Property
The man who turned Melbourne’s east into a mudbrick experiment
“The house is part of the environment and the environment is part of the house.”
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Kooyong’s Monique Ryan hits out at state’s planning scheme as Hawthorn development asks for height to double
“It puts too much power in the hands of one person.”
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Court dates, heritage and big builds: The fight over high-rise housing in Boroondara
Councillors and local MPs are pushing back on a scheme which prioritises fast approvals on significant projects.
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Eastern Melbourne’s landlords will have to install better heating and insulation soon. A housing expert says many are unaware of what’s coming
Research points to energy-efficient homes being cheaper to manage, more comfortable and able to chase higher sale prices.
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Boroondara council approves demolition and rebuild of Canterbury’s 121-year-old heritage mansion destroyed by fire
The 1,332sqm block of land at 7-9 Mangarra Road houses a heritage-listed Edwardian villa.
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Warrandyte’s entry price to housing hits $940,000. 10 years ago, the cheapest house sold for $610,000
The median price of homes in the area has risen by 66.6 percent to $1.5 million.
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Gym, cinema and basement for 140-year-old Camberwell villa, but conditions apply
A new pool has to be on ground level, not the first floor.
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“Always hamstrung”: Monash set to leave eastern Melbourne affordable housing advocacy body, leaving only three councils left
The council will officially leave the coalition on June 30.
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Eastern Melbourne’s unit dwellers have been locked out of cheap energy for years. That’s starting to change.
“Apartments are the last bastion.”
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“Not a good time for developers”: High-rise dreams on hold as costs stall Boronia CBD growth
Construction cranes dot the skyline, but there’s been no rush by developers to capitalise on the rezoning of the area for development up to 10 storeys high.
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What happened to the Croydon drive-in cinemas?
Eastern Melbourne was home to the first Village theatre.
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Waverley RSL spends more than $30 million buying an Ibis hotel
The sub-branch will share the property with accommodation giant Accor.
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Nine rooms under one roof: Ferntree Gully residents’ rooming house uproar ignites a broader planning push
Social housing accounts for only 2.88 percent of Victoria’s housing stock.
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Ever fancied becoming a housing developer? An $18 million Wantirna block could be your way in
A previous approval for 126 dwellings, granted by VCAT, has lapsed.
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Victoria’s fast-tracked housing code comes to Doncaster East with approval of 30 two-storey townhouses
The new project will involve the axing of 29 canopy trees in what is likely to be the first of many townhouse developments approved with limited influence from local councils and neighbours.
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A larger slice of the pie: How much are low-income renters paying for a roof over their heads in the eastern suburbs?
A new report shows while rapid declines in Melbourne’s rental affordability have eased, levels remained at their lowest since 2012.
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How do Ringwood’s locals feel about upcoming proposed three-to-six storey developments?
Ringwood’s population is set to increase by more than a third over the next 20 years – but are buildings up to six storeys the answer?
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