Apartment living on the rise
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"It's becoming a lifestyle choice
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"It's affordable, compared to your quarteracre block," Ms Stiles said.
As many Sydney suburbs become mediumdensity, apartments are attracting a new generation of owners: welloff retirees
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Historically
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The couple simply purchased a bigger apartment in the Wentworth Point development they had bought into months earlier.
"We love how low maintenance it is
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Sue Alexander surprised herself when she purchased into the new Setai at Narrabeen complex.
"I always said I'd never buy an apartment. But we walked into this one, and it had everything we wanted. We decided to buy it
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The former tennis great paid $2
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"We were going to build a new house, but it got so complex
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While the benefits of apartment living are obvious
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"In other words, don't be distracted by beautiful brochures. Communal living is not something that Australians are used to,'' she said. "It's not just a smaller house a bit higher up.''
When buying new, it's better to pay a premium for a property by a reputable developer than be saddled with a defective building, she said.
In older buildings, a simple strata report can warn you of ongoing issues. For example
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