New Victorian Education kit arms buyers and owners
A damning Apartment Living Report reveals more than half of the Victorians surveyed are living in apartments with defects. Australian...
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Samantha Reece
- Aug 18, 2021
- 2 min
2021 research shows apartment buyers becoming more savvy
The Australian Apartment Advocacy 2021 research results, which surveyed 3600 apartment owners nationally, has indicated that more...
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ABC
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min
Apartment owners suing Sydney developer Toplace over dozens of 'defects' in near new development
Apartment owners in a large riverside apartment complex in Parramatta are suing developer Toplace over dozens of alleged defects...
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Sue Williams - Sydney Morning Herald/Melbourne Age
- Jun 18, 2021
- 3 min
Melbourne apartment defect horror leaves owner with health issues
When Zoe Foster visited her doctor for a routine COVID-19 test, the doctor regarded her swab with horror. “Your nose is black inside!”...
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The Australian
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
Density rising in outer suburbs as buyers look upwards
Higher density housing is creeping into the outer suburbs of major cities and developers increasingly look towards urban renewal and skew...
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API Magazine
- Jun 8, 2021
- 5 min
Builder gone bust highlights need for more buyer protection
Another high-profile building company collapse has amplified the need for greater protection for apartment buyers. Tradies downed tools...
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AFR
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
Apartments exceed house price growth
Price gains for apartments are beating those for houses in a growing number of suburbs around the country, as worsening affordability and...
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Samantha Reece
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
Who lives in high density housing?
Population increases, high return on investment and compact city planning have been cited as the key reasons higher density housing has...
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AFR
- Mar 18, 2021
- 3 min
The new winning formula for Gold Coast apartments
Smaller projects, bigger apartments and higher prices. That’s the new recipe for success followed by apartment developers on the Gold...
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AFR
- Mar 12, 2021
- 2 min
Opal Tower hurt values of neighbouring projects
The fallout from Sydney’s disastrous Opal Tower development damaged values of nearby residential developments including Mirvac’s 359-unit...
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Samantha Reece
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
Victoria Rolls Out New Apartment Rules
Melbourne’s lockdowns has amplified concerns about urban design flaws in the inner-city, with new planning rules being enacted to hold...
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The Australian
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Cladding a high risk in 100 towers but NSW drags the chain
More than 100 apartment and office buildings in the City of Sydney have been classified as at “high risk” of fire because of flammable...
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Samantha Reece
- Jan 28, 2021
- 2 min
How COVID is changing apartment living
No. 1- Changes in Apartment Gathering Places One of the very first things that many landlords and property managers did during the onset...
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Samantha Reece
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Pets in apartments - where you now stand
The most recent NSW Cooper case, which saw an Owner's Corporation enforcement of a blanket ban on pets overturned, has demonstrated that...
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Samantha Reece
- Nov 9, 2020
- 1 min
Families in apartments - research findings from Sophie May Kerr
Samantha Reece recently sat down to have a chat with Sophie May Kerr who undertook her PhD in families in apartments. Her research...
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Samantha Reece
- Oct 27, 2020
- 1 min
Chat with David Chandler NSW Building Commissioner
Director of Australian Apartment Advocacy, Samantha Reece, recently caught up with NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler about a...
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Samantha Reece
- Oct 2, 2020
- 1 min
Success with recladding project under Cladding Safety Victoria
The owners of apartments at Williams Rd, Toorak were enjoying their inner Melbourne’s prestigious address, that was, until they received...
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Samantha Reece
- Aug 6, 2020
- 1 min
Combustible cladding - the what, where, when and how
With over 1500 buildings detected in Victoria with combustible cladding and $600 million allocated by the State Government, this has...
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Samantha Reece
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
Owners are proactive with their insurance
Research by Australian Apartment Advocacy with 587 apartment owners nationally has shown that an astonishing 90% had building insurance...
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Samantha Reece
- Jul 16, 2020
- 2 min
Coronavirus protection in your apartment building or community
When you live in a public space like an apartment building or complex, protections from coronavirus become more communal. Precautions are...
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