Erika Altmann

Dr Erika Altmann is a writer specializing in urban and housing research. She has a PhD (Sociology) from UTAS and a Masters in Management from Macquarie University combined with over two decades of industry experience. Her primary focus is on the growth of the strata-title industry and associated sociological and management issues. Erika publishes in a variety of forums including The Conversation, Quartz, Domain, The Mercury as well as various academic journals. Her most recent work is a co-edited collection published by Palgrave MacMillan UK titled Multi-Owned Properties in the Asia Pacific Region: Rights, responsibilities and restrictions outlines emergent issues for those considering purchasing residential apartments and commercial units within strata titled developments.

Published works include;

• “Policy implications for governing Australia’s apartment communities: tenants, committees of management and strata managers”, Housing in 21st Century Australia: People, practices and policies, Ashgate, R Dufty-Jones & D Rogers (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 121-136. ISBN 978-1-4724-3113-4 (2015) [Research Book Chapter]
• Apartments, Co-ownership and Sustainability: Implementation Barriers for Retrofitting the Built Environment”, Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 16 (4) pp. 437-457. doi:10.1080/1523908X.2013.858593 ISSN 1523-908X (2014) [Refereed Article]
• “Why Chinese investors find Australian real estate so alluring”, The Conversation, online, 1 May 2017 (2017) [Magazine Article]

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