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John Keating is shown among some of the thousands of property reports he has compiled on Macedon Ranges property sales.

John Keating and good old fashioned real estate values

December 30, 2019

Homepage Blog, Rural Real Estate Agents Talk

LISTENING to John Keating the managing director of Keatings Real Estate in Woodend talk about his transactions in the Macedon Ranges is the same as getting a history lesson on the Macedon Ranges and surrounds. John specialises in the Macedon…

The dirt on Ballarat rural land values

May 19, 2019

Homepage Blog, Rural Property Values

LANDMARK Harcourts Ballarat rural real estate manager, Adrian Smith, works in an area that contains many types of agriculture and consequently his sales provide an insight into their acreage values. Adrian has managed sales campaigns that have sold potato growing…

Do it yourself Wimmera cropping land sales

February 3, 2019

Rural Real Estate Agents Talk

HORSHAM real estate agent John Neville and his colleagues have a lot of competition selling rural properties as neighbours often complete many transactions “through the fence”. “A lot of the (property) deals straight through the fence have occurred,” John said.…

South Gippsland hungry for beef

August 26, 2018

Homepage Blog, Rural Real Estate Agents Talk

The 2017-2018 traditional spring and autumn rural property sale season saw estate agent Ray Cullen hearing the message loud and clear – many people wanted land suitable for grazing beef. Ray said the most noticeable inquiry over the spring 2017…

Sunraysia market garden farm land in demand

October 11, 2015

Rural Property Values

OVERSEAS and interstate interest in agricultural land in the Sunraysia region has increased remarkably since the start of the year according to one of Mildura’s long established real estate firms. Roccisano Property Group agribusiness specialist real estate agent, Michael DePalma,…

Recycled house with solar power, rain water storage

Living self-sufficiently in a recycled house

April 30, 2014

Green House, Homepage Blog

Kieren Lewin lives a self-sufficient lifestyle on a 26ha property at Elphinstone in central Victoria. On his property is a recycled house that is equipped with a stand alone 4.1 kilowatt solar energy electricity system, 150,000 litres of rainwater storage…

How to make a Straw Bale house

February 6, 2014

Green House

JOEL Meadows and Cath James wanted a sustainable rammed earth home but the more they explored this option the more their research led them back to the superior thermal properties of rendered straw bales. “Originally we were interested in rammed…

Going Up the Country

November 22, 2013

Country Life

BUYING rural land to build a country lifestyle for yourself requires more specialised knowledge compared to purchasing a residential property. If you buy an established rural property with an existing house and other structural improvements then a thorough expert inspection…

How to Value a Farmland Lease

February 19, 2013

Rural Property Values

THERE are no specific laws that regulate leases of rural farmland or even official data on how many farm leasehold arrangements exist in Victoria. Experienced rural valuer and former property lecturer, Simon A. De Garis, said the uncertainty that surrounds…

Lee Hunter outside his straw panel and internal mud brick wall house.

Straw and Mud Sustains Lee

December 6, 2012

Green House

BUILDER Lee Hunter knew central Victoria had what he needed to create a sustainable lifestyle on his Strathlea property. Lee’s 48ha property has dams, self-replacing native forest to provide wood for fuel and the area is a goldmine for his…

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