real estate "speak"
Mar 28th 2004, 10:07 am
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real estate "speak"
Real estate agents in oz speak a different language from here. please could someone in Melbourne help me out here, its driving me mad!
A Villa- looks like a house
A town house-looks like a semi or terraced but also looks like a detached house?
an apartment- it looks like a single storey bungalow to me?
part of 4?
a back house of 4?
and so it goes on.......
Next question re- suburbs. we were looking at a job in Glen Waverley and I thought it would be significantly cheaper than say Brighton because its 14k away but it doesn't look that different. At least similar to Hampton so I thought I'd rather Hampton because its nearer the sea. Any comments about Glen or Mt Waverley, Bentleigh, Oakleigh...
thx
A Villa- looks like a house
A town house-looks like a semi or terraced but also looks like a detached house?
an apartment- it looks like a single storey bungalow to me?
part of 4?
a back house of 4?
and so it goes on.......
Next question re- suburbs. we were looking at a job in Glen Waverley and I thought it would be significantly cheaper than say Brighton because its 14k away but it doesn't look that different. At least similar to Hampton so I thought I'd rather Hampton because its nearer the sea. Any comments about Glen or Mt Waverley, Bentleigh, Oakleigh...
thx
Mar 28th 2004, 10:39 pm
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Re: real estate "speak"
Originally posted by helinuk
Real estate agents in oz speak a different language from here. please could someone in Melbourne help me out here, its driving me mad!
A Villa- looks like a house
A town house-looks like a semi or terraced but also looks like a detached house?
an apartment- it looks like a single storey bungalow to me?
part of 4?
a back house of 4?
and so it goes on.......
Next question re- suburbs. we were looking at a job in Glen Waverley and I thought it would be significantly cheaper than say Brighton because its 14k away but it doesn't look that different. At least similar to Hampton so I thought I'd rather Hampton because its nearer the sea. Any comments about Glen or Mt Waverley, Bentleigh, Oakleigh...
thx
Real estate agents in oz speak a different language from here. please could someone in Melbourne help me out here, its driving me mad!
A Villa- looks like a house
A town house-looks like a semi or terraced but also looks like a detached house?
an apartment- it looks like a single storey bungalow to me?
part of 4?
a back house of 4?
and so it goes on.......
Next question re- suburbs. we were looking at a job in Glen Waverley and I thought it would be significantly cheaper than say Brighton because its 14k away but it doesn't look that different. At least similar to Hampton so I thought I'd rather Hampton because its nearer the sea. Any comments about Glen or Mt Waverley, Bentleigh, Oakleigh...
thx
A town house. This is a terraced house, but sometimes just two in the terrace
An Apartment. A unit in a block. I've never seen a single story property called an apartment.
A part of 4 ? Here I will assume that it is an apartment or unit, in a block of 4 ?
Mind you, it may all be different in Melbourne ! I can only speak from my knowledge of Sydney and Brisbane areas.
Mar 28th 2004, 11:24 pm
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Re: real estate "speak"
Originally posted by helinuk
Next question re- suburbs. we were looking at a job in Glen Waverley and I thought it would be significantly cheaper than say Brighton because its 14k away but it doesn't look that different. At least similar to Hampton so I thought I'd rather Hampton because its nearer the sea. Any comments about Glen or Mt Waverley, Bentleigh, Oakleigh...
thx
Next question re- suburbs. we were looking at a job in Glen Waverley and I thought it would be significantly cheaper than say Brighton because its 14k away but it doesn't look that different. At least similar to Hampton so I thought I'd rather Hampton because its nearer the sea. Any comments about Glen or Mt Waverley, Bentleigh, Oakleigh...
thx
By far Hampton is the best suburb on your list. Our kids go to the local school and it is fantastic, the whole area is really nice, close to the sea and on a rail line. It offers a really good lifestyle and there is a good mix of Aussies and expats. Love it.....
Glen Waverely is a totally different area, one of the guys in work lives there in Wheelers Hill, he suggests only thinking of the block near Jells Park. In Glen W the higher house prices tend to be the ones with a view of the hills. GW is not close to the water but it is on the right side of town for going into the Dandenongs. Personally we looked there and it did not suit us. Public transport is crap in that area. You will get "more" house for your money here than in Brighton or Hampton. Nothing wrong with GW but it is very suburban and you will need a car for everything.
We lived in East Bentleigh when we arrived, and put it this way if we were still there we would be back in the UK by now (if that makes any sence!!) Bentleigh is next door to East Brighton, as prices have gone through the roof in Brighton, then East Brighton they have spilled over in Bentleigh. The most expensive house in Bentleigh sold last year for $810, I know because I was at the auction!!! Fantastic house but too expensive for that area.
Oakleigh is s#@t, prices tend to drop from the coast as you go east, an average 3 bed house will cost about the following, Brighton ($800+), E Brighton ($750+), Bentleigh ($600+), E Bentleigh($450+) then Oakleigh ($400+) - don't go further east than Jasper Road, which is in Bentleigh. You will be amazed at how these areas change in the space of a few streets. It reflects the age of the areas and the type of houses, B, EB and Oakleigh have loads of horrible yellow brick 1950's houses. There is also a lot of subdivision going on (i.e. buy one house, knock it down and build 3 townhouses in its place). Other areas to consider are McKinnon (good state schools) but houses.
In short look at Hampton, Brighton or Brighton East (keep to the east of the Nepean Highway). You will get a house for $600 - millions.
Mar 29th 2004, 9:22 am
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Re: real estate "speak"
Originally posted by ABCDiamond
A villa is often a smaller detached house, on a small block of land, but in a complex with other villas. You "may" need to pay a body corporate fee, to cover communal expenses for the area.
A town house. This is a terraced house, but sometimes just two in the terrace
An Apartment. A unit in a block. I've never seen a single story property called an apartment.
A part of 4 ? Here I will assume that it is an apartment or unit, in a block of 4 ?
Mind you, it may all be different in Melbourne ! I can only speak from my knowledge of Sydney and Brisbane areas.
A villa is often a smaller detached house, on a small block of land, but in a complex with other villas. You "may" need to pay a body corporate fee, to cover communal expenses for the area.
A town house. This is a terraced house, but sometimes just two in the terrace
An Apartment. A unit in a block. I've never seen a single story property called an apartment.
A part of 4 ? Here I will assume that it is an apartment or unit, in a block of 4 ?
Mind you, it may all be different in Melbourne ! I can only speak from my knowledge of Sydney and Brisbane areas.
Mar 29th 2004, 9:32 am
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Re: real estate "speak"
Originally posted by NJFOZ
By far Hampton is the best suburb on your list. Our kids go to the local school and it is fantastic, the whole area is really nice, close to the sea and on a rail line. It offers a really good lifestyle and there is a good mix of Aussies and expats. Love it.....
Glen Waverely is a totally different area, one of the guys in work lives there in Wheelers Hill, he suggests only thinking of the block near Jells Park. In Glen W the higher house prices tend to be the ones with a view of the hills. GW is not close to the water but it is on the right side of town for going into the Dandenongs. Personally we looked there and it did not suit us. Public transport is crap in that area. You will get "more" house for your money here than in Brighton or Hampton. Nothing wrong with GW but it is very suburban and you will need a car for everything.
We lived in East Bentleigh when we arrived, and put it this way if we were still there we would be back in the UK by now (if that makes any sence!!) Bentleigh is next door to East Brighton, as prices have gone through the roof in Brighton, then East Brighton they have spilled over in Bentleigh. The most expensive house in Bentleigh sold last year for $810, I know because I was at the auction!!! Fantastic house but too expensive for that area.
Oakleigh is s#@t, prices tend to drop from the coast as you go east, an average 3 bed house will cost about the following, Brighton ($800+), E Brighton ($750+), Bentleigh ($600+), E Bentleigh($450+) then Oakleigh ($400+) - don't go further east than Jasper Road, which is in Bentleigh. You will be amazed at how these areas change in the space of a few streets. It reflects the age of the areas and the type of houses, B, EB and Oakleigh have loads of horrible yellow brick 1950's houses. There is also a lot of subdivision going on (i.e. buy one house, knock it down and build 3 townhouses in its place). Other areas to consider are McKinnon (good state schools) but houses.
In short look at Hampton, Brighton or Brighton East (keep to the east of the Nepean Highway). You will get a house for $600 - millions.
By far Hampton is the best suburb on your list. Our kids go to the local school and it is fantastic, the whole area is really nice, close to the sea and on a rail line. It offers a really good lifestyle and there is a good mix of Aussies and expats. Love it.....
Glen Waverely is a totally different area, one of the guys in work lives there in Wheelers Hill, he suggests only thinking of the block near Jells Park. In Glen W the higher house prices tend to be the ones with a view of the hills. GW is not close to the water but it is on the right side of town for going into the Dandenongs. Personally we looked there and it did not suit us. Public transport is crap in that area. You will get "more" house for your money here than in Brighton or Hampton. Nothing wrong with GW but it is very suburban and you will need a car for everything.
We lived in East Bentleigh when we arrived, and put it this way if we were still there we would be back in the UK by now (if that makes any sence!!) Bentleigh is next door to East Brighton, as prices have gone through the roof in Brighton, then East Brighton they have spilled over in Bentleigh. The most expensive house in Bentleigh sold last year for $810, I know because I was at the auction!!! Fantastic house but too expensive for that area.
Oakleigh is s#@t, prices tend to drop from the coast as you go east, an average 3 bed house will cost about the following, Brighton ($800+), E Brighton ($750+), Bentleigh ($600+), E Bentleigh($450+) then Oakleigh ($400+) - don't go further east than Jasper Road, which is in Bentleigh. You will be amazed at how these areas change in the space of a few streets. It reflects the age of the areas and the type of houses, B, EB and Oakleigh have loads of horrible yellow brick 1950's houses. There is also a lot of subdivision going on (i.e. buy one house, knock it down and build 3 townhouses in its place). Other areas to consider are McKinnon (good state schools) but houses.
In short look at Hampton, Brighton or Brighton East (keep to the east of the Nepean Highway). You will get a house for $600 - millions.
Thanks for your view of the other suburbs, and house price differences. (It must have taken you quite a while to type that lot! )must appreciated.
