Browse Forums Building A New House 1 May 25, 2009 2:14 am Hi, i just got a quick question. I am new to all this land stuff. I have been looking to buy land in new estates, and i see all these land stages like Stage 1, Stage 2...Stage 12b etc. Just wondering what all these stages mean and what difference would the costing be and stuff. And how many stages are there? Thanks in advance. DAP 7/3/2011 Site start letter 13/4 Earthworks 1/5 Set out 16/5 Storm water and sewer 16/5 Frames 30/5 Roof Tiles 7/5 Lock Up 23/6 Fix Out 30/6 Electrical 20/7 Plumbing 25/7 PCI 19/8 Re: Land Stages in new estates? 2May 25, 2009 6:54 am ginz88 Hi, i just got a quick question. I am new to all this land stuff. I have been looking to buy land in new estates, and i see all these land stages like Stage 1, Stage 2...Stage 12b etc. Just wondering what all these stages mean and what difference would the costing be and stuff. And how many stages are there? Thanks in advance. Generally what happens is that a large piece of land will be divided into lots for sale. These lots are grouped into sections (stages) and they will try to sell off all or most of the lots in a single stage before opening up the next one for sale. I think they do it like this for a few reasons. Possibly because there is a lot of ground work to be done and while they are selling off one stage, they can be moving machinery around on the next stage preparing it for sale in the future. Possibly because it's easier to create a community-like atmosphere when people are forced to build close to one another, instead of spreading out over a massive area. Re: Land Stages in new estates? 4May 25, 2009 10:11 am ginz88 Hi, i just got a quick question. I am new to all this land stuff. I have been looking to buy land in new estates, and i see all these land stages like Stage 1, Stage 2...Stage 12b etc. Just wondering what all these stages mean and what difference would the costing be and stuff. And how many stages are there? Thanks in advance. Also what happens is generally the later the stage the dearer the land will be because the estate is becoming more established. The amount of stages depends on how big the intial land was to begin with. Re: Land Stages in new estates? 5May 25, 2009 10:13 am yep we were told that the land in future stages usually increases anywhere from 5% to 10% depending on how quick the previous stage sold and the demand/waiting list for the next. Greed........ Happy at Home Re: Land Stages in new estates? 6May 25, 2009 10:33 am And usually the latter stages tend to have smaller land sizes than the previous stages. So you're paying more for less Idiots are fun, that's why there is one in every village! - Dr. House - Re: Land Stages in new estates? 7May 25, 2009 10:40 am There's a bit more to it than that. The first land stages are cheaper because there's generally no infrastructure in place. The parkland, shops and sometimes even the roads aren't completed. No public transport and the inconvenience of more major works for a longer period of time as the estate develops once the people in the first stages move in. In many ways, the first stages are paying less because they are getting less.... initially. Of course by the time the estate is completed everyone has the same facilities and those that bought in the first stages may consider thay got a bargain. I think it's pretty logical and reasonable why the first stages are cheaper. I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Land Stages in new estates? 8May 25, 2009 11:15 am Different stages can be priced differently depending on what's actually within them too. Proximity to parks, shops, or other desirable facilities might push prices up, while being close to power lines or a main road might make blocks cheaper. Some stages may be planned as a "prestige" release, with larger blocks, water frontages or similar, and priced accordingly. And some can be budget-priced releases, designed for small townhouses close together, or with apartments placed among the other dwellings. Cram as many people into as little space as possible for maximum $$ for the developer... As a general rule, the earlier releases do tend to be cheaper though. We bought in stage 4, and our estate is now selling stage 8 or 9, with about another 4 or 5 to go. The newest release has smaller blocks, and I imagine higher price tags. Hmm, might wander down to the sales office and have a stickybeak later. Re: Land Stages in new estates? 9May 25, 2009 12:52 pm Early stages do tend to be near high traffic ''entry'' roads into the estate, so i was avoiding them for that reason..... they do the sections seen from main roads/areas first to create demand and/or interest.... However, if your in stage 1 or 2 near these main roads, think about all the traffic from 12 stages going past your house....arggghhhh.... Also, developers will sell one stage off to fund the next ones... but the main reason i believe is to create a sense of ''panic'' buying....pushing up prices..... The setback from the kerb is 4m. It is council land to provide an area for services like sewer main, gas mains, water mains, underground power or poles for overhead power,… 4 2393 13 6607 Yeah I don't know why I came to a forum. Place is full of wierdos/pedos thought internet may help but I suppose I'll try my luck with someone in person. Cheers. I tried… 0 6420 |