Sunday 11th March
11:30am – 12:30pm 22 Diana Street, Apollo Bay
2:00pm – 3:00pm 27 Great Ocean Road, Skenes Creek

See you in Our Backyard

Darren Brimacombe
darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au
0418 317 424

Top Agents with the highest value of active properties:

1.     Darren Brimacombe: Great Ocean Road Real Estate Apollo Bay

2.     Bec Allen: Great Ocean Road Real Estate Apollo Bay

3.     Ian Stewart: Great Ocean Road Real Estate Lorne 

Open Houses this weekend

Saturday 3rd March

2:00pm – 3:00pm 4 Motts Lane, Apollo Bay

Sunday 4th March.

11:30 – 12:30pm 22 Diana Street, Apollo Bay

See you in Our Backyard.

Darren Brimacombe

darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

0418 317 424

APOLLO Bay has been named by a respected property magazine as one of a handful of hot spots around the country for retirees.

Australian Property Investor columnist John Lindeman yesterday said retirees were now looking for new areas after the likes of the Sunshine Coast and Coffs Harbour enjoyed spectacular periods of growth.

The two Victorian locations named in the report were Apollo Bay and Wonthaggi.

For Michael Montague, who moved to Apollo Bay three years ago, the attraction was simple, it reminded him of a seaside village in his native Cornwall.

“It’s quite beautiful down here and it’s far enough away from the rat race but not too far to come back to the city of Melbourne when you want to,” he said.

“So you’ve got the best of both worlds. The area always reminded me of where I’m from in Cornwall in England.  Look at the beautiful bayside hamlet of Indented Head, you can see the city of Melbourne from the beach . One of the last places on the bay to buy at real prices & only 30mins drive to Geelong or 90mins to Melbourne …..”

“The only thing that’s not like Cornwall is the weather down here is a lot better.”

Mr Montague said property prices were a bit less than Lorne, but were still fairly high.

He said a lot of his neighbours were of Greek heritage, which probably harked back to the days when it was simply a fishing village.

“Some of the businesses are owned by Greeks, especially the fish and chip shop and the restaurants, and there’s quite a few Italians as well,” he said.

“In the actual street we live in, which is actually a small court, I would say 80 per cent of the houses are holiday houses.”

Darren Brimacombe, of Great Ocean Road Real Estate, said Apollo Bay attracted a lot of semi-retirees rather than fully retired people.

“They might have backed off their work by two or three days a week and have downsized their properties in the city they might spend two or three days in Melbourne and the rest of the time down here,” he said.

Source:  The Geelong Advertiser

See you in Our Backyard.

Darren Brimacombe

darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

0418 317 424

See you in Our Backyard. 

Subdued real estate buying conditions in the Apollo Bay area continue. Buyers are nervous and spooked by what they read in the papers, hear on the radio and watch on the television. Often the perception is worse than the reality however and this was certainly the case during the GFC. Sure properties took longer to sell, but prices held and supply remained low. Currently supply is quite high but we are in the middle of the ‘selling season’ so it is the natural time for people to look at marketing their beachside homes.

Opportunities do currently exist to purchase at a real market value as opposed to some inflated prices in the past caused by competition.

With the completion of the Geelong ring road flyover, generous supply levels, low interest rates and with more drops forecast, when has there been a better time in recent years to buy?

See you in Our Backyard.

Thinking of selling your home or land? List with us.

Darren Brimacombe

darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile:   0418 317 424

“LARA BINGLE” – MINGLING

“LLEYTON HEWITT” – SELLING

“SHANE WARNE” – HURLING

“MERV HUGHES” – HOLIDAYING

“RED DOG” – STAYING IN PET FRIENDLY ACCOMMODATION

“COLIN HAY” – SINGING

WHY WOULD YOU BE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD…………..

SEE YOU ON OUR COAST!

Thinking of selling your home or land in Apollo Bay? List with us.

Darren Brimacombe

darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile: 0418 317 424

 We must sell this 3 bedroom, fully renovated, as new home in McLennan Street. Priced to meet the market at $400,000 – $440,000. An inspection will impress. Details here

We look forward to seeing you on the coast.

Thinking of selling your home or land? List with us.

Darren Brimacombe

darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile:             0418 317 424

We wish you a happy new year along our Coast and we look forward to seeing you in 2012. Enjoy the sun, summer and sand!

Darren Brimacombe
darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au
0418 317 424

From all the team at Great Ocean Road Real Estate, I would like to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas.

If you are coming down over the holiday, drive safely and make sure you check out all the real estate on offer.

We look forward to seeing you on the coast.

Thinking of selling your home or land? List with us.

Darren Brimacombe

darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile:             0418 317 424

HO, HO, HO! Santa is scheduled to travel from the North Pole and drop down the chimney in less than 10 sleeps. December 2011 is a month of excitement for all with school holidays starting, treasured time with family and friends, Christmas presents, wining and dining and lastly going on holidays.

As the New Year is just around the corner now is the time to starting thinking about your new year’s resolutions and the “To Do” list for2012. If you have been talking about having a holiday home on the coast, your opportunity awaits. We currently have properties in Apollo Bay that could be used as either family homes, investment or holiday homes and we have something to meet everyone’s budget including yours.

Thinking of selling your home or land? List with us.

Darren Brimacombe

darren@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au

mobile: 0418 317 424