Another year almost done and dusted! We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is looking forward to their New Years celebrations. The Sunshine Coast had a wonderfully wet Christmas Day - I don't think anyone has ever wanted it to rain on Christmas Day quite as much as we did this year - it really was a Christmas miracle! The end of year is a very important time for Airbnb property owners. It's an opportunity to maximise overall earnings for the year. We saw a huge influ

An Airbnb host in Noosa has been forced to remove a second kitchen in his home where he runs an Airbnb listing as a dual occupancy from his residence. According to Noosa Council the property is non-compliant with current planning legislation. Following a complaint from a neighbour that the home was operating as an Airbnb/short-term let, the council investigation concluded tha the home owner was to remove the second kitchen area - despite the fact the kitchen was already exisi

The Noosa Shire Council has been intending to implement zones which restrict both short-term lets and make Noosa a "party free" zone for a few years now. It's not a new concept and the likelihood that the changes are passed are very probable in the near future. There are two sides to everything and whilst I do understand how a tourism levy could be fair to inject some more money into the Council, what are the impacts on the community? The local business's only thrive because

Political preferences aside.. now that we are certain that a Liberal Government will be in power for the next 4 year term, what could that potentially mean for the Australian property market in general and the property market in the Sunshine Coast specifically? The one obvious policy that the Liberals have always committed to is to keep negative gearing in place. This is generally considered a positive for the Australian property market as it gives higher income earners an i

A lot of people question whether they really do even need a professional Airbnb Management service when they could probably just do it themselves. There are now a lot of automated platforms which allow Airbnb property owners to self-market and self-manage their property or properties. In our opinion the decision should be based on two things; Do you have the time to be managing the property correctly and does it bring you enjoyment being responsible for the property all the t