Smart Buys
Sydney Morning Herald
Saturday March 20, 2010
Burwood 30 Lucas Rd $780,000 +321Burwood buyers will recognise this is a low price guide for a freestanding bungalow. It's on 620 sq m but it shares its driveway with a neighbour. Compromise on that issue and you'll find a renovated house with three double bedrooms, a formal sitting room or fourth bedroom, an open-plan family area, terrace and big garden. The kitchen has been updated. Inspect Sat, 2-2.45pm. Agent Elders Inner West, 0414 461 693. Auction April 17.More photos @Maroubra587 Malabar RdAbout $850,000212Last weekend, 18 groups showed interest in this renovated art deco semi on a 366 sq m block with level lawns, a terrace and a garage. The all-white interior has ebony-stained timber floors, plantation shutters and Calacatta marble finishes in the kitchen. There are two bedrooms with built-ins; the main opens to a balcony. The beach is about 300 metres away. Inspect Sat, 11-11.45am. Agent Ray White Maroubra, 0410 560 961.More photos @Killarney Hts21 Drumcliff Ave$900,000 +522This late-1960s house has two self-contained residences, one with three bedrooms and one with two, and a garage on both levels. Buyers can rent out the lower level for about $400 a week while living upstairs, or vice versa. Or combine the two (DA-approved plans available). The house has bushland views and is on 721 sq m in one of the area's best streets, five minutes' walk from a school. Inspect Sat, noon-12.30pm. Agent Mackinnon Estate Agents, 0419 488 050.More photos @Oatley68 Gungah Bay Rd$800,000 +311An extension of this Californian bungalow on 587 sq m five years ago included a new kitchen and dining and family rooms that open to a covered verandah overlooking the north-facing yard. The living room has a fireplace and the three bedrooms are doubles with built-ins. There is a home office. Oatley West Public School and the shops are 10 minutes' walk away and the station is an eight-minute walk. Inspect Sat, 1-1.45pm. Agent McGrath, 0406 380 380. Auction March 27.More photos @
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