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5/02/2012 New laws for neighbourhood tree and fence disputes New laws have been introduced to help neighbours resolve disputes over trees and dividing fences. more...
1/02/2012 QLD - $10k Building Lure Lengthened Queenslanders building or buying new homes will have access to the state government's $10,000 building boost for an extra three months, amid slower-than-expected uptake.
The grant offer, which began nearly six months ago, was due to expire at the end of this month. more...
12/01/2012 PPM Awards October 2011 - December 2011 Winners To reward outstanding achievements and to create healthy competition and motivation within the department, the PPM Group has established the "PPM Achievement Awards" for all system member offices. more...
2/01/2012 New Workplace Health & Safety Act As of the 1st January 2012 the Workplace Health & Safety Act and Regulation will be replaced by the new Work Health and Safety Act and Regulation and introduces a number of codes of practice to abide by.
The new legislation reflects the national model WH&S laws introduced to harmonise work health and safety laws throughout Australia. more...
7/12/2011 New laws for blinds and curtains New blinds and other internal window coverings with cords must NOW comply with new national laws.
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28/11/2011 Ms Pamela Bennett elected as REIA president The Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) has elected Ms Pamela Bennett as its new president following her successful role as
acting president since July 2011. more...
14/11/2011 An Online Job Site for Australia just for Real Estate While there have always been a number of different ways to source your Real Estate staff, a new player has entered the market, who is combining innovative thinking, the latest technology and years of experience to streamline the process and make it easy to find key team members.
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1/11/2011 Preparing for Storm Season Last year, flooding and cyclonic conditions caught many Queenslanders off guard, prompting authorities to issue a timely reminder about how to protect homes and personal property. more...
27/10/2011 VIC - Tenant Payments and Dishonour Fees A recent report in the Geelong Independent ‘Agents caught out on illegal fees for renters’, highlights the dilemma for a managing agent when a residential tenant’s direct debit rent payment ‘bounces’ and the agent incurs a dishonour fee. more...
18/10/2011 QLD - Deadline for Pool Registration. IMPORTANT NEWS!!
Deadline for pool registration is only days away. more...
Articles 1/02/2012Growing a thriving property management team - Fertiliser As a keen gardener and someone who advises organisations on how to increase employee engagement, I can see that there are many similarities between creating a thriving garden and creating a thriving work team. So each month I’m going to give you a quick tip on how you can help your property management team to grow by following the same principles gardeners use. This month . . . FERTILISER
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1/02/2012Tenancy Renewals & Rent Reviews – Do you provide a CMA? Having consulted with many real estate offices over the years regarding this process, it becomes painfully obvious that many property managers take the easy road of “guestimating” a rent review rather than relying upon a comparative market analysis to provide the right information.
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1/02/2012Do you have enough time to manage? In consulting with many different property management businesses on a regular basis, I am still surprised by the number of department managers/team leaders who still retain a portfolio of properties to manage. I believe there is still a firm misconception out there in the industry that being the department manager of a property management department (depending upon number of properties) is not a full time job...
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