Find a church and buy a cheap home in rural Victoria
THERE is a way to buy a cheap home in country Victoria and you don’t have to rely on a miracle. Find a church for sale in country Victoria as it can be a cheaper residential choice if buyers know…
Do it yourself Wimmera farm land for sale
HORSHAM real estate agent John Neville and colleagues have a lot of competition listing farms for sale in the Wimmera as neighbours often sell directly to each other “through the fence”. “A lot of the (property) deals straight through the…
Buyers hungry for South Gippsland beef grazing farm land
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 and orchard farm land in demand
OVERSEAS and interstate interest in buying orchard land in the Sunraysia region has increased remarkably since the start of the year according to a long established Mildura real estate firm. Roccisano Property Group agribusiness specialist real estate agent, Michael DePalma,…
Living self-sufficiently in a recycled house
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 and get insulated
JOEL Meadows and Cath James wanted to build a sustainable home but the more they explored the rammed earth option the more their research led them back to the superior insulation of rendered straw bales. “Originally we were interested in…
A house built with straw and mud sustains Lee
BUILDER Lee Hunter knew central Victoria had the ingredients to create a sustainable lifestyle and build a straw and mud brick house. Lee’s 48ha Strathlea property has dams, self-replacing native forest to provide wood for fuel and the area is…
John Keating and Macedon Ranges rural real estate values
LISTENING to John Keating in Woodend talk about his real estate deals in the Macedon Ranges is the same as getting a history lesson on the Macedon Ranges and surrounds. John is the managing director of Keatings Real Estate who specialises…
The dirt on Ballarat farm land values
LANDMARK Harcourts Ballarat real estate manager, Adrian Smith, works in an area with many types of agriculture and consequently his sales provide insight into farm land values. Adrian has managed sales campaigns that have sold potato land, broadacre cropping land,…
Going Up the Country
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
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…