Mike Brandly, Auctioneer BlogNov 28

What exactly is selling to the highest bidder?

It is always entertaining when an auction company loudly announces that everything is being offered to the highest bidder, then immediately adds pages of legal language warning bidders not to rely on anything they just said. Bid confidently, they insist, while also explaining that every photo, description, statement, or whisper should be treated as fiction. It creates a remarkable tug of war between marketing and self-protection. The contradiction becomes even richer when these companies […]

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/what-exactly-is-selling-to-the-highest-bidder/

Manly BlogJan 14, 2024
Australia is one of the few OECD countries that allow no-grounds evictions.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/14/sydney-rental-crisis-landlord-pressured-single-mother-leave-lease-early
#housing #ToTheHighestBidder
‘I was livid’: Sydney single mother pressured by landlord to leave rental just nine months into lease

Fiona was told that the landlord needed to move into the flat, which was then relisted for $300 more a week when Fiona moved out

The Guardian
BellingenNSWSep 7, 2023
Regulating short-term rentals
Some places are regulating the 'housing to the highest bidder' model.
Lists:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-07/new-york-airbnb-crackdown-major-cities-short-term-rentals/102825318
#housing #regulation #NSW #ToTheHighestBidder #Bellingen
New York is cracking down on Airbnbs to ease housing pressures. Here's how The Big Apple and other cities are regulating short-term rentals

New York is making big changes to its short-term rental rules, but it's not the only major city to do so.

ABC News
BellingenNSWMay 8, 2023
Elsewhere they regulate #ShortTerm #Accommodation to combat #OverTourism and poor housing conditions.
“Let’s Regulate Airbnb”
"To combat ‘over-tourism’ and poor housing conditions that online rental platforms such as Airbnb, Booking.com, or Abritel contribute to, three MPs and a senator, all members of different parliamentary groups, co-signed the “Let’s Regulate Airbnb” initiative."
"The initative’s manifesto highlighted a ‘vicious circle’ that pushes local populations further and further away from city centres, degrading [their] conditions and worsening [their] precariousness. Stricter #regulation is therefore necessary, according to the lawmakers. They want to first take aim at the tax deduction enjoyed by short-term #rentals and are pushing for an overhaul of the tax rules on secondary residences."
https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital-single-market/news/short-term-rentals-french-lawmakers-launch-cross-party-offensive/
#NSW #Housing #ToTheHighestBidder #Translocation #Bellingen #Roads
Short-term rentals: French lawmakers launch cross-party offensive

Regulation of short-term rentals for holidaymakers should be tightened, according to a call launched by severa

EURACTIV
BellingenNSWApr 29, 2023
Go #Bellingen Go!
Mayors in NSW holiday hotspots consider short-term rental caps after 60-day limit proposed
"Mayors across New South Wales will look to adopt strict limits on #ShortTerm holiday rentals to address #housing shortages if the state government accepts recommendations to allow the Byron shire council to impose a 60-day annual cap."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/29/mayors-in-nsw-holiday-hotspots-consider-short-term-rental-caps-after-60-day-limit-proposed
#Traffic #Roads #Noise #Housing #ToTheHighestBidder
Mayors in NSW holiday hotspots consider short-term rental caps after 60-day limit proposed

Blue Mountains among the regions examining advice from state’s Independent Planning Commission

The Guardian
Manly BlogApr 17, 2023

#Renting and cyber security
"While digital technology can streamline business processes, the resulting increased collection, disclosure and use of large amounts of personal information poses novel privacy challenges."
"People are being pressured to hand over much more data than they would in a traditional paper application"
"Recent significant data breaches have demonstrated the potential impacts of a cyber security incident, particularly when identity documents are accessed."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/choice-rent-tech-data-renters-apply-snug-regulation-data/102231206
#transparency #realestate #ToTheHighestBidder #algorithm #RentBidding #Housing #Rights

Inside the 'opaque' property tech sector that helps real estate agents decide who gets a lease in a rental shortage

Australian technology companies that process rental applications for the real estate industry appear to be pulling back their platforms, as consumer backlash grows about the fledgling industry's allegedly "opaque" practices.

ABC News
BellingenNSWMar 11, 2023

"Some weeks ago, I helped my mother move out of her flat on the outskirts of #Bellingen on the New South Wales mid-north coast. My mum, in her 60s, lives in a share house, while tourists to the NSW mid-north coast #holiday in what could have been her home. What is wrong with this picture? Everything short-stay #accommodation demand in NSW towns is dire news for long-term locals."

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/11/australia-rural-housing-crisis-short-stay-accommodation-demand-nsw-tourist-towns-locals #tourism #regulation #ToTheHighestBidder short-stay #housing

Rural housing crisis: short-stay accommodation demand in NSW towns is dire news for long-term locals

My mum, in her 60s, lives in a share house, while tourists to the NSW mid-north coast holiday in what could have been her home. What is wrong with this picture? Everything

The Guardian
BellingenNSWMar 7, 2023
Regulating airbnb short-term rentals. From short-term thinking to long-term reform. "In comparison to much of the international regulation of the short-term rental market, Australia is very “light touch”. The overarching aim is to encourage the tourism economy."
https://theconversation.com/australia-has-taken-a-light-touch-with-airbnb-could-stronger-regulations-ease-the-housing-crisis-200347
#Housing #Regulation short-term #rental #accommodation #ToTheHighestBidder #Bellingen
Australia has taken a 'light touch' with Airbnb. Could stronger regulations ease the housing crisis?

Australia is very ‘light touch’ when it comes to regulating Airbnb. The current housing crisis demands a new approach, informed by overseas success stories.

The Conversation
Manly BlogFeb 16, 2023
A #Sydney real estate agent has advised landlords wanting to capitalise on the "once-in-a-decade" rental crisis they can kick out long-term tenants to raise rent quickly. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-16/bondi-real-estate-rental-crisis-no-grounds-evictions/101984230
#Housing #ToTheHighestBidder
Bondi real estate agent's advice for capitalising on rental crisis reignites calls to ban no-fault evictions

Advice from a Sydney real estate agent to landlords looking to maximise the "once-in-a-decade" high rental market creates fear and uncertainty, the tenants' union says.

ABC News
BellingenNSWFeb 12, 2023
How a resort town became unlivable
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/12/lake-tahoe-resort-housing-crisis
#Tourism #Bellingen #Branding #roads #congestion #housing #ToTheHighestBidder
‘Lake Tahoe has a people problem’: how a resort town became unlivable

The region’s popularity has seen a surge, sending real estate prices soaring and pushing locals out

The Guardian