You have to be fairly old to get that one.... or from Blackburn I guess.

Cant believe that I did... Maybe the CUB hangover isnt as debilitating as made out.

I'll see how our daughters 16th photos turned out and maybe post later... 35 x 16 year olds plus here yesterday and it all went smoothly.

With the fire inquiry think that building rural will be more difficult in the future, noted that upper beac was mentioned as an area of high risk and I remember the fires and at cockatoo. For me rural with safety is the key, also with easy access to all services.

We will have an on ramp to the new Frankston bypass not far away and it will be great and good for property prices too.

Baxter would be a place to pick up a profit if you can invest long term. I'd imagine a lot of the properties have taken a price hit with the building of the freeway but will gain rapidly once the freeway has been completed.

They were saying 3 years ago Officer's population would hit many thousands..yet more Lakesides really!

I think you are right, I do see that property is passing quickly around here at the moment. Baxter is a funny suburb so disjointed, one part right near the freeway another part away up nearer to Westernport Highway.

There are quite a few acreage horsey properties on the market around here too. I am just amazed that people did not sell up a few years ago, talking about ones who are affected directly by the route of the freeway, guess they get good compensation though.

http://www.realestate.com.au/propert...bulk-106078418

This one has been on the market for about 18 months now.

It has stunning views as well. I dont know the whole lay of the land, but I know some is steep, but our friends live over the road, and they also have 10 acres, and they have put in a horse arena, paddocks, and also veggie patches, chook run & lots more.

It has a lot of potential, but would need investment. We spent way too much on this place over the last 2 years which we wont see back yet, otherwise I would be tempted to have a look.

Australia's two-speed property market
http://www.news.com.au/money/propert...-1225904946378

Around 50 people at an Auction around the corner from me yesterday, 5 bidders. 3 bed untouched place, quite small and very old decor.... "a fixer upper" went for 585,000.

We put an offer in on 2 acres and a dooer upper in Clematis last week, We were the second highest offer of four put in on the day it went onto the market and they accepted the offer 10K over ours....the 10K that Matt suggested as our offer to start with

I dont think thy're gonna come up to often around here, wish this market would slow a bit

Growing pains: Victoria's population explosion
Tim Colebatch
November 20, 2010
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/st...119-18112.html

Money attracting money & a property breeding properties for Melburnian investors. The poor getting gentrified outer and outer

Sorry you missed out on the block Hevs, smallish acreage blocks are as rare as hen's teeth now. Developers do not get such a good return on them and planning laws prevent them.

All the land around here has gone, now its just the large acreage that is around due to the zoning.

There is a couple of acres not far away from us on an estate but they want $600 thousand for the land, also one down in established area with great views but smaller and similar price.

Never thought it would happen but property on an acre no views, next to the main road and they want over a million for it.

Well, Mellie is now officially more unaffordable than Sydney....

http://theage.com.au/business/proper...124-186i2.html

My neighbour in Rowville (outer east, couple of k's beyond eastlink) has just turned down $1.2m for his double block (1500 sqm) sloping block in a residential estate close to Stud Road. This is about 1.5 times the local land value and while a good area in my estimation, this kind of pricing would exclude many average buyers.

One of the people in my Street is selling 9 acres and the price is five and a half million to six and a half million.

Its zoned residential 1.