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2/22 Stephenson St in Spotswood is up for auction with a price guide of $500,000-$550,000. APARTMENTS by the beach and near the city have been star performers on Melbourne’s property market this year, new figures show. Albert Park apartments have outperformed all other suburbs and property types for value growth in the first half of the year, CoreLogic data reveals . Units in inner western Spotswood were also on the list of top performers , while houses in Kooyong and St Kilda West also notched impressive growth in median value. RELATED: Land sales hit record pace as population booms Top 10 growth suburbs. The CoreLogic data shows Albert Park and Spotswood median unit values grew 54 .5 per cent and 27.6 per cent, respectively, in the six months to June. Albert Park has a median unit value of $1,029,274 and Spotswood is $649,133. CoreLogic Victorian director Geoff White said while the growth in Albert Park was staggering, it reflected a change in buyer behaviour. He said owner-o...

Follow KDKA-TV : Facebook | Twitter GREEN TREE (KDKA) — It’s hard to miss if you drive on the Parkway West – over- hanging solar panels atop the new Bentley Building constructed by Burns & Scalo, a company committed to sustainability from parking lot to rooftop. “This was an opportunity to feature sustainability,” CEO Jim Scalo told KDKA money editor Jon Delano on Friday. “Solar is a component of the building, and we cantilevered the solar as part of the architecture of the building so people could recognize the tangibility of it.” As you enter the building, a chart shows how much energy the building is actually producing. And forget the notion that Pittsburgh is too cloudy for solar panels, says Mike Carnahan, general manager of Scalo Solar Solutions . Delano: “Pittsburgh has a reputation for being a very cloudy city.” Carnahan: “Sure it does. Sure it does.” Delano: “Not true?” Carnahan: “Not true at all. Pittsburgh gets as much light as many places in the country.” Carnaha...