Real Estate in Aireys Inlet February 2012

As the busiest month at Aireys Inlet on the coast draws to an end, the best month begins. February – better weather, less wind, empty beaches, less crowds and less queues.

If you are not bound by school holidays then this is the time to be here. Similarly, if you are eager to purchase real estate, property or land in and around Aireys Inlet, our agents will be more attentive as the hoard of ice cream lickers and dreamers will have gone for another year. So contact us to have a look at what’s on offer.

Also, the auction scheduled for this Saturday at 36 Great Ocean Road, Aireys Inlet has been postponed until Saturday 11^th of February.

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See you on our coast.

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James Worssam

james@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile:      0418 585 815

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Aireys Inlet Real Estate Open Inspections Jan 14 – 15

The weather may have been a little below par this week but buyer enquiry has certainly picked up. I am currently negotiating a sale in Aireys Inlet well over $1m which (if it comes together) will be one of the highest ever prices paid in Aireys Inlet.

Some other good stock is also coming onto the market:

An auction in March of a house in Moggs Creek with views to Lorne and the river mouth on over 1000m2. Range $850,000 to $950,000.

Aireys Inlet – A three bedroom house one door back from Eagle Rock Parade. A very short walk to Gully Beach. Around $810,000.

Should you require any further information, please contact me directly.

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Thinking of selling your home? List with us.

James Worssam

james@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile:  0418 585 815

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Aireys Inlet Real Estate Open Home Inspections December 17 & 18

With the summer weather finally starting to feel like summer weather, we pinch ourselves and realise that there are only two weeks left in 2011 and even less shopping days until Christmas.We will reflect on 2011 as a testing year in local Aireys Inlet real estate, but it does present loads of opportunities for the discerning house and land buyer. Much higher stock levels than seen for years gives purchasers a broad range of stock to choose from. There are more properties currently for sale in areas that traditionally been tightly held.

Houses on the beach side of the Great Ocean Road, front row properties and the always scarce areas of Moggs Creek and Fairhaven provide different options available.Despite the high stock levels, prices are holding, further underpinning the long term viability of capital growth along the Great Ocean Road.

New silent listings:

-10 acre allotment in Aireys Inlet with ocean views backing onto National Park.

-Large house on 4 acres in Fairhaven with creek frontage.

-Large house in Fairhaven on 2000m2 with white water views

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See you in Our Backyard.

Thinking of selling your home? List with us.

James Worssam

james@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile:              0418 585 815

Aireys Inlet Real Estate Open Home Inspections November 19-20

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New research carried out has revealed that the suburbs voted most liveable in Melbourne in 2005 is quite different to those in 2011. In fact the trend has been from the East to the West of Melbourne.

While reading this, I wondered how the Aireys Inlet to Eastern View area would stack up?

Following was the liveability criteria in the survey.

Close to the beach

Close to the CBD

Public Transport

Galleries and Theatres

Fewer congested roads

Close to schools

Shops

Open space

Hills

Cafes and restaurants

Low Crime

Lets look at these more closely.

Beaches – the top five suburbs that rose the most in the ten years were Maidstone, Docklands, Ripponlea and Seabrook. How do I think access to the beach from these areas compares to here? No contest.

Close to the CBD – Who wants to be? Smog, traffic, congestion. The less said the better really…

Public Transport- Granted we fell down a peg or two here, but there is a seven day a week bus service running up and down the Great Ocean Road linking with the Melbourne train in Geelong.

Galleries and Theatres- we don’t have to pay for ours. When it comes to man-made galleries and theatres we fail miserably, but for natural ones? Our whole region is an ever changing gallery of rolling hills, white sandy beaches and moody seas.

Fewer Congested roads – Hello? There is one set of traffic lights between Torquay and Warrnambool. Next question please.

Close to schools – We have the highly regarded Aireys Inlet Primary School right here, with the Lorne High School a short trip away and some of the country best Private Schools less than an hour away in Geelong .

Shops- Well you can get the essentials at the Aireys Inlet General Store along with usually the cheapest petrol on the coast but the range and prices are not highly competitive.

Open Space – We are surrounded by National Park on one side and the ocean on the other!!

Tree coverage – See previous comment about the National Park.

Hills – Does the Great Otway National Park sound familiar??

Cafes and restaurants – We have Skinny Legs and Truffles for your regular fare and the highly regarded A La Greque for something a little more extravagant.

Low Crime – A friend of mine recently had his laptop stolen from his car. He was livid. He said after living here for twenty years he might have to consider locking his house and car when he was away. Only problem was he had never owned a key for his house!

So on the whole I think we stack up pretty highly on the liveability scale. Top marks in all the categories that really matter..

James Worssam

james@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile:             0418 585 815

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Aireys Inlet Real Estate Open Home Inspections Nov 12-13

Open houses this weekend

Saturday 12th November

11:00am – 11:45am  Lot 36 Narani Way, Fairhaven

11:00am – 11:45am  7 Narani Way, Fairhaven

11:00am – 11:45am  Lot 29 Narani Way, Fairhaven

12:00pm – 12:30pm   15 Aireys Street, Aireys Inlet

1:00pm – 1:30pm   12 Brent Avenue, Aireys Inlet

1:00pm – 1:30pm  565 Deans Marsh - Lorne Road, Deans Marsh

2:00pm – 2:30pm  12 Ridge Road, Fairhaven

Sunday 13th November

12:00pm – 12:30pm  9 Albert Avenue, Aireys Inlet

1:00pm – 1:30pm  120 Great Ocean Road, Aireys Inlet

2:00pm – 2:30pm   22 Beach Road, Aireys Inlet

3:00pm – 3:30pm  7 Erica Court, Aireys Inlet

Can we defy the rest of the world economically?

As the European Union continues on shaky ground and the US economy still goes even further into the red, you might question about the Australian position. Can we continue to defy the rest of the world?

Of course as the Euro and US financial markets go up and down that Australian economy will also be affected to some degree.

Luckily for us though, we are blessed to be in an inherently strong position. All the numbers are healthy and the financial barometer that is the Reserve Bank of Australia is quietly confident that interest rates are stable or trending downwards.

One of the interesting outcomes of where we’re at is that the banks have plenty of money to lend. Combined with the soft real estate market, it means that there has never been a better time to borrow.

It doesn’t have to be for a home, whether to live in or investment. If you already have a home and want to use its equity, it could be to buy that long dreamt of beach house along the world famous Great Ocean Road.

Whatever you’re thinking, it’s a great time to act. The first and best step is to give me a call and discuss what you’d like to do. Remember, even if you want to use me as a sounding board, my advice is impartial. Call today and let’s get it started!

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See you on the coast.

James Worssam

james@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

0418 585 815