Interactive Tools for Strata Owners
Owning an apartment means paying levies every quarter — but most owners have no idea where that money goes, whether their building is well-managed, or how much they'll be paying in five years.
These interactive tools change that. Each one is live — adjust the controls, enter your numbers, and see how your building data works.
1. Levy Money Flow
The most common question from strata owners: "Where does my levy money actually go?"
This Sankey diagram traces every dollar from its source (levies, interest, other income) through the two statutory funds (Admin and Capital Works) and out to individual expense categories. The width of each flow is proportional to the dollar amount.
Try it: Use the slider to model a levy increase or decrease, and watch how the flows adjust in real-time. Toggle between Admin Fund only, Capital Works only, or the combined view.
The Sankey makes it immediately obvious which expenses consume the largest share of levy income — and how a levy change ripples through the entire budget.
2. Building Report Card
A single health score can be misleading. A building might score 75 overall but have excellent operations and dangerously low insurance adequacy.
The radar chart breaks the assessment into six dimensions that matter to owners — each graded A+ to F. Your building's shape is overlaid against an age-adjusted benchmark, so you can see exactly where you're above or below expectations. Trend arrows show whether each area is improving or declining.
Try it: Drag the building age slider to see how benchmarks shift. Click "Show Peers" to overlay your peer group's average. Check the cards below for letter grades and advice on each dimension.
The score cards explain what each dimension means in plain language — no industry jargon, just clear guidance on where your building stands.
3. Maintenance Activity Tracker
Owners want to know: "What work is actually getting done on my building?"
Each coloured cell represents a single work item. Solid fills are completed. Striped borders mean in-progress. Dashed outlines are pending. Red borders flag overdue items that need attention.
Try it: Use the category chips to filter by trade (plumbing, electrical, lifts, etc.). Switch between All, Active, Overdue, or Completed views. Sort by newest or costliest to see what matters most.
The summary row shows total cost, average resolution time, and overdue count at a glance — the numbers every owner should know.
4. Levy Forecast Calculator
The question every owner asks at an AGM: "How much will my levies be in five years?"
This chart shows your building's actual levy history as a solid line, then projects forward based on the annual increase rate you set. Enter your lot's entitlement percentage to see your personal quarterly amount.
Try it: Use the +/- stepper to adjust the annual increase rate. Switch between 3, 5, or 10-year projections. Toggle the CPI comparison to see if your levies are rising faster than inflation. Enter your entitlement to personalise the numbers.
The summary cards show your current quarterly levy, what it'll be in X years, total paid over the period, and — if you enter your entitlement — your personal projected amount highlighted in blue.
5. Where Your Levy Goes (Budget Drilldown)
A donut chart shows you the top-level split. But what about the layer underneath? The sunburst adds depth — concentric rings that let you drill from the total budget down to Admin Fund, then into Insurance, then into the specific line items.
Try it: Click any coloured segment to zoom into its children. Enter your entitlement percentage and the centre label switches to show your personal share — "Your Share: $X,XXX". Toggle between annual and quarterly views, or switch between dollar values and percentages.
When you enter your entitlement, every segment becomes personal. You can see exactly how much of your quarterly levy goes to insurance versus cleaning versus lift maintenance.
6. Spending Patterns (HeatMap)
Some expenses are steady year-round. Others spike seasonally — air conditioning in summer, gutter cleaning in autumn, insurance renewal in July.
The heatmap lays out expense categories vs months in a colour-intensity matrix. Dark cells = high spend. Light cells = low spend. Patterns jump out visually.
Try it: Toggle between absolute dollar values and percentage-of-category view. The insights row below the chart identifies the peak spending cell, busiest month, and quietest month automatically.
This is particularly useful for cash flow planning — committees can anticipate which quarters will have the heaviest outflows and ensure adequate reserves.
7. Maintenance Pipeline
Maintenance requests don't happen instantly. They flow through a pipeline: Submitted → Under Review → Approved → Scheduled → In Progress → Completed. At each stage, some requests drop out or stall.
The funnel chart shows how many requests survive each stage. The conversion chain below shows the exact pass-through rate — plus the average number of days spent at each stage.
Try it: Use the time period buttons to narrow the data window. Priority badges show how many urgent, normal, and low-priority items are in the system. The total processing time gives you the end-to-end average from submission to completion.
In this example, 48 requests were submitted but only 14 reached completion — a 29% throughput rate. The biggest drop-off is between Submitted and Under Review (5 days average), suggesting a review bottleneck.
8. Peer Comparison
How does your building's spending compare to similar buildings? The Marimekko chart answers this with variable-width columns — wider columns mean higher total spend, and the stacked segments show the proportional category breakdown.
Try it: Toggle between Total $ and Per Lot to normalise for building size. Use the levy slider to model what your building's column would look like with a different levy level.
This makes it immediately clear whether your building over-indexes on insurance relative to peers, or whether your management fees are below average for your scheme size.
Built for Owners, Not Accountants
Each of these tools is designed with the same principles:
- Personal first — enter your entitlement percentage and every number becomes about you, not just the building
- Interactive controls — sliders, steppers, toggles, and filters let you explore scenarios and ask "what if?"
- Plain language — no industry jargon, letter grades instead of abstract scores, advice instead of raw numbers
- Mobile responsive — charts resize and reflow for smaller screens
- Real-time data — when connected to UnitBuddy's backend, these tools update live as new data arrives
The goal isn't just prettier charts. It's helping apartment owners understand their building's finances — and feel confident that their levies are being well spent.