Apollo Bay property fetches record price

The housing market activity has been excellent in the last 9 months and we have come through the Global Financial Crisis. With continued property buyer enquiry and sales we are now starting to see consistent property sales back in the middle to top-end. Although the demand in the Bellarine and areas closer to Melbourne have been steady through the last 2 years, the last 6-9 months has seen a resurgence of buyers back to Apollo Bay and surrounding regions such as Johanna, Lavers Hill and Marengo. With the bi-partisan government announcements on the road extension to Colac and the excellent home value that the Apollo Bay market offers, combined with an increasing demand on the populations of Melbourne, Apollo Bay is certainly well positioned to continue to be a great real estate investment and coastal holiday destination.

Forthcoming Auction
4/28 Moore Street, Apollo Bay Sunday 26th of Sep @ 1:00 pm

If you require any further information, or would like to discuss your real estate needs, please feel free to contact me at any time.

Apollo Bays record selling real estate agent

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

A combination of interest rate rises and property price growth has seen housing affordability worsen more in Melbourne than other capital cities over the past year. This has also been reflected in the very buoyant market we have seen on the coast in the last 12 – 18 months.

Open Houses this weekend

2:00pm -3:00pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay

Forthcoming Auction

4/28 Moore Street, Apollo Bay Sunday 26th of Sep @ 1:00 pm

See you on the coast.

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

According to this month’s Herron Todd White Westpac property report, prices for vacant land in regional Victoria remain strong, due to a lack of supply and increase in demand. 

With the ever increasing population growth, the infrastructure and designated growth nodes – combine this with new levels of appreciation – purchasing of coastal property is a sure fire way of enjoying good returns and proven capital growth over the medium term.

Forthcoming Auction
4/28 Moore Street, Apollo Bay Sunday 26th of Sep @ 1:00 pm

See you on the coast.

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

A very small time frame of opportunity now exists on this beachfront property. Offering a three-bedroom, 1-bathroom home PLUS a fully self-contained luxury apartment with a good history of income. On 998 sq.m of land with 2 street frontages and directly opposite the beach.

My Vendors are clear with their instructions – they will meet the market – thus offering the buyer a chance to purchase along ‘The Golden Mile’. BE FAST!

Forthcoming Auction
4/28 Moore Street, Apollo Bay Sunday 26th of Sep @ 1:00 pm

See you on our coast.

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

These days however, with the differences between the major parties less obvious than in days gone by, we are less likely to see too much nervousness from buyers. This certainly seems the case at present with very strong sales results in recent weeks from all our areas of operation from Torquay to Apollo Bay.

Open Houses this weekend
Saturday 31st July
12:00pm -12:45pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay

Sunday 1st August
12:00pm -12:45pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay

See you in Our Backyard.

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

You see, Great Ocean Road Real Estate is doing practically everything differently – innovative and results-based products and services with extended office hours.
Even our offices are different. They are colourful, open and inviting. Not words you usually associate with a real estate office. In fact, you don’t feel like you are in a real estate office at all. It’s little wonder we have been the Great Ocean Roads leading agency for many years.

What’s the Point?
Great Ocean Road Real Estate has undertaken a large network expansion with 4 strategically positioned offices along the Great Ocean Road with plans to have further expansions, also networking the largest accommodation portal in coastal Victoria; http://www.greatoceanroadholidays.com.au/

Why?
The answer is simple. Great Ocean Road Real Estate believes it’s time to change; it’s time to challenge the markets on the West Coast of Victoria. It’s time to make real estate a HAPPY experience. Which starts at grassroots – with the internal culture, the training and the people.

As Directors, we acknowledge the most important element is sustaining growth in our people who are at the heart of everything we do. We see our people as a big investment because, without them, our happy real estate vision cannot become reality.

That’s all good but you can’t make people feel happy at work, or can you?
Great Ocean Road Real Estate employees enjoy a competitive salary, incentives, benefit packages and flexible hours. Then add to that a culture of “Happy People”.
Lauren Nicholls, Sales Admin, is living proof that the Great Ocean Road Real Estate happy real estate philosophy works. “I came to Great Ocean Road Real Estate because I was getting increasingly fed up with work. I had spent years at other agencies and I’d had enough. I wasn’t enjoying coming in every day. But it couldn’t be more different at Great Ocean Road Real Estate. It’s fun, I’m enjoying work again” Lauren said.
“Things were different from day one. For instance, my training was unlike anything I’ve experience before. It was incredibly comprehensive, but it was fun too. We got up to all sorts of things, like seminars, conferences and internal training, all around Australia”. But what about day-to-day life? Surely after a while the daily grind is the same? “Not at all” Lauren insists. “The new offices don’t just look different, they feel different. Less stressful and more enjoyable for us and our clients. I like being there. I mean, you don’t usually hear people laughing in a traditional old fashioned real estate office, do you? It’s not just about the offices though” Lauren continued. “It’s the whole cultural package. You always feel supported, our Directors and Managers regularly work with us, not to check up on us or anything, just to say hi and make sure we are ok. And that we’ve got everything we need. You feel like you can talk to them. Again, something I haven’t really experienced before. So yes, it’s fun. It’s a happy environment and it’s an incredibly exciting thing to be part of”. Making the whole Great Ocean Road Real Estate experience from employee to customer, a happy one.

For all your real estate needs, come and enjoy the experience that both our people and, most importantly, our valued clients feel!

Open Houses this weekend

Saturday 24th July
12:00pm -12:45pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay
1:00pm – 1:30pm 2B Murray Street, Apollo Bay

Sunday 25th July
12:00pm -12:45pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay
1:00pm – 1:30pm 20 Seeberg Court, Apollo Bay

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

This weeks feature properties:

27 Seeberg Court, Apollo Bay                                 2B Murray Street, Apollo Bay
  

Apollo Bay Heights – Last lots now selling – Be fast!!               16 Seeberg Court, Apollo Bay
                     

Open Houses this weekend

Saturday 26th June
12:00pm -12:45pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay
1:00pm – 1:30pm 20 Seeberg Court, Apollo Bay
1:45pm – 2:15pm 2B Murray Street, Apollo Bay

Sunday 4th July
2:00pm -2:30pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay

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

Every year, Southern right Whales make their way along the coast delighting locals and visitors alike.
Whilst we encourage safe and responsible driving at all times, keep an eye out over the coming months as these massive mammals slowly make their way along our shores.

See you on our coast.

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

RAIL connections from the Surf Coast to Melbourne have received a major boost announcing a new station for the region’s newest neighbour, Armstrong Creek.

The new station to sit on the existing railway line between Ghazeepore Road and the Surf Coast Highway. This connection will further enhance the benefits of the Ring Road by improving access to the Surf Coast.

The government is taking action to build the right infrastructure for growth to lock in a prosperous future for regional Victoria, one of the state’s key growth corridors.

The new station will provide enhanced access for residents to central Geelong and Melbourne and, as the most westerly station in Geelong, service the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast region.
(Source Surf Coast Times)

Open Houses this weekend

Saturday 26th June
12:00pm -12:45pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay
1:00pm – 1:30pm 20 Seeberg Court, Apollo Bay

Sunday 4th July
12:00pm -12:45pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay
1:00pm – 2:00pm 11 Nova Court, Apollo Bay

See you on our coast.

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

We have a very limited coastal supply and with planning laws at a constrictive level, we will see the demand of 3.5 Million people living within 2 hours of our idyllic coast and with the possible growth of the Victorian population over the next 15 years, we will be assured of consistent demand for properties and a consistent capital appreciation due to the limited supply.

Our office again leads the way in that market with a magnificent recent period of sale activity and maximising our Vendors exposure with our current marketing, which includes Prime time TV advertising in central and regional Victoria, Mainstream radio advertising through 3AW and Magic 693. Combine that with our weekly full-gloss property guide distributing 42,000 copies every week through the Surf Coast Times and Bellarine Times. Also our interactive website, weekly news blog and new listing property updates.

Our experience with major coastal growth and development combined with the most experienced and knowledgeable coastal agency – 4 strategic offices including Torquay, Aireys Inlet, Lorne and Apollo Bay – our agency sells more real estate than any other competitor.
    

So call us now at our Apollo Bay office and one of our vast team will talk to you about your real estate needs.

Open Houses this weekend

Saturday 26th June
12:00pm -12:45pm 15 Cawood Street, Apollo Bay
1:00pm – 1:30pm 20 Seeberg Court, Apollo Bay

AUCTION THIS SUNDAY 27th June @ 1:00 pm
790 Denherts Track BEECH FOREST

See you in Our Backyard.

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