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Ready for action
Manor Lakes may be a new estate but the 8400-lot development has plenty of the hallmarks of a more settled community.
Villawood will pay your builder's deposit
One of Victoria’s most renowned residential developers, the multi-award-winning Villawood Properties, is leading the charge to restore housing affordabilityin the South-East.
Like winning lotto
FORGET Tattslotto - a small group of aspirational families has hit the jackpot after developers paid $47 million for their city fringe farmland.
Cut-price Aussie dream
Casey developers are cutting the prices of building blocks and offering buyers incentives worth thousands of dollars.
Setting the benchmark
Located in Bairnsdale, Shannon Waters will be the benchmark for regional living.
Buyers get a real feel
The Estuary community at Leopold near Geelong reached several milestones last year.
Weak global economy to impact on property
How will the year pan out for property, both residential and new homes?
Broadhectare land prices underpinned by $47 million sale
Largest land sale in Melbourne for more than 12 months
Package to suit everyone
It is the scale of Berwick Waters that lets the developers provide a variety of precincts and pricing opportunities
Apartment sales go sky high
The Gold Coast apartment market is primed to record its strongest summer sales period in three years.
Are you ready to live the grand life?
Are you ready to live the grand life at Granvue in Officer?
Addresed to thrill
Developer Australand believes the lure of a Berwick-style address at Berwick Waters will prove compelling for many new-home and land buyers.
Settlers Run Wins UDIA Water management Award
One of Melbourne’s most exclusive residential developments, Settlers Run at Botanic Ridge (formarly Cranbourne South), has taken home the 2011 UDIA (Victorian) Award for Excellence in ‘Water Management’.
High-rise holiday sales predicted to boost Gold Coast property market
Cashed up holidaymakers are expected to splash out on property bargains on the Gold Coast with predictions of strong summer sales particularly of high-rise apartments.
City Apartment Projects On Rise
Brisbane has enough apartment stock to last two years but further residential developments are already ramping up, a report says. Oliver Hume market research shows 67 projects with a total of 7302 apartments were marketed in the city between September and November.
Project Marketing Group Take Joint Approach
National project marketing group Oliver Hume has opened its doors to building business in south east Queensland after securing a new premises on the Gold Coast.
Hope returns to market
Hope Island is emerging as one to watch as unit sales soar and one development chalks up 28 unconditional contracts in just over eight weeks of release at full list price.
Key worker grant is key to affordable land
The western growth corridor’s most popular new community Aspire, which is located next to Hillside, is lending a helping hand to local workers.
Land prices continue to fall
For the third quarter in a row, land prices in Melbourne’s growth areas have fallen.
Parks and gardens
When an estate is called Greenvale Gardens it certainly helps its marketability to be close to plenty of greenery.
Settlers Run Wins UDIA Water Award
Settlers Run at Botanic Ridge (formerly Cranbourne South), has taken home the 2011 UDIA (Victoria) Award for Excellence in the ‘Water Management’ category.
Bountiful harvest
Metro Property Development believes good things can come in small packages at Orchard Grove.
At home, outdoors
The country meets the city at the Orchard Grove development at Doreen.
Setting up house easier as land prices drop
The price of land in Melbourne’s growth areas is falling, helping to make new homes more affordable.
Regional players add flavour to stock
The rate of new apartments being marketed in Melbourne has continued almost unabated, despite some concerns last year of looming oversupply.
Shop for the opp in a buyers' market
Property watchers are dubbing it a buyer's market as stock levels soar, clearance rates stay stubbornly low and potential home owners sit on the sidelines.
Release brings back the traditional lot
The highly successful Grandvue in Officer is about to blitz the market with a return to the traditional sized lot.
Enjoy resort lifestyle all year round
The award-winning Settlers Run community offers a luxurious lifestyle, with edgy, modern home design in a tranquil semi-rural environment, all just 45 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD.
6600 homes to be built in south-east
THE Baillieu government has cleared the way for a new residential community to be built in Melbourne's outer south-east.
Urban Development Industry Backs New Suburb at Casey
The Urban Development Industry of Australia (Victoria) today welcomed the approval of a new 6000 lot residential suburb at Clyde North within the City of Casey.
Jacksons View On Display TV
Jacksons View in Drouin featured on Channel 9's On Display on Sunday 30th October.
Hitting the Marq in Melbourne
Residential development The Marq, designed by architecture, interior design and urban planning firm Hayball, is bringing inner-city style to Melbourne’s Northern suburbs.
Country, city style
With established community networks, an array of schooling options, shopping nearby and an adjoining 100ha of regional parkland, Fairview at Mernda is proving popular.
Plans for your future
For those looking for affordable residential land, it’s still a case of ‘go west.’ And a fair swag of west-going land buyers are heading to the suburb of Melton and estates such as Waterford.
Top Marq at University
A new player is ready to make its Marq on Bundoora’s University Hill development.
CBD lifestyle in the suburbs
Point Cook’s newest community Saratoga is set to bring a level of design and amenity more usually associated with high-end city apartments than suburban home environments.
Come with us to Pasadena
People wanting to live at a new Villawood community southeast of Melbourne will be spoilt for choice when it comes to their homes at Pasadena, Clyde.
Golf course suits new purpose to a tee
A rare chance exists to build in an older area, at The Range etsate in Croydon.
Spread your wings
As the price of land in Melbourne soared in the past year or so, some prospective buyers started to look further afield to estates such as Estuary, near Geelong.
Stylish lifestyle, graceful living
‘THE Residences at Alamanda’ is a boutique enclave within an award-winning community that allows over 55s to indulge in a stylish lifestyle.
More first home buyers buy land
For the first half of this year, there have been more first home buyers purchasing land in the Melbourne growth areas, while there were fewer investors.
Room to move
Registrations of interest are continuing to mount for the impending launch of Essence Bacchus Marsh, the region’s much anticipated new community.
Victorian home building leads the way
Victoria is bucking the national trend when it comes to new housing starts, the latest figures reveal.
Buyers aspire to larger lots
Purchasers seeking a big backyard and plenty of room to move are flocking to Aspire, in Melbourne’s West.
Taking the city to the suburbs
Wolfdene’s Saratoga development in Point Cook is pushing the envelope of suburban residential living by incorporating urban design qualities.
With a view to country living
There are early Christmas presents to be found at Jackson’s View near Drouin, with blocks of land available with a deposit of only $5000.
Starting Something
Budget-minded house and land buyers have been beating a path to Wallara Waters during the past year, attracted by the estate’s comparatively affordable blocks.
Jackson's five have a vision
Alan Jackson's Daughters and their mother are bringing his retirement dream to life at Jackson's View estate.
Waterfront views at inner-city project
One of the last undeveloped sites in Abbotsford, Trenerry, will soon offer waterfront living in the city fringe.
Leaders see 'pent-up demand
National real estate group Oliver Hume has appointed senior Queensland property executives Brinton Keath and Marcus Buskey to take the helm of its new southeast Queensland and northern NSW office.
Tarneit estate suits various needs
Buyers have rushed to secure a piece of Tarneit’s Parkview estate, with stage one of the development selling out within weeks of release and stage two going fast.
House price renaissance
A new house and land model, Urban Village, has promised to give buyers a more affordable entry to Melbourne’s suburban property market.
Rush for Jackson's View
The Finch Court Release is the latest offering from the team at Jackson's View in Drouin.
Handy location helps family to think big
Some 15 years ago Paul and Alexandra Liefman moved to Jindvick from South Melbourne for a complete lifestyle change.
Units, Flats and Apartments gaining ground
Spending on new multi-unit dwellings has risen quicker than new detached houses since the mid 1990’s.
Size does matter with new houses
MELBOURNE is gripped by McMansion mania, as new houses are getting bigger every year according to Oliver Hume Real Estate Group.
Out of town, but a real hub
A five-hectare sports ground with football oval, soccer pitch and pavilion will be within walking distance of all home sites in the Estuary community in Leopold.
New high on the Hill
Bundoora’s popular University Hill Precinct has another new player, with developer Sunland Group offering town-houses at Eton Residences.
Waterford Rises and Rises
Warragul estate Waterford Rise has registered strong sales in the past month in a trend driven by the affordability pressure on land prices closer to Melbourne.
Sneak peek at Pasadena's displays
Home-buyers seeking quality, innovation and value for money will be keen to know that ‘Pasadena, Clyde’ has released a sneak peak of Villawoods new 12-home display village,
Western Adventures
Wyndham Vale, this spot, 31km southwest of the central city, has much to offer
Where to grow with the flow
The average age of a Footscray resident must have plummeted in the past decade, with the increase in apartment projects ,the latest apartment project being Trio.
Cafe society develops a taste for suburbs
When the Gratten Institute report was released last month it made headlines, with its main thrust being that people wanted more apartments and townhouses in desirable areas.
No flat line in apartment building
Noticed a lot of cranes on the Melbourne skyline lately? A boom in apartment construction accounts for an awful lot of them.
Rise to two worlds in a garden setting
Renaissance Rise in Mernda has created two wonderful living environments for residents.
Apartment sales still strong
MELBOURNE'S apartment boom is showing no sign of abating, with 65 per cent of all apartment projects launched since 2008 under construction across 30 municipalities, according to Oliver Hume research.
Melbourne's fringe opens up
Melbourne’s housing downturn has spilled over into the broad-hectare land market according to Oliver Hume Real Estate Group
Waterford close to a sellout
New lot releases at Waterford is due in six to eight weeks.
Reservoir a great asset
Most Melton residents would be unaware of one of our best assets – the Melton Reservoir, fed by the Werribee River at Waterford.
Tap in to plan for home resale time
When building a new home, most buyers are concerned with their own needs and how the home should suit them.
Estate takes shape down by the river
The $1 billion Waterford development at Melton South has sold nearly all blocks available to date, making it the most successful project of its kind in the western area.
Go west for new apartments
Not all of Melbourne’s apartment development action is in Docklands and Southbank. New apartment project in West Footscray, Trio Apartments.
Vic developers to gain from new planning code
Victorian developers stand to benefit from one of the most generous planning provisions in the country after the state government approved a new scheme that will allow them to squeeze more lots into their housing estates.
What garden living's Mint to be
Mint, at Renaissance Rise, Mernda, combines the low-cost and low-maintenance benefits of a townhouse with the outdoor lifestyle and garden environment of a country estate.
Like Father, Like Son
Rachel Pearce and her partner Troy Montgomery, both at the tender age of 19 discovered they were the 200th buyer at Waterford in Melton.
Overwhelming success for the 'best' at Pasadena
Buyers seeking the best homes on earth have been flocking to ‘Pasadena’, the latest residential community from Villawood Properties.
Home camp seals Croydon dream
They were lucky enough to clinch the chance to buy two of only four 'budget'-priced properties off the plan in the new Scarlet Croydon Estate.
Rising Summer
Despite talk of a softening property market, land is still a hot topic at Summerhill estate in Epping.
Houses on the Edge Hit a Record High
HOUSE prices on the urban fringe have hit a record high despite a small decrease for Melbourne overall based on survey conducted by Oliver Hume.
Checks and Balances
When it comes to family-friendly places to live, Alamanda at Point Cook gets it right.
Happy Gilmores Buy at Estate
Time and Wendy Gilmore are happy they can finally build a two-storey home in Warragul at Waterford Rise.
Queensland Budget 2011-12 Released
Premier Anna Bligh and Treasurer Andrew Fraser announced reforms to the state's housing sector, aiming to boost construction jobs and make new housing more affordable through a new Queensland Building Boost program.
Forget a Yard, Take a Look at the Views
Melbourne is reaching for the sky, with high-rise apartments making up a quarter of all residential building approvals.
Lifestyle Buyers Aim for Small Homes
Units and apartments have become the property purchase of choice for many Melbournians.
New School for Officer
Officer will get a $20 million Catholic school campus on the Grandvue Estate.
Value Housing Proves Popular
Mint at Renaissance Rise selling out the first two stages in five weeks.
Everything's in Mint Condition
Anyone who buys a townhouse at Mint in Renaissance Rise, Mernda and settles before June 30 will receive a free iPad2.
Practical Magic
The Grenada’s practical design will strongly appeal to smaller families and those who want to downsize a more compact contemporary home at Estuary at Leopold.
Cardinia a Drawcard
CARDINIA is the most affordable growth area for house-and-land packages in Melbourne, a city-wide study by the Oliver Hume property group has found.
Exclusive Offer at Jackson's View
Jackson's View will offer a VIP limited release of lots early next month at the Waterview Precinct.
Charity house auction raises $610,000 for Good Friday appeal
Villawood Properties and Henley together raised $610,000 from the sale of a house at Alamanda, Point Cook. All funds will go towards The Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Last of the waterfront going, going, gone
The City of Casey’s fast-progressing community Marriott Waters has celebrated another sell-out success as buyers snap up the last remaining waterfront home-sites in the prestigious Waterview Precinct.
Reach for the sky: housing market rockets
MELBOURNE is starting to turn into Manhattan - without the subways - with more than 20,000 high-rise and medium-rise apartments approved in the past two years.
Kicking Goals
For many new home and land buyers, the price is right at Wallara Waters, in Wallan.
Making The Leap
Estuary is among the next generation of residential estates appearing on the wider Geelong landscape.
Clyde's Pasadena a popular option
Pasadena is quickly becoming one of the region's most popular new addresses with Villawood Properties' lastest south-east community.
Inner-city apartment market splits in two
APARTMENT prices in central Melbourne are falling behind those on the city fringe, creating two distinct markets, according to research by Oliver Hume Real Estate Group.
Drouin Challenges Metro Lifestyle Options
Jackson's View offered Country Club lots last weekend (Saturday 16th April) in a first for the West Gippsland region.
Helping The Kids
Villawood Properties and Henley are ready and set to auction off a premium new house and land package within the "Alamanda" community in Point Cook this Good Friday.
Arrivals Exacerbate Housing Shortage
Australia's growing population is putting further pressure on the nation's housing shortage, a new study shows.
Rolling On The River
If recent sales trends are a good gauge, new home and land buyers just get cant enough of the outer western suburb of Melton at the Waterford estate.
Tough Times for New Apartments
INTENSE competition in Melbourne's booming apartment market is taking a toll.
The Rise and Rise of Rural Lifestyles
Buyers are looking for alternatives in the regional towns of Waterford Rise, Warragul.
Outlook On The Up and Up
One of the key factors influencing the value of high-rise apartments is the quality of the view from the lounge room or balcony.
All Manor of Things
Manor Lakes estate may be taking on the the look and feel of a more established suburb, but it is still very much a new community.
Building Hopes
This year's Good Friday Appeal auction was held at Alamanda, Point Cook.
Winning Team
Villawood Properties and Henley Properties Group are the winning team of the Good Friday appeal auction at Alamanda, Point Cook.
Buyer beware: off-the-plan warning as projects stall
Off-the-plan housing contracts in Victoria will soon come with a ''warning notice'' as research from Oliver Hume show projects have stalled.
Parkside Townhouses Latest Release
Parkside, the latest release at the Mint at Renassiance Rise, has just been launched into the Mernda market
Why Pay Now? Take 18 Months
Jackson's View Estate in Drouin is allowing buyers to pay 10 per cent deposit and wait 18 months before they pay the rest.
Warragul's Finest Housing Estate Sells Strongly in Opening Weekend
The launch weekend at Waterford Rise resulted in 16 sales worth $2.3 million on 19 March with campers queuing to select their preferred lots.
Pasadena a Bonny Move For Clyde
Villawood Properties and the City of Casey this week celebrated the start of construction at Clyde's premium new residential community, Pasadena.
Apartments are on the Rise
Melbourne flats, units and apartments have shown elevated activity recently, with high-rise apartments gaining a significant 26 per cent of the share of total dwelling approvals.
Marriott Helps Out Charity
Popular Lyndhurst community Marriott Waters has lent a helping hand to cancer research.
First Homes Underway at Alarah
Works set to commence on the Alarah estate's very first homes.
Warragul estate attracts strong pre-launch interest
A 1250 master-planned housing estate in Waterford Rise at Warragul is proving a major drawcard for Melbourne and local buyers just weeks ahead of the launch of sales
Dream Catcher
The public's appetite for land in Melbourne's outer west shows no sign of abating, if interest in the new Aspire estate, at Plumpton, is anything to go by.
New buyers shake market
Plummeting first-home buyer numbers have taken the heat out of the property market. Oliver Hume recommends to buy now.
Here or There
The waterford estate on Melton South is one of Melbourne's newest and biggest housing estates.
A long way from the CBD, but migrants, investors love our suburbs
NAMES like Toolern, Doreen, Wollert and Mernda don't mean much to most Melburnians today.
Grim Trend for Home Approvals
Housing approvals plunged in January , reflecting the impact of interest rate increase on the sector, and analysts are predicting months of malaise.
Prices Soar in 'Affordable' Areas
The price of land in Melton Shire rose a whopping 51 per cent in the last year based on research by Oliver Hume.
Land in Growth Suburbs Now Dearer Than Cost of House
The cost of land in Melbourne's booming growth area surpassed the price of building a new home for the first time accordint to Oliver Hume Research.
Price of New Units Falls
The cost of buying an off-the-plan apartment in Melbourne's inner city declined over the past year.
The New Reality
The impact of reality television shows is literally starting to hit home for many Victorians.
Urban Growth Pushes Boundaries
Research by Oliver Hume Real Estate Group Shows that for the first time in Melbourn's growth areas, the price of land is higher then the building price.
How the West was Bought and Developed
Australia's biggest developers are exploiting last year's Urban Growth Boundary changes, continuing quietly to snap up farmland in Melbourne's mid-west.
Minister - I Dont Know Who Expanded the Urban Boundary
Planning Minister Matthew Guy says he has been unable to determine who made the final decision on last year's contentious explansion of Melbourne's Urban Growth Boundary.
Living on the Edge
Welcome to Wallan (Wallara Waters), the new face of booming Melbourne.
Life's a Picnic
I love a good picnic. And it's even better when you've got everything you need, from the picnic spot to the food, right on your doorstep at Marriott Waters, Lyndhurst.
Reigns of the Boundary Riders
Rory Costellow from Villawood Properties, one of the men shaping Melbourne
Twin Towers for Docklands
MAB Corporation has launched its biggest project to date, a $350 million apartment building in Melbourne's Docklands.
Jolt for Homebuyers
The cost of land in Melbourne's booming growth ares surpassed the price of building a new home for the first time based on research from Oliver Hume.
Pushing the Boundaries
On the wide open plains west of Melbourne, still within sight of the city skyline, you can feel the buzz of change in the air at new estates.
Northern Aspect
Melbourne's affordability priced outer west has beckoned to increasing numbers of new-home-and-land buyers turning to the north's Wallara Waters in Wallan.
Marriott Waters offers final four by the water
Following outstanding sales success, Marriott Waters at Lyndhurst is offering buyers a final opportunity to secure waterfront home sites within this 1100-lot community.
Callista release unveiled at The Range
Newest land release - Callista - at The Range at Croydon, soon to be released to those in the market for a new home.
Flats and Townhouses Outstrips Stocks
APARTMENTS and townhouses in Melbourne have outperformed the stock exchange as an investment in the past 30 years, according to Oliver Hume research.
Top Homesites on Offer
Following unprecedented buyer demand developer Villawood Properties has fast-tracked the release of new park front homesites at Pasadena.
Empire Release Offers Exclusivity
Empire Release at Jackson's View in Drouin on Saturday 29th January 2011.
For the Single Minded Person On A Budget
When it comes to buying a property solo, inner-city Melbourne has a surprisingly affordable range of options says Oliver Hume.
Size Wise
As houses get smaller, buyers are looking for more affordable, compact blocks according to Oliver Hume Research.
Peet, Australand Making Tracts
Residential developers are looking forward to a $350 million pay day after the Victorian government released a tract of land at Greenvale Gardens in Greenvale.
New semi rural development will have more than 700 lots
Just as Melbourne thought it could take no more suburbs, fresh fringe hubs continue to emerge at Wallara Waters in Wallan.
Property Chiefs warn on Units Glut
THOUSANDS of off-the-plan apartment buyers could face losses as a glut forces many Melbourne projects into limbo based on research by Oliver Hume.
One-stop New Home
The median price of a block of land is on the verge of exceeding the cost of building a new home in Melbourne's growth areas accoriding to Property group Oliver Hume.
New Development Pushes Urban Fringe
A 3500-lot housing complex will be built on the banks of the Werribee River on new land approved for Development at Waterford estate in Exford.
Househunters are Snapping up Cheap Packages
Houseseekers are snapping up what may be Melbourne's cheapest double storey house-and-land packages at the Mint development at Renaissance Rise.
Couple at Home on The Range
Nick and Janelle Butters are the only residents living for the time being, on The Range at Croydon.
Estate Now a Family Affair
A family gathering is under way in Melbourne’s south-east where one development, Grandvue, is becoming a family estate
Apartment Living on The Rise
Some who are warming to the reality of high rise living according to property analysts and Oliver Hume Real Estate Group
Waterford Sells Out In One Hour
Waterford estate in Melton South sold all available blocks at its Launch on Saturday 19 March in little more than an hour
Unit buyers think big again
NEAR-RECORD sales are set to double Melbourne's average annual supply of apartments within two to three years, according to research by property company Oliver Hume.
Investors driving up bigger apartment projects
Apartment blocks are getting taller to cater for demand, research from agents Oliver Hume shows.
Cottage prices force buyers into units
Apartments are replacing single-fronted cottages as the first home of choice in Melbourne's inner suburbs according to Oliver Hume Real Real Estate Group.
City apartment boom time
Apartment buyers fuelling a building renaissance in Melbourne's inner city.
New Suburb to Push City Limits
The new outer suburb of Toolern is going to be unveiled with a bang.
View to a New Life at Drouin
Couples have resorted to sleeping in their cars to secure a block of land in Jackson's View, Drouin