October 2011

Actually, it is easy being green

29 Oct 2011

Developers are often the barometer of what the market demands, so when you see new residential projects sporting solar panels, vegie plots, bicycle racks, grey-water systems and generous green spaces, you know there's been a marked shift towards more ecologically sustainable design.

Fears home law changes could spark sales slump

22 Oct 2011

Buyers of new apartments could face higher levies and a drop in property values as a result of changes to the period in which developers have to offer cover for shoddy work.

Lobby for change

15 Oct 2011

Improvements to common property can add value to every unit.

Call to cut water use in flats by the meter

01 Oct 2011

Every new apartment in Melbourne and Brisbane comes with its own water meter, but in Sydney the only ones that do are all in one block in Hornsby.