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The 'paris end' of a street/suburb is supposed to mean the 'good end' for some reason - possibly to do with a belief that European art/culture/design/architecture/cooking is supposed to carry some prestige that Anglo Saxon or American stuff doesn't. It also ignores the fact that Paris has...

Get the booklet by all means but be wary that Ian Reid preaches a method of selling based on 'buyer enquiry ranges' and 'set sale' that may be confusing to buyers at best and seen as misleading at worst. A detailed critique of this approach appears here...

I agree with this; the presence of the club at Moorabbin has not made that suburb particuarly sought after. Though it's unlikely to be the club's fault, Moorabbin's average property values are depressed compared to surrounding suburbs (eg Bentleigh, Highett, Hampton East).

As much as I like the idea of Frankston being a suburban centre, the track record of these centres isn't so good. Just because it's in a government plan does not mean it's going to happen. An example is the District Centres policy of the 1950s, where certain centres (eg Moorabbin & Box...

I'm not sure if that's the case. The average Melbourne suburb is 20km from the CBD. Seaford is over 35km away. Seaford is significantly further away from large universities (in particular) than many other middle/outer distance suburbs eg Noble Park, Mitcham or Mill Park. Melbourne's...

The other half of that is that some bayside suburbs have a high seniors population. These people won't live forever, so a significant number of houses will come up for sale. This may also explain the relatively high number of derelict/empty/unmaintained houses in some bayside areas -...

It's the 'hole theory', where for many years first homebuyers would rather get something new further out than a small old 1960s house (in a stigmatised suburb) further in. You'd graph average house prices (per square metre of land would have been better) in suburbs along a highway or...

There is a strong correlation between proximity to the CBD and house prices. Springvale and Dandenong are much closer to the CBD than Seaford and Frankston so I'm not suprised that they are dearer. Springvale and Dandenong would also have 3 or 4 times the number of jobs within 10-15km...

SALES Say suburb population is 10 000 with 3000 homes. Average home is sold once every 5 - 10 years. That's 300 - 600 homes per year. 2.5% commission on $400k house = $10k. Annual revenue is between approx $3 and 6 million. Which can support 50 people earning $60 and...

I'll make an assumption here - people who prefer to surf tend to be younger whereas people who prefer calm waters tend to be older. With an ageing population it follows that the proportion of people who prefer calm waters will increase over time, whereas the proportion who prefer surf...

Look at suburbs like Elwood, Carnegie, Prahran, St Kilda or even Chelsea (where over half of all homes are units). This appears not to have reduced the capital growth of these areas.

The name 'Seaford' already implies coastal living, so 'Seaford Beach' is almost an oxymoron. At least it's would not be misleading, like the very inland Bayswater. The difference with the Camberwell example is that Camberwell has an existing posh reputation whereas a new name like Seaford...

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Seaford has several diverse pockets with different levels of amenity/worth, in descending order: 1. Northern end of Seaford near Seaford Station. By far my favourite. Near beach and station. Nice (but small) shopping strip. Safeway not far away. Access to beach across Nepean Hwy -...

40A Station St, Seaford now has a sold sticker. This deceased estate was to go to auction but sold before. This was an odd weatherboard place on a rear battleaxe block that needed some work. Also the poor upkeep of the house in front reduced its street appeal. Despite the busyish street...