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We are getting there say leading planning and design firm.
The revised draft of the City Plan is much closer to a scheme which is capable of taking Brisbane and its development forward for the next 10 plus years says Place Design Group.
They say the Council is listening on matters relating to parking, making multiple unit dwellings code assessable and the consolidation and simplification of development codes.
Current legislation not transparent.
The simple deletion of 19 words from the Property Occupations Bill 2013 would allow the broader legislation — that provides much needed improvements to transacting real estate in Queensland — to pass. In its current form, the legislation seeks to prevent agents from publishing a price guide for properties going to auction.
The massive boom in unit development means more owner occupiers are ‘getting in early’
Buying off-the-plan can be a good move particularly if the property market is on the rise, as it is now. You only need to put down a deposit to secure “today’s price’’, it doesn’t matter if the market value has jumped by settlement time, you don’t have to pay more. But be careful. There are plenty of pitfalls.
Fast forward into the future. For starters apartment buildings will be close to self-sustainable according to Brisbane based Ellivo Architects. Organic solar technology will absorb light from the sun and turn it into electricity and heat. Rain water will be captured and converted to filtered drinking water using nano-filtration systems. Traditional furniture pieces will allow beds to morph into a table and then a sofa. Walls and bench tops will be touch screens. Car stackers will be inevitable in basement car parks.
