page. These neat little documents will show you upto 7 pages of listings in a save-able and print-friendly PDF file. They will give you the IDs of all the listings shown along with photography, broker details, locations,Read More →

Contributed By: Hotspots Australia on

New smoke alarm legislation in Queensland came into play from 1 January 2017 and is expected to drastically cut the number of deaths from house fires. The new legislation requires every domestic home, including rental properties, to have smoke alarms that are photoelectric, interconnected, and either hard-wired or powered by a 10-year lithium battery. For property managers this means additional obligations with regards to the installation and maintenance of smoke alarms. Smoke alarms are currently required by law in all rental properties but the type of alarm installed is no longer something that can be left to the owner’s discretion. Failure to install the correctRead More →

We are thrilled to launch our Industry Recommended Professional program! Below is a Q&A explaining the program, its benefits and how it works. What Is the Industry Recommended Professional program? Our industry has entered an age where the quantity of suppliers is great, but often the quality of work offered is not. Managers and prospective managers expend considerable time and money in their efforts to source professional service providers who understand this industry and specialise in it. The Industry Recommended Professional program allows such service providers to rapidly and easily distinguish themselves as authorities both trusted, and respected in our Management Rights industry. It isRead More →

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