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by Col Myers
WILL THE VACANCY FEE FOR FOREIGN OWNERS HAVE AN IMPACT ON SHORT TERM MANAGEMENT RIGHTS?
Following a series of amendments in November 2017, foreign owners who have applied for FIRB approval after the 9th May 2017 may be liable for a “vacancy fee” where their residential properties are [...]
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by Mike Phipps
Debt is Good, Or Is it?
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 [...]
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by Natasha Pierson - CBRE
Aria Hotel sale caps off strong year for stand-out Canberra market
Canberra’s hotel market continues to gain momentum as the nation’s stand out performer, with the sale of the Aria Hotel for $35 million capping off a strong year of sales activity for the nation&rsq [...]
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by Lyn Pearsall MR Sales
Women in management rights going solo
Resident managers play a vital role in the successful growth of strata title communities, which are so much a part of our landscape and of modern Queensland cities and regions. It is a 24/7 business and [...]
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by Rosie Clarke
New Managers Spotlight
Silverpoint, Main Beach Narelle Filmer, from First National, Think Management Rights, would like to introduce Panayota Thomas as the new manager of Silverpoint in Main Beach. Panayota has [...]
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Anecdote: keeping everyone happy
Recently, an old friend and I arranged to catch up. He told me that he, and others within his business, travel around the countryside every week or two and stay at generally the same motels. I was [...]
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by Graham Vercoe, Resort News Reporter
Personal thoughts on hospitality
As editor emeritus of this wonderful magazine I have spent the first two years of my retirement visiting all the places I desire strictly for enjoyment. The best bit is that I get to do it as a guest rather [...]
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by John Mahoney, Mahoneys
Prepare for your sale well in advance…
As I have said in previous Resort News articles, and at the risk of stating what to many might seem obvious, the most important piece of advice I can give potential sellers of a management rights business is to [...]
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by Lyn Pearsall, MR Sales
How to hit the market with a saleable business…
After attending the recent ARAMA Management Rights Industry Expos and listening to expert panelists on the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane, the overwhelming message to managers wishing to sell in [...]
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