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"Riverdowns = living on acerage only 45 mins to Brisbane "tranquil, private and relaxing'."
I came from Sanctuary Cove and purchased a property at "Riverdowns" this has been the best experience. Quiet - friendly neighbours - big blocks - clean and tidy area.
The only traffic is that of your neighbours as Riverdowns does not go into another area.
It has wonderful walkable streets which is fantastic for exercise.
It is a tranquil area with a fantastic Neighbourhood Watch.
Located on 2mins from the M1 and 13 minutes from Soutport making it a very accessible area.
Who lives here?
- Families with kids
"Living in a bubble"
Living in Sanctuary Cove was brilliant prior to the developer developing land and more land .... it used to have alot of only waterfront property and golf course villas but now unfortunately there is a lot of cheaper housing being built on dry blocks making this area less exclusive. You do have to have the privilege of paying for the body corporate rates which is a benefit for paying for the security (which is fantastic) and paying for the garbage man bringing out your garbage and putting it away, plus paying for all of the wonderful gardens and parklands which are immaculate. With more people moving into Sanctuary Cove the security now have to use a portable RBT unit plus it has also taken measures into tracking residents speed if they are caught doing over the 40 speed limit they are not permitted to drive into the area they call home. There is a huge downside to living in Sanctuary Cove and that is it takes you forever to resell your property. Some properties have been on the market for over 4 years and some residents are willing to take a loss just to get out. There is a running joke that living behind the 'gates' is like living in jail ... it takes time to get out. If you love knowing your neighbour this is the area for you. It also has very expensive water rates as you are charged as a commercial property and not residential as Sanctuary Cove is rates as 'commercial'. Can be noisy on main river with holiday makers making Sanctuary Cove their pit stop and they dock overnight having 'night time parties'. But if you like keeping to yourself and enjoying your home with privacy I suggest that you look elsewhere.
Who lives here?
- Families with kids
Yes you are right selling can take time, but the majority of homes for sale are asking way too much so of course they will not sell! Add in a Gold Coast market that has been really slow at the upper end for 5 years plus! Now your comment about cheap housing - you are wrong, I would argue a home worth $900k plus on a small dry block for SE Qld is pretty top end and add in Body Corp, this is not housing for the masses, I think you clearly have been rich for a long time and forgotton the normal folk. A mix of housing is positive for the estate and will keep the estate alive, in our big cities top suburbs, including our countries most expensive surburb you can still pick up aunit for under $400k. If the estate doesn't evolve it will die and your expensive house value will tumble A quality mix of housing, with the majority still being high end makes an area far more desirable to live too.