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Your Strata Property With Amanda Farmer Amanda Farmer
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Are you a homeowner struggling to get your strata questions answered? Does your strata manager bamboozle you with jargon you don’t understand? Are you looking for reliable and easily accessible information about strata property from an authoritative source?
Hi I’m Amanda Farmer and I’m a strata lawyer with over 13 years experience in all things property.
In this podcast I deliver bite sized, information that gives you the education you need to resolve your strata issues. And the best part is you can learn as you travel to and from work, fly overseas or even listen as you fall asleep!
I will bring you the latest and greatest tips on dealing with your strata issues so you never have to spend another sleepless night.
This podcast is inspired by Margaret Lomas, Steve McKnight and Rick Otton, On Property Podcast, This week in real estate, Rental Income Podcast, Mortgage NewsCast and lots more!
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408. Get Ready for The High Life Expo
Amy Brand and Julie McLean join me, sharing your access to The High Life Expo, happening online and in-person over the next month.
We discuss how the apartment market is already changing when it comes to the sustainability conversation - with purchasers demanding more, and how suppliers can best harness the many new opportunities available. -
407. The Deadline Driven World of Strata Management
Reena Van Aalst brings us a (long!) list of deadline-driven tasks that a strata manager is legally required to complete on behalf of their clients, and I ask her the question: how do you run a profitable business?
I explain the limitations on spending special levy funds, and invite you to the inaugural Strata Impact Conference. -
406. 3 Steps to Radical Transparency for Strata Committees
I'm taking you inside part of my LIVE in-person presentation delivered for The City of Canada Bay Council earlier this year, sharing how and why our strata committees should be engaging in the practice of radical transparency (which shouldn't be that radical...)
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405. “It’s not a jam stall at a school fete” – taking strata seriously
Bruce Minter, long-term strata committee member, joins me as we discuss the incredible resilience required to lead a strata community. Bruce explains how he helped his community shift its collective mindset and break "the curse of low levies". He shares lessons learned from the U.S. Founding Fathers, and his unique understanding that strata "is not a jam stall at a school fete. It's a business".
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404. How We Can Get Strata Management Right, Right Now
Daniel Holt, strata manager, joins me, calling out the 'gaslighting' that he says has been going on in the strata management industry, with the real cost of managing a strata building hidden behind sophisticated third-party payment arrangements extending beyond insurance commissions.
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403. Strata Management’s Future: Reena Weighs In
In a week during which the media continues to wage war against strata managers, Reena Van Aalst joins me to provide her point of view. We discuss:
- models of remuneration for strata managers, and what Reena says needs to change
- the role of Strata Community Association
- the murky arrangements between other strata "professionals" and service providers, overdue for investigation,
and more.