It is almost impossible for purchasers to predict whether their new apartment will have building defects, a report into the apartment building industry has found.
The City Futures Research Centre’s new ARC Linkage Project will put the multi-unit housing sector under the microscope and propose specific changes to protect people buying units.
The NSW government's draft strata termination legislation will empower private citizens to compulsorily acquire other people's homes for redevelopment, even if that redevelopment fails to produce any public benefit, warns Cathy Sherry.
Many strata executive committee members are ill-equipped to deal with complex problems that can affect quality of life and property values, new research shows.
