Who this article is for
Buyer agents supporting clients through property selection
Real estate agents selling strata or community-titled properties
Conveyancers and solicitors advising purchasers
Other professionals involved in buyer due diligence
How Health Scores fit into a professional’s role
Cohabit’s Building Health Score is designed to help professionals guide buyers through building-level risk, earlier and more clearly than traditional strata reports allow.
Rather than asking buyers to interpret dense documents, the Health Score provides a shared, neutral signal that professionals can use to:
Frame conversations
Prioritise further investigation
Set expectations early
It supports professional judgement — it doesn’t replace it.
Using Health Scores to triage buildings
Professionals often support buyers assessing multiple properties at once.
Health Scores help by:
Quickly identifying buildings that warrant deeper review
Highlighting buildings with higher apparent risk signals
Providing a consistent benchmark across different buildings
This allows professionals to help buyers focus time, attention and spend where it matters most.
Supporting clearer buyer conversations
Health Scores give professionals a way to move conversations from intuition to evidence.
They can be used to:
Explain why one building may present more risk than another
Contextualise concerns raised during inspections or contract review
Anchor discussions around building condition, not just price or aesthetics
This is particularly useful when buyers are weighing trade-offs between properties.
Health Scores as a gateway to deeper insight
For many professionals, the Health Score acts as a starting point, not the final word.
It helps determine whether to:
Request Expert Insights
Ask targeted questions of a strata manager
Flag issues for legal or financial review
Proceed cautiously or confidently
This staged approach mirrors how professionals already work — Cohabit simply makes it clearer and faster.
How Health Scores work alongside Expert Insights
Health Scores and Expert Insights are designed to be used together.
Health Scores provide a high-level, comparative signal
Expert Insights translate strata records into plain-English interpretation and practical implications
Professionals often use the Health Score to justify why deeper insight is required, then rely on Expert Insights to guide next steps.
Related article:
➡️ What Are Expert Insights and How Do I Use Them?
What Health Scores do — and don’t — do
Health Scores:
Summarise building-level risk based on available information
Support professional judgement and buyer discussions
Update as new data becomes available
Health Scores do not:
Replace legal or financial advice
Remove the need for professional review
Guarantee the absence of issues
They are a decision-support tool, not a recommendation engine.
FAQs
Can professionals rely on Health Scores when advising buyers?
Yes — as a supporting signal. Health Scores are designed to complement, not replace, professional expertise.
Are Health Scores static?
No. Scores can change as new records, insights or updates are added to the building profile.
Should a low Health Score stop a purchase?
Not necessarily. It indicates areas that may require closer attention, not a definitive outcome.