DOWNSIZING IN AUSTRALIA
by-side developments where there is a common or ‘party’ wall
down the middle of the two homes with each home having a small
front yard and a small rear yard. The original size of the allotment
will determine how much rear yard each property will have.
A smaller detached home is also becoming very popular
with downsizers as growing residential communities are now
developing blocks of land around the 300m 2 to 400m 2 . There is
an option to go from the typical quarter acre block or 1012m 2
down to 300–400m 2 .
Around the major cities, especially Melbourne and Sydney,
we are now witnessing the expansion and rapid growth of
apartment living. Typically, an apartment complex is horizontal
living whereas downsizing into units, townhouses and smaller
detached homes is vertical living.
The major difference between horizontal living and vertical
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