Settlement risk rising for off-the-plan apartments

Thursday 21 January 2016

It has been well documented that the apartment boom underway across the East Coast capitals is unprecedented:

However, with this boom has come increasing risk, with genuine fears emerging that many buyers of off-the-plan apartments may not be willing or able to settle on their properties.

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.