For principals and GMs
The top-performing strata businesses manage more with less.
The difference is how they operate.
Better visibility, better systems, and teams that spend their time on the right work. Antlar is built exclusively for Australian strata — AI-enabled from the ground up so your operation can grow without a proportional increase in cost.
The industry in 2026
Revenue across the industry is growing. Margins are not.
19%
Median EBITDA
Down from 23% in 2022. Margins have declined 42% since 2005.
52%
of revenue absorbed by salaries
Up from 49% in 2022. Rising costs are the primary driver of margin compression.
24%
of strata managers changed employers
Compared to 83% retention at top performing firms. Turnover is a direct cost on the business.
The margin pressure comes alongside a broader shift in the industry. Regulatory requirements are tightening, committee members are better informed and more demanding, and the pressure to demonstrate transparency and value is increasing. The businesses that will emerge strongest are those that respond with discipline, rigour, and genuine accountability.
The squeeze is structural, not cyclical. Businesses that are outperforming aren't doing it through revenue growth alone. They're managing their cost base, retaining their people, and running a tighter operation. That's what Antlar is built to support.
Where Antlar makes the difference
Three things that change how your operation runs.
01
Your team on the work that justifies your fees
When managers spend their day on admin and routine queries, the advisory work that retains clients doesn't get done. Antlar automates the procedural so your people can focus on the relationships that matter.
02
The revenue your portfolio should be generating
Higher performing businesses earn more per lot. The difference is visibility — knowing where fees are being realised and where they aren't. Antlar surfaces fee realisation, disbursement recovery, and scheme-level performance so nothing gets missed.
03
A clear picture of your operation, always current
Most principals find out something is wrong when a client calls. Antlar gives you real-time visibility across every scheme — compliance status, outstanding obligations, scheme health — without having to ask.
The benchmark
The businesses pulling ahead have something in common.
It isn't scale.
The Macquarie Strata Benchmarking Report 2026 studied over 200 Australian strata businesses managing 1.4 million lots. The pattern is consistent: top performers earn higher margins, retain more of their managers, and grow their lots under management faster, without proportionally growing their cost base.
The difference isn't headcount or market share. It's how the operation is run. Clear processes, better systems, and people who are supported to spend their time on the right work.
If that's the business you're building, Antlar was built for you.
Lot growth — top performers
vs 5% for other businesses
Salary as a proportion of revenue
vs 60% for other businesses
Source: Macquarie Strata Benchmarking Report 2026
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