The 2026 Macquarie Business Banking strata benchmarking study is a portrait of an industry at a crossroads. While the sector has demonstrated consistent growth, an underlying challenge of shrinking profitability and escalating operational pressures is forcing a strategic rethink. Further illustrated by historical data from Macquarie’s 20-year history of benchmarking the strata industry, the study shows a fundamental conflict between the pursuit of scale and the delivery of va

If you manage schemes with Capital Works Fund plans completed before 2023, there's a good chance the cost assumptions in those plans no longer reflect the market your clients are buying into today. This isn't news to most experienced strata managers — you've been fielding the phone calls when quotes come back higher than expected. But having the data to frame that conversation with committees makes all the difference between a reactive scramble and a well-managed process. Her

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The use of strata finance can assist strata properties to increase the value of their assets with upgrades to common areas and improvements