Flagstaff Hill, Adelaide
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Had a quick shifty in the greenwith area. Quite a variety of houses there.
This one's under offer right enough, but is the kind of property we'd hope to be looking for. What sort of rep. does Ian wood homes have? Anyone?
This one doesn't look too bad either, but difficult to tell.
This one's under offer right enough, but is the kind of property we'd hope to be looking for. What sort of rep. does Ian wood homes have? Anyone?
This one doesn't look too bad either, but difficult to tell.
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Re: Flagstaff Hill, Adelaide
Had a quick shifty in the greenwith area. Quite a variety of houses there.
This one's under offer right enough, but is the kind of property we'd hope to be looking for. What sort of rep. does Ian wood homes have? Anyone?
This one doesn't look too bad either, but difficult to tell.
This one's under offer right enough, but is the kind of property we'd hope to be looking for. What sort of rep. does Ian wood homes have? Anyone?
This one doesn't look too bad either, but difficult to tell.
Golden grove is the hub with a great choice of state & private schools. Good shopping facilities, fantastic public transport,
Most house's in greenwith and golden grove are less than 10yrs old, which is good for rentals, also it is easier to get a rental as not in big demand as the south area's.
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Thanks milly, much appreciated info.
I'll have a look later tonight and see what the houses are like in the areas you mention.
I'll have a look later tonight and see what the houses are like in the areas you mention.
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Had a quick shifty in the greenwith area. Quite a variety of houses there.
This one's under offer right enough, but is the kind of property we'd hope to be looking for. What sort of rep. does Ian wood homes have? Anyone?
This one doesn't look too bad either, but difficult to tell.
This one's under offer right enough, but is the kind of property we'd hope to be looking for. What sort of rep. does Ian wood homes have? Anyone?
This one doesn't look too bad either, but difficult to tell.
I like the first one! A lot of house for the money!
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Yeah. I quite liked this one as well, but not as much as the first.
I am determined to have a bungalow. We have a 3 storey house and it's a killer running up and down stairs all day. Never again!
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That sounds nice inside, but hasn't got as much kerb appeal as the first one. LOL. however, I have noticed you tend toward 'English' style houses!
I am determined to have a bungalow. We have a 3 storey house and it's a killer running up and down stairs all day. Never again!
I am determined to have a bungalow. We have a 3 storey house and it's a killer running up and down stairs all day. Never again!
Funnily enough in other areas we've been looking at, most were bungalows, but haven't seen any in Greenwith that have given the "wow" factor. Bungalow would be nice yes, i like all on the one level type.
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Ha ha. The thing is, i ain't even English! I've never been one for Tudor style houses in the UK and even more so "fake" Tudor style (bleugh!), but there was something about that one that caught my eye, but can't put my finger on it.
Funnily enough in other areas we've been looking at, most were bungalows, but haven't seen any in Greenwith that have given the "wow" factor. Bungalow would be nice yes, i like all on the one level type.
Funnily enough in other areas we've been looking at, most were bungalows, but haven't seen any in Greenwith that have given the "wow" factor. Bungalow would be nice yes, i like all on the one level type.
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If you like Greenwith, which is a great place, also look at Golden Grove, Gulf view hights, Redwood Park, Banksia Park, All within 5mins of each other.
Golden grove is the hub with a great choice of state & private schools. Good shopping facilities, fantastic public transport,
Most house's in greenwith and golden grove are less than 10yrs old, which is good for rentals, also it is easier to get a rental as not in big demand as the south area's.
Golden grove is the hub with a great choice of state & private schools. Good shopping facilities, fantastic public transport,
Most house's in greenwith and golden grove are less than 10yrs old, which is good for rentals, also it is easier to get a rental as not in big demand as the south area's.
Our house is 11 years old in Greenwith but friends of ours is 8 years old and another 10 years, but there is still alot of builds going up here!
Rental wise, it is a nightmare getting something, all the good places go before they even come on the market, friend of ours just put advert in the paper to rent her 5 bed house out and she got in one weekend 39 phone calls!! Guess it is just luck of the draw!!
The houses you are pointing out on the internet, are all nice it is very misleading looking at houses on the internet as the photos always make them look nice!! We are lucky we have a really big block in Greenwith but some of the houses in the above areas have tiny tiny gardens, guess it depends what you want!!
Whilst it seems alot of Poms head down South, I hear lots of english accents in Golden Grove and Greenwith and areas, I think this area is becoming more and more popular!!
Certainly with the hype in the paper about people coming out of state to buy in the North East areas because this is where the properties in Adealaide are going to rise quickly, is pushing the prices up, we bought ours in Feb this year and remained friends with our Real Estate agent who was british, she now values our home at considerably more than what we paid for it!!
But as is always said whats for one isnt always for another!!
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Ha ha. The thing is, i ain't even English! I've never been one for Tudor style houses in the UK and even more so "fake" Tudor style (bleugh!), but there was something about that one that caught my eye, but can't put my finger on it.
Funnily enough in other areas we've been looking at, most were bungalows, but haven't seen any in Greenwith that have given the "wow" factor. Bungalow would be nice yes, i like all on the one level type.
Funnily enough in other areas we've been looking at, most were bungalows, but haven't seen any in Greenwith that have given the "wow" factor. Bungalow would be nice yes, i like all on the one level type.
Just had another look at the houses you selected the first one Tudor Style been on market for a while, see it now sold though!! Our Aussie mates all said DONT buy a house with one garage, as most Aussies look for a double garage and reselling a house with only one can be difficult!! Infact when we looked at houses on our rekkie trip we looked at about 4 or 5 that had 3 garages!!! Two normal and one "fake" fronted for the boat or caravan!! Good idea we thought!!
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Have to disagree with some of your points!! Agree with the areas you mention personally I like Greenwith and Golden Grove, Wynn Vale best out of those areas!!
Our house is 11 years old in Greenwith but friends of ours is 8 years old and another 10 years, but there is still alot of builds going up here!
Rental wise, it is a nightmare getting something, all the good places go before they even come on the market, friend of ours just put advert in the paper to rent her 5 bed house out and she got in one weekend 39 phone calls!! Guess it is just luck of the draw!!
The houses you are pointing out on the internet, are all nice it is very misleading looking at houses on the internet as the photos always make them look nice!! We are lucky we have a really big block in Greenwith but some of the houses in the above areas have tiny tiny gardens, guess it depends what you want!!
Whilst it seems alot of Poms head down South, I hear lots of english accents in Golden Grove and Greenwith and areas, I think this area is becoming more and more popular!!
Certainly with the hype in the paper about people coming out of state to buy in the North East areas because this is where the properties in Adealaide are going to rise quickly, is pushing the prices up, we bought ours in Feb this year and remained friends with our Real Estate agent who was british, she now values our home at considerably more than what we paid for it!!
But as is always said whats for one isnt always for another!!
Our house is 11 years old in Greenwith but friends of ours is 8 years old and another 10 years, but there is still alot of builds going up here!
Rental wise, it is a nightmare getting something, all the good places go before they even come on the market, friend of ours just put advert in the paper to rent her 5 bed house out and she got in one weekend 39 phone calls!! Guess it is just luck of the draw!!
The houses you are pointing out on the internet, are all nice it is very misleading looking at houses on the internet as the photos always make them look nice!! We are lucky we have a really big block in Greenwith but some of the houses in the above areas have tiny tiny gardens, guess it depends what you want!!
Whilst it seems alot of Poms head down South, I hear lots of english accents in Golden Grove and Greenwith and areas, I think this area is becoming more and more popular!!
Certainly with the hype in the paper about people coming out of state to buy in the North East areas because this is where the properties in Adealaide are going to rise quickly, is pushing the prices up, we bought ours in Feb this year and remained friends with our Real Estate agent who was british, she now values our home at considerably more than what we paid for it!!
But as is always said whats for one isnt always for another!!
And yes the newer the property usually the smaller the block.
Hence bigger blocks in Flagstaff hill or wynn vale.
Like you said depends on the individual. and what they are looking for.
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The houses you are pointing out on the internet, are all nice it is very misleading looking at houses on the internet as the photos always make them look nice!!
we bought ours in Feb this year and remained friends with our Real Estate agent who was british, she now values our home at considerably more than what we paid for it!!
Our Aussie mates all said DONT buy a house with one garage,
Most new arrivals still like to try and be near the beach at the beginning.
And yes the newer the property usually the smaller the block.
And yes the newer the property usually the smaller the block.
I know what you mean about newer houses being on smaller blocks. Same here. In fact i hate it. They give you like one car parking space in the driveway which means it's arse usually overhangs on to the pavement. Couple that with most households having two cars now, means the second car is parked on the pavement cause nobody uses their garage for anything apart from storing their clutter or as additional storage space. When you then take most of the houses round here with cars littering the street and streets having been made narrower than in the past, circumnavigating the streets round here is a bit of a nightmare. Keeps the speed down though...
The thing is, a lot of buyers now are "professional", career type people who haven't the time or inclination to do gardening, so who needs the big gardens of old?
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Any idea what sort of % increase you're seeing? Where we are just now, we've been seeing on average around 10%/annum for a considerable number of years. In monetary terms the increase is like a second income! This gives us the dilemma of selling up lock,stock and barrel or renting out as a nest egg for later years.
Interesting. We're kinda spoiled where we are just now. Within 15mins drive, we have major shopping centres. In another direction, we're 20-30 mins from the coast and beaches and around 45-60mins in another direction we have all the hills,mountains,lochs,valleys and typical Scottish Highland scenery a tourist expects to see from this country. All we don't have is a view from our own home apart from hundreds of other modern samey houses.
Adelaide is great like that, there is something here for everyone. You've just got to find what it is you're looking for.
I know what you mean about newer houses being on smaller blocks. Same here. In fact i hate it. They give you like one car parking space in the driveway which means it's arse usually overhangs on to the pavement. Couple that with most households having two cars now, means the second car is parked on the pavement cause nobody uses their garage for anything apart from storing their clutter or as additional storage space. When you then take most of the houses round here with cars littering the street and streets having been made narrower than in the past, circumnavigating the streets round here is a bit of a nightmare. Keeps the speed down though...
The thing is, a lot of buyers now are "professional", career type people who haven't the time or inclination to do gardening, so who needs the big gardens of old?
The thing is, a lot of buyers now are "professional", career type people who haven't the time or inclination to do gardening, so who needs the big gardens of old?
At the end of the day it's all about preference. Some people don't want a garden, some people don't want an older house, some people don't want to live near the beach, some people don't want to live near shopping centres etc etc etc. You've got to look for what you want, and sod everyone else
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Just looked on the web, and i would still say that the north has more new property for rent , unless you look at seaford rise etc. Most new arrivals still like to try and be near the beach at the beginning.
And yes the newer the property usually the smaller the block.
Hence bigger blocks in Flagstaff hill or wynn vale.
Like you said depends on the individual. and what they are looking for.
And yes the newer the property usually the smaller the block.
Hence bigger blocks in Flagstaff hill or wynn vale.
Like you said depends on the individual. and what they are looking for.
Lucky for us we ended up buying our "dream" house in Greenwith within a couple of days, so our plan changed completely to what it was meant to be!!
Like I said before guess it just comes down to the old fashioned "in the right place at the right time"!!
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Yeah i agree, it's the same over here. Houses look the dogs doo dahs, then when you get to the property, it's nothing like it! A bit of creative photography going on!
Any idea what sort of % increase you're seeing? Where we are just now, we've been seeing on average around 10%/annum for a considerable number of years. In monetary terms the increase is like a second income! This gives us the dilemma of selling up lock,stock and barrel or renting out as a nest egg for later years.
Cheers for the tip Sham, we'll keep that in mind.
Interesting. We're kinda spoiled where we are just now. Within 15mins drive, we have major shopping centres. In another direction, we're 20-30 mins from the coast and beaches and around 45-60mins in another direction we have all the hills,mountains,lochs,valleys and typical Scottish Highland scenery a tourist expects to see from this country. All we don't have is a view from our own home apart from hundreds of other modern samey houses.
I know what you mean about newer houses being on smaller blocks. Same here. In fact i hate it. They give you like one car parking space in the driveway which means it's arse usually overhangs on to the pavement. Couple that with most households having two cars now, means the second car is parked on the pavement cause nobody uses their garage for anything apart from storing their clutter or as additional storage space. When you then take most of the houses round here with cars littering the street and streets having been made narrower than in the past, circumnavigating the streets round here is a bit of a nightmare. Keeps the speed down though...
The thing is, a lot of buyers now are "professional", career type people who haven't the time or inclination to do gardening, so who needs the big gardens of old?
Any idea what sort of % increase you're seeing? Where we are just now, we've been seeing on average around 10%/annum for a considerable number of years. In monetary terms the increase is like a second income! This gives us the dilemma of selling up lock,stock and barrel or renting out as a nest egg for later years.
Cheers for the tip Sham, we'll keep that in mind.
Interesting. We're kinda spoiled where we are just now. Within 15mins drive, we have major shopping centres. In another direction, we're 20-30 mins from the coast and beaches and around 45-60mins in another direction we have all the hills,mountains,lochs,valleys and typical Scottish Highland scenery a tourist expects to see from this country. All we don't have is a view from our own home apart from hundreds of other modern samey houses.
I know what you mean about newer houses being on smaller blocks. Same here. In fact i hate it. They give you like one car parking space in the driveway which means it's arse usually overhangs on to the pavement. Couple that with most households having two cars now, means the second car is parked on the pavement cause nobody uses their garage for anything apart from storing their clutter or as additional storage space. When you then take most of the houses round here with cars littering the street and streets having been made narrower than in the past, circumnavigating the streets round here is a bit of a nightmare. Keeps the speed down though...
The thing is, a lot of buyers now are "professional", career type people who haven't the time or inclination to do gardening, so who needs the big gardens of old?
Pretty much at the £400-£450 mark you are looking at a nice 4 bedder in the areas we are talking about.
With regards to increase on our property the price we paid compared to the price it is now valued at some 8 months later I would agree with Wendy on that it has increased just over 10% in 7-8 months, all we have done is paint the kids rooms! It seems though again in my experience that it is much harder here to price a house, if that makes sense, friends of ours are looking, and they have put in a bids on a house saying bids over $400,000.00 they are bidding away and said house is being sold at $470,000.00 +++ and even the agent is shocked!!
With regards your comments about two car drivers in households, cars parked in the street etc etc, that isnt really the case here, well not where I live, as most houses have the double garages and park in them (not like in the UK, dont think i ever parked in a garage in the UK here we use the garage all the time) guess this is why my original comment about being advised to not buy a house with a single garage!!?!?!
Are you coming out on a rekkie trip?? To me that was invaluable we managed to sort everything on ours, jobs, schools, areas to live, etc etc so very lucky!!