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Most owners will get only modest compensation in the exit offering – but investors will get nothing except a clean sheet.

Buyer confidence is low, but help is on the way after the release of three reports.

What’s missing from the new strata laws is any reference to the scandal of embedded networks or, indeed, any duty of care by strata managers.

The initial AGM of a new block may feel like another meeting that you could happily skip, but your new neighbours really need you to be there.

The Sunshine State is set to double its apartment count, but professionals fear that may lock in its corrupted management rights contracts.

A new star ratings system can guide you to developers with a proven track record and quality buildings.

Some can’t pay their levies, some won’t, but there are ways to ensure you don’t pick up the tab.

They have years of experience and accumulated wealth, but does that give Baby Boomers a sense of entitlement?

While we’ve been transfixed by horror stories of badly built new unit blocks, Australia’s ageing buildings have been quietly crumbling away.

Since last year, Sydney apartment blocks have been able to ban holiday lets – but the curbs don’t apply to residents.