we currently are renting in springvale... I wouldn't buy here but we are up near mulgrave and in a really nice quiet crt with a park at the end of the street so love it for now. DH and I would love to buy in Dingley as it has such a community feel about it. I love going down to the cafe there on a sunday morning. There is a phenomenal vet in dingely village who we use. (seriously amazing guy) We just love the fact whenever we drive past there are families out walking their dogs with there prams.. It just seems like a really nice family suburb..
We are going to inspect it again tomorrow just to help make up our minds.
blackduckies, from what I've seen in the area, you're looking at $400k plus. For $400-$500k you will most likely find units/townhouses but there are some houses too. For $500-$550, there are a lot more.
carrum downs is nice. can still get a good sized house/block. fairly green and leafy too. only downer is public transport. but seaford station isnt too far off. plus they're haveing a bit of a boom around here with houseing estates. not sure if it helps but the industrial area around here is growing and it looks like they'll have the bi-pass to Mc crae here soon(ish) too. and i've seen a fair few houses for sale round near my place as well...it seems that carrumdowns is becoming the place for new familys ...but if its too far out...
Dingley is nice. i grew up there. its got alot of change in the wings atm, but all of it good (so my father said who heard it from some one down the shops ) public transport is good, to both park more, chelt station and southland. three primary schools, a good bus route for high schools. (theres one in park dale, plus 4 in mentone and one in Mordi plus another on springvale road heading towards frankston freeway.) umm and just fairly nice. Ohh and you'll get used to the planes flying over head. its also got the cntr dandy and lower - so traffic is fairly good around there too. Ohh they also have one kindy right over the road from one of the primary schools. and first sunday of every month they have a brillaint market. with heaps of home-made goodies. and if your DH is anything like my dad - he'll know all the 'girls' at the local bakers delight. and there is one brillaint hairdresser in dingley too - he did my hair for my wedding and it was better then i could have hoped for
my aunt lives in Keysborough, and its fairly nice around there. can be a little rough (depending on where you live there) parkmore has good shops (i spent the first 6 years of my life across the road from parkmore!) it also a really nice park with a nice play ground next to park more as well...
if you want me to pick up some local realestate mags/paper work for you i can and send them to you if that'll help you? just PM me and ask
HTH
Last edited by Dansta; January 5th, 2010 at 09:44 PM.
: forgot about the kindys in dingley.
Thanks for that $$$ idea..
I reckon if you feel like you really like the house and you are not thinking its forever go for it, the market is going up and it would be awful to miss out. After all you still may not get it...
Good luck with the decision.
Thanks for the info Dansta and thanks for your support blackduckies!
Well they accepted our offer and now we're in day 1 of the 3-day "cooling off" period and will hand over the deposit next week Settlement is in 90 days, so early April. Wow I can't believe it!! We are buying a house! We really like it and like the location and it's not *too* far from the beach! I still am a bit nervous and worried we rushed into it and didn't look around enough, but oh well, I know I'd regret it if we missed it.
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) public transport is good, to both park more, chelt station and southland. three primary schools, a good bus route for high schools. (theres one in park dale, plus 4 in mentone and one in Mordi plus another on springvale road heading towards frankston freeway.) umm and just fairly nice. Ohh and you'll get used to the planes flying over head. its also got the cntr dandy and lower - so traffic is fairly good around there too. Ohh they also have one kindy right over the road from one of the primary schools. and first sunday of every month they have a brillaint market. with heaps of home-made goodies. and if your DH is anything like my dad - he'll know all the 'girls' at the local bakers delight. and there is one brillaint hairdresser in dingley too - he did my hair for my wedding and it was better then i could have hoped for 
Settlement is in 90 days, so early April. Wow I can't believe it!! We are buying a house! 
We really like it and like the location and it's not *too* far from the beach! I still am a bit nervous and worried we rushed into it and didn't look around enough, but oh well, I know I'd regret it if we missed it.
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