{"id":36404,"date":"2020-04-01T07:48:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T21:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/discover-an-easier-lifestyle\/"},"modified":"2020-04-01T08:04:08","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T22:04:08","slug":"discover-an-easier-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/real-estate\/discover-an-easier-lifestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover an easier lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>More and more people \u2013 and families \u2013 are moving from CBD and inner-city addresses to new greenfields communities such as Armstrong and Coridale.<\/h3>\n<p>Why? For many people, it\u2019s about kids. They want room to move, playgrounds, access to schools, shops, services \u2026 a more family-friendly lifestyle than tight inner-city apartments offer.<br \/>\nThey know greenfields sites are cheaper. That they\u2019re friendlier than impersonal inner-city living. And that they\u2019re also well-resourced and more spacious.<br \/>\nThe suburbs in fact offer strong communities where people know one another. Where they socialise easily. Where kids can play outside and make friends.<br \/>\nGreenfields communities are all about lifestyle. And the advantages are numerous.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s easier to get around in new greenfields suburbs than it is in metropolitan suburbs. School runs, kinder runs, shopping trips, catching up with friends \u2013 fewer traffic jams make all of these quicker.<br \/>\nYou have more living space in greenfields homes than cramped city apartments. And more outdoor space. You also have fresh air, playgrounds, parks and reserves, creeks and wetlands.<br \/>\nGreenfield communities host nearby shopping centres, cafes, medical services and schools, childcare \u2026 the list goes on.<br \/>\nSocial researcher Hugh Mackay says people like the suburbs because they\u2019re \u2018affordable, convenient and pleasant\u2019. He\u2019s backed by recent research showing the number of professionals, managers and administrators heading for greenfields on the rise. As well as everyone else.<br \/>\nHomebuyers are getting smarter. They realise the importance of being part of a real community of people. A community of neighbours and friends, playmates and schoolmates and, increasingly, relatives too.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverhume.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Oliver Hume<\/a> researcher George Bougias explains: \u201cYoung people are increasingly abandoning expensive coastal cities \u2013 where apartments are the main housing option for new property market entrants \u2013 in favour of more affordable locations where they can purchase single-family homes.<br \/>\n\u201cThe reason is simple. Although many younger people want to live and work in wealthy coastal capital cities, they often have little choice but to become permanent renters, usually in smaller apartments.<br \/>\n\u201cThey are keenly aware that home ownership is critical to long-term financial security and family formation.\u201d<br \/>\nAnd many of them really want their own traditional detached home.<br \/>\nSo weigh up the difference between a new suburban home versus city living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more people \u2013 and families \u2013 are moving from CBD and inner-city addresses to new greenfields communities such as Armstrong and Coridale. Why? For many people, it\u2019s about kids. They want room to move, playgrounds, access to schools, shops, services \u2026 a more family-friendly lifestyle than tight inner-city apartments offer. 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