Subdued buying conditions in the Aireys Inlet area continue. Buyers are nervous and spooked by what they read in the papers, hear on the radio and watch on the television. Often the perception is worse than the reality however and this was certainly the case during the GFC. Sure properties took longer to sell, but prices held and supply remained low. Currently supply is quite high  but we are in the middle of the ‘selling season’ so it is the natural time for people to look at marketing their beachside homes.

Opportunities do currently exist to purchase property and land at a real market value as opposed to some inflated prices in the past caused by competition.

With the completion of the Geelong ring road flyover, generous supply levels, low interest rates and with more drops forecast,  when has there been a better time in recent years to buy?

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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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James Worssam

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Wow! We are already into the second half of January and what a difference a couple of weeks makes. The midweek queues are gone and I can order my morning coffee at Truffles without having to wait behind a host of others doing the same thing.

As I ordered this morning’s coffee it got me thinking. Today I had the choice of  ten, thats right ten, different places to order a coffee. There are also two others that are in the pipeline. It wasn’t long ago that the number was only five and in winter only four!

Is it due to the popularity of Aireys Inlet or the popularity of coffee? Probably a bit of both I suspect. Lets hope that they don’t suddenly discover any other ill affects of long term coffee consumption or there will be businesses everywhere that will suffer…

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James Worssam

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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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We wish you a happy new year along our Coast and we look forward to seeing you in 2012. Enjoy the sun, summer and sand!

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From all the team at Great Ocean Road Real Estate, I would like to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas.

If you are coming down over the holiday, drive safely and make sure you check out the revamped Inlet hotel, the new foodstore and of course all the real estate on offer.

We look forward to seeing you on the coast.

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James Worssam

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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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James Worssam

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As we head in to the peak summer property selling season, we are delighted that the Reserve Bank has again decided to cut rates and even more delighted that most of the banks are looking to pass the cut onto its customers.

Historically low rates and relatively high stock levels create the ideal buying environment. Over the next six weeks there will be more Aireys Inlet real estate properties on the market than we have seen for some time. As well as marketed stock, we have a number of ‘off-market’ listings available as well. If you are thinking about dipping your toe into the water, now is a great time. No doubt we will look back on late 2011 early 2012 as a great time to have bought here

Open houses this weekend
Saturday 10th December
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
12:30pm – 1:00pm 47 Aireys Street, Aireys Inlet
1:00pm – 1:30pm 565 Deans Marsh - Lorne Road, Deans Marsh
2:00pm – 2:30pm 10 Anderson Street, Aireys Inlet
Sunday 11th December

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The calendar would suggest that Summer is officially here at Aireys Inlet, however it is clear someone is yet to tell the sun! I am sure those lovely, long warm summer days at the beach, afternoon BBQ’s and nights socialising are sure to kick off very shortly with the Christmas festivities just around the corner. It is officially time to get excited, as Christmas is just 3 weeks away.

And so, it’s time to prepare for the beach and Summer months by getting your bathers, towel, bucket, surfboard, hat and sunscreen ready. Like many who visit Aireys Inlet you have enjoyed countless days at the beach, quick dashes to the general store and the regular stop at the ice-cream bar, now is a fabulous time to make these a permanent fixture in your life and begin your much dreamed of search for a holiday home or permanent residence in our much loved communities of Aireys Inlet, Fairhaven and Moggs Creek.  To this end we have a great variety of quality listings available for your viewing pleasure open this weekend and if you spot a property you would like to view that is not open just let us know and we will make appropriate arrangements to suit you. We are available 7 days a week.

James Worssam

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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

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