Real estate sales is a lot about language: “Alfresco living” and “open plan” representing the seamless flow between inside and out; “renovators’ delight” a home which has seen better days.
But there’s a new term in the mix: “lifestyle home” – a catch-all phrase which can mean a house that suits people’s needs and budgets.
It could also refer to a house set in bespoke farm settings.
In the case of 4 Juanita Grove, Springwood, agents have thrown the term around to represent a blend of open plan, indoor-outdoor living from front, back, and side.
Here’s another: “Beach-home aesthetic” used to describe horizontal and vertical aluminium panelling on the rustic facade.
Property agent Jayden Booth justifies the lingo, saying astute buyers are all looking for something different.
“It will definitely be for a certain kind of buyer, because it’s a very lifestyle property,” the Belle Property agent said.
“The property pretty much opens up on both sides to fully indoor outdoor, so all the back opens up, so the deck becomes the same room as the lounge.
“There’s an outdoor spa with a projector screen over the top of it, and the kitchen opens up with the gullwing windows, so the kitchen becomes a big servery eating area.”
Mr Booth said the unique style of the property makes its value difficult to predict – a sign of the current market.
“But we did just sell next door for $800,000; I don’t think it’ll go over that, but it will sit in that range,” he said.
A three-minute drive away at 18-20 Aerie Court, Ray White Springwood recently sold a 5-bedroom mansion on a half-acre for around $2 million, Ray White agent Johnson Teo said it could have gone for a bit more.
Selling for around $2 million, 18-20 Aerie Court could have gone for a bit more, but the owners settled on a price that would benefit them and the seller.
“I think it’s a really good price for a very good place,” Ray White selling agent Johnson Teo said.
The block sits on a half-acre (2,553m2) in a secluded extension of Aerie Court. The place is skirted by a blanket of bush adding to the privacy and removing any sense of the surrounding neighbourhood.
“I didn’t even expect that it was actually a street, it’s actually a separate court of its own,” Mr Teo said.
