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HUMPTY DOO $829,000THIS HAS THE LOT! 5 bedrooms,3 bathrooms, offi ce or study plus a self contained granny fl at or teenage retreat. Big workshop with 3 phase power, another shed, lovely in ground pool surrounded by tropical gardens, all on 8 acres, fully fenced, good bore, close to everything Annabelle 0401 474 398

HERBERT $530,000 negCODED metal clad 3 bedroom 1 bathroom home set amongst 5 secluded acres with minimal gardens around the house and the rest just bush. Fully fenced, 2 lps bore, water tank, centrally located Annabelle 0401 474 398

HUMPTY DOO $850,000 APPROVAL TO SUBDIVIDE MAKING THIS A BONNANZA!! 20 acres of prime land in a great location and setup for horses, stables, day yard, riding arena, small cattle yards, 3 bay shed, 30 metre shade house and hot house. Rent the 3 bedrooms house with paved entertainment area, in ground pool, tropical gardens, fully fenced, bitumen frontage, good bore, close to everything. Build your new home Annabelle 0401 474 398

FOOD VAN & MITSUBISHI TRUCK $75,000+GST LOOKING FOR A SEA CHANGE YET STILL NEED TO EARN AN INCOME? This would suit a couple looking to travel and experience country life without the stress. Beautifully fi tted out with stainless steel bench tops and loads of cupboards, deep fryer, slushy, soft serve, pizza, espresso, hot and cold bain maries, fridges, freezers. There is so much that comes with the sale, call today for more info Annabelle 0401 474 398

HUMPTY DOO $640,000WOW! 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, cathedral ceilings, wrap around verandah, sliding doors and louvers everywhere, semi cleared block with bush across the back Add to this a lockable shed and a very inviting in ground pool and there you have it - your new home. Annabelle 0401 474 398

ADELAIDE RIVER $335,000Centrally located on a large 966 m2 block. Lovely kitchen with plenty of top and bottom cupboards, pantry, island bench and dishwasher. 3 good size bedrooms, air con, carport, large shed Solar hot water with established gardens. OWNER KEEN TO SELL!!! Annabelle 0401 474 398

DUNDEE BEACH Open to OffersOnly short drive to the Dundee boat ramp and picturesque foreshores. 49 acres or 19.97 hectares of tall timbered bush with accommodation, water tank container, outside kitchen and bathroom. This would make a great fi shing retreat/ weekender. No stress here!! Annabelle 0401 474 398

MARRAKAI $198,000 negBeautifully timber 14 acre block with a 3 lps bore, power, under cover accommodation and ablution block. Up high on a ridge this would be the perfect spot to build your new home Annabelle 0401 474 398

LAND LAND LANDHumpty Doo 5 acres, Capped Bore $320,000Darwin River 40 acres virgin bush $235,000Dundee Beach 40 acres and 30 acres OffersBatchelor 20 acres virgin bush $175,000Acacia Hills 20 acres virgin bush $275,000Humpty Doo 5 acres virgin bush $300,000

8988 2343 - Wanted - New Sale & Rental PropertiesFREE APPRAISALS & ADVERTISING

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ARE YOU THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME?When Experience – Knowledge – Action = Results

Call Me! Annabelle 0401 474 398

For more informationContact Leigh Mathews

T: 8944 9826 F: 8944 9980E: mathewsl@ntnews.com.au

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Gunn takes great strides as the place to be

Property close to the Darwin CBD, above, is always popular with buyers. Gunn, above left, is good buying in the city of Palmerston.

Darwin is the best

place in Australia

for real estate for

the foreseeable

future and

Australia is the

best-placed

country in the

world to ride out

what looks to be

the likely turmoil

of the euro crisis

Real estate agentROXLEYPEARCE ,of RayWhite Central, picks what’s hot andwhat’s not for 2012

HOT ’BURBS

PALMERSTON

Gunn is the closest newstyle suburb to the CBD,but was viewed when itwas developed in the late1990s to the mid-2000s asbeing the the poor cousinto Fairway Watersat Durack.

Sale prices were less.But Gunn has virtually

the same infrastructure,— such as lakes, parksand walkways — asDurack boasts and it’seasy to make the walk tothe city centre.

With Palmerston start-ing to suffer from sub-urban sprawl, Gunn is asuburb that is going to in-crease in desirability.

DARWIN

Millner is often men-tioned in the sleeper sub-urbs published by inter-state property gurus andthis is still the case.

Nightcliff is financiallyunachievable for a lot ofbuyers and the averageex-Housing Commissiontype ground-level housein the neighbouring sub-urb of Rapid Creek is get-ting up to and over the$600,000 mark.

That is driven by mo-tivated parents who wanttheir kids to attend theprestigious EssingtonSchool at Rapid Creek.

This is forcing familieswith the same ambitionfor their kids to look toMillner as a home basethat is more affordable

and still close enough forthe kids to commute toand from Essington.

You can still buyreasonably priced homesin this area from mid-$400s to mid-$500s.

HOUSES THAT

SELL BEST

Houses that are marketready and have had main-tenance and updates car-ried out will outsell the‘‘renovator’s special’’every time.

People are busy justgetting on with their livesand their leisure time isprecious, so the less theyhave to do to the newhouse when they move in,the more attractive it is to

the market place. Newkitchens and bathroomswill always attract Mumand an easy maintenance,finished garden will winover Dad.

Improvements such asa fresh coat of paint, split-system airconditonersthroughout, wardrobes inthe bedrooms and goodfencing are things thatbuyers rate highly.

PREDICTIONS

Darwin is the best placein Australia for real es-tate for the foreseeable fu-ture and Australia is thebest-placed country in the

world to ride out whatlooks to be the likely tur-moil of the euro crisis.

There should be asteady appreciation inDarwin as the local econ-omy is strengthened bydevelopments coming inthe oil and gas industryand the need to focus onthe north of Australiafrom a humanitarian anddefence perspective.

There is a chance of fur-ther interest rate cuts inthe coming months, butthe banks may not wantto pass these on to mort-gage holders.

The only black spot forthe future of the real es-tate sector is if the strug-

gling European coun-tries, such as Greece,default on loans.

This will have aknock-on effect as oth-er countries become in-volved. It may also af-fect the bankingbusiness globally andthe banks worldwidemay face higher bor-rowing costs.

This may lead to lessmoney that banks areable to lend borrowers,which would mean lessbuyers able to buy,which would meanmore supply and lessdemand — and thatcould lead to a poten-tial softening of prices.