I noticed you don't have much space at the back.. where's the shed gonna go? :? I also noticed from Oct 2007 to Jan 2008, a whole house got built next door!

I know as a landlord I have tried to keep the rates down as possible when compared to the market rates due to the tenants being there for a long time. Average rates in the area are $350 a week for the same property (recently renovated), but I have it out for $300. 8kms from the city in a quite neigh...

I heard on the radio that it was coming back more in the inner Melb surburbs then the outer. Theory being that people are more reluctant to carry ""huge"" mortgages and looking to move further out for a more affordable home. Berwick apparently rose over the last 3 months... good to hear for us. Not...

Also more and more private schools are expanding into the outer suburbs eg. Haileybury at Beaconfield is expanding rapidly, there is another huge one in Lilydale, and Bayswater (not haileybury but can't remember name) I'm a bit puzzled by this sort of situation - most people are moving out to be mo...

Perhaps people are choosing to have smaller mortgages so they can afford better schools???? I think private schools in general are experiencing huge demand at the moment ...... :? :? Only because the quality of education in other places is really sliding... I'm still shocked when some of my student...

Perhaps people are choosing to have smaller mortgages so they can afford better schools???? Good point mudtrilogy. Joeygbh seems be making a great deal of generalizations. :roll: :) eimaj [/quote] I admit it was possibly a strong generalisation, :oops: but after 13 years dealing with students I hav...

We were in a position of 120k cash reserve, no mortgage (Jul 07). Then we said we would upgrade the house by building another one. While we were doing that we should also buy a small rental property (<$250k) to payoff while we were waiting for the house to be completed. Short/no so short story later...

Current house.. 5 adults, 2 children. Current amenities.. 1 bathtub, 1 shower, 1 toilet. Current cleaning duties.. minimal. Current state of mind.. no problems. 1 bathroom per person is just crazy talk! I would think 1 bathroom being used by that many people (thinking one shower each per day) would...

We started with a budget of about $8,000/sq fully finished (flooring, curtains, finishes) for a 35-40 sq home on land about 200k. This did not of course include gardening, pergola, cement etc. What we ended up with was a relatively restraint :lol: $8,800/sq - of a 50sq home :roll:. Upgrades were of ...

I think a lot of people are spending more than the land price on their house (with landscaping, retaining walls, etc). Lets say in QLD the average block costs around $200,000. $200K doesn't buy much of a house when you include your driveway, fencing, landscaping, patio, etc.... Considering most peo...

We have built in The Chase estate in Berwick was told that there was broadband access, so we had data points installed during the building process. When the day came to have the internet connected, we were told "sorry, but you can't have this as the lines are what they call a split pair system, so ...

We have also gone for the colorbond.... Love the clean flat look, & the idea that peolpe can tpull off tiles & get in :) Pesonal choice... We always thought colourbond was the cheap way out... :oops: Cause our circa 1970's weatherboard rental has a colourbond roof...and all the new ones cir...

The bi-fold doors seen at so many of PD's double storey display homes (especially the Brookvales) have been quoted at 15-18k. Apparently for engineering issues to restructure the roof.

It looks like PD have a whole host of new designs out - some with simliar arrangements, and two completely new Doubles (Roland and Marriot). The Wentworth series of homes seems to have been retired, and replaced with the Marriot. I wonder if the Cremone will be replaced with the Roland - probably no...

The Churchill is a reasonable looking layout. Lots of wasted space though. Paying big dollars for useless corridors. I personally think that the PD design of the separated bedroom/living area is going the way of M. I know they have a couple of designs where they show a distiction between the living...

What they've done is increased the size of the family room at the expense of the alfresco, which is now so small that they call it a verandah! No doubt this will compel customers to either go for a costly alfresco extension, or look at other (more expensive) designs. I think they did this to avoid ...

Interesting article Joey, good research! I was aware of some sort of legal proceedings between M and PD but hadn't read that article before. Personally I think it's a load of codswallop though. Compare it to this: Can anyone tell me who was the first builder to come up with the idea of having the f...

Does this mean that alfresco's are on the way out?? I wonder what the next trend will be. For doubles it will be the enclosed terraces I reckon... with shuttered windows to turn it into an indoors room (seen in a lot of M designs). I know what my first extension to the house will be when I have som...

The Herald Sun has a magazine out showing most (though notably missing some of the bigger players) display home plans out every spring/summer. Other than that, you could also go to the display homes and pick up the books - Henley has a huge one for singles and doubles, along with M will send you the...