low-rise

The likely place of origin of a fire is much the same in both commercial high-rise and low-rises. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a kitchen or cooking area is, by far, the single most likely place.

Low-rises are more than twice as likely as high-rises to have fire spread.

Says Nitesh Kumar, director, marketing, TDI Group: "Building low-rises helps to cut costs as a number of services can be done away with.

"Today, every developer is building low-rises to generate cash flow as these sell easily due to their low prices.

The growing demand means low-rises will be valuable assets as prices will continue to appreciate.

In 1995, rent increases ranged from a low of 1.9 percent (for small low-rises) to a high of 4.4 percent (for high-rises).

Increases in median total costs ranged from a low of 0.9 percent (for small low-rises) to high-rises' 7.2 percent.