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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