This is dated information but three housing anecdotes from Eastwood.
Three houses were bought by people who used to live in China but now are or are about to live in Australia.
One was bought on an understanding they would pull it down and build a new house. It was an ugly old fibro. As I know too well, having being brought up in one, they are cold in winter ( or used to be as winter is not as cold these days) and hot in summer.
However the new owners found to their astonishment there was a heritage order on the dwelling. Perhaps to show there was at least one in this suburb!! There is still alterations going on and the new owners are yet to move in.
Another person bought yet another ugly building that used to be a doctor's residence/surgery. For some unfathomable reason the facade must be in place. Nothing yet has been done there.
Another house was bought and only was able to put an extension after a large fight. The extension has 4 bedrooms. The original house had only two.
The suspicion is a lot of redevelopment around here is being done to get in students from China who would rent whilst studying at Macquarie University. This is only a suspicion however
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