Information or publications on housing types

I am fairly new to investing in real-estate. When looking at what is available in the market I come across various types of homes such as austerity, bungalows, duplex, symmetrical vilas etc.

I wonder whether anyone happens to know of any internet publication or downloadable pdf which runs through and gives insight into different housing types or perhaps a history of how housing has changed in Australia throughout the 21st century.

Is anyone familiar with such a publication? Thanks

Hi Banter
This thread gives some basic info re housing styles through from the 1800's:

http://au.yhs.search.yahoo.com/avg/sear ... ouse+types

Sorry, I'm no computer whizz so I don't know how to do that link-straight-from-here thing so you will just have to copy and paste the thread.

There are many great books out there. These are a few of mine and I found them fabulously inspiring and informative:

The Federation House - Australia's Own Style by Hugh Fraser and Ray Joyce
The Victorian Society Book of the Victorian House by Kit Wedd
The Federation House by Ian Evans
Edwardian House Style by Hilary Hockman

not sure if these are what you mean but they do go into detail about the specific styles. Have you checked Aus History sources also?

Thanks Gloria, thats a good start! I'll check out some of those books