Port Coogee along Western Australia’s Coastline

A master-planned waterfront community by Australand, the Port Coogee is definitely a go and has made many headlines for its ambitious real estate development plans that will be on of the biggest coastal renewal projects ever in Australia.

A new landmark is beginning along the western coast line of Australia called Port Coogee. This recreational marina and residential community will see through a nine hundred million dollar real estate development that will be phased into the building and renewal of a luxury and high-end marina, marina village community as well as a variety of different housing types and districts. The development at Port Coogee in Western Australia will be located just seconds away from Fremantle and will become the landmark of this region because of its offerings in both recreational facilities, lifestyle options as well as its truly unique and amazing waterfront location. South of Fremantle and just minutes away from Perth Australia, the Port Coogee development will be located along the shores of Cockburn Sound along the west coast of Australia. Just 18 kilometres south of Perth CBD, Port Coogee will also be just 5 km from Fremantle. A beautiful location offering master-planned designer homes and community planning, the Port Coogee is coming soon.

The offerings at Port Coogee Australia

With many people wanting waterfront and Oceanside living spaces these days in Australia, what better way to move your family or spend your retirement years along the western coast of the country just minutes outside of Perth and Fremantle. Port Coogee is a master-planned Oceanside living community that will have many boutique stores, dining restaurants (both casual and fine dining) in addition to entertainment, nightlife, sidewalk cafes, beaches, marinas and a host of different watersports that will keep everyone in your family happy and healthy. The Western Australia Port Coogee real estate development will be a waterfront neighbourhood that will be a growing place for commerce, industry and retail as well, which will allow many people to work, play and sleep in the same Port Coogee district. With plenty of boardwalks, beaches, water sports including kayaking, boating, sailing, swimming, surf skiing and other aquatic recreational sports, the Port Coogee Australia community will provide an endless amount of joy and fun for your entire family. As welll, the entire western Australia Port Coogee real estate properties just south of Perth will include many stylish homes and elegant townhouses and apartments all along the coastal and waterfront areas of the neighbourhood.

Port Coogee more in depth

According to their marketing materials online, this Western Australia marina and residential neighbourhood will provide plenty of recreation and relaxation options for everyone including things other than watersports too: like cycling, biking trails, park areas and more. In addition, for lifestyle options, the Port Coogee Australia development will also host six hundred dry land lots at the marina as well as a mix of apartments and townhouses in the village. In terms of retail and commercial opportunities at Port Coogee, there will be plenty of space for fine restaurants and cafes, retail outlets, offices and tourism related companies too. Best of all, the Port Coogee district will be sustainable long-term with very little environmental impact through its construction and use of renewable materials that are sensitive to eco-impact. Also, the social-economical impact of the region will be amazing for Western Australia and will become a focal point of the western coastline that will have 1.5 km of waterfront areas and providing many jobs for people who move here.

News, Media and Contact Information

For more details about the Port Coogee western Australia plans for the development of this waterfront area south of Perth and Fremantle, please read the latest press online at the following web site address: http://www.portcoogee.com.au/default.aspx?id=401. You will need Adobe Acrobat reader to open these documents. If you are interested in the lifestyle options, apartments, townhouses or commercial and retail opportunities at Port Coogee, please fill out the online form at Australand’s web site located here: http://www.australand.com.au/WA-Land-form/default.aspx. For the marketing brochure, please visit: http://www.portcoogee.com.au/default.aspx?id=221. This marketing piece for Port Coogee explains the following: From elegant inner city apartments, to stylish homes in master planned estates, to land choices in developing communities, Australand provides a range of distinctive residential living choices for individual needs that suit today’s lifestyle.
Generations of Australians have experienced the Australand difference in planning and purchasing their new homes and have benefited from our years of experience and dedication to delivering superior housing developments and homes. The planning that goes into an Australand master planned community ensures you will always move into an exceptional environment. Every development, in its unique way, demonstrates our dedication to providing quality living environments in sought after locations around Perth.

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Innovative concept offers vacation home luxury for a fraction of the cost

A growing number of resort real estate developments have gone along the routes of the fractional ownership model that was first introduced in Canada by Intrawest Corporation, resort developers and real estate developments across the world including Whistler Blackcomb, Mont Tremblant and Copper Mountains. Also known as shared ownership or quarter ownership, it is different from traditional timeshare in that you as a real estate investor or home buyer are on title for the real estate property and have control over the eventual sale of the home.

Whistler-Blackcomb Resort

Storied Places – At Nature’s Door Fractional Ownership
Some of the first fractional real estate properties were started in British Columbia at the site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Whistler-Vancouver. The Whistler-Blackcomb resort is owned and operated by Intrawest and has seen a huge increase in fractional, shared and quarter ownership properties for real estate homes, chalets and condominium suites.

Some of the latest real estate opportunities from this fractional ownership model include the luxurious Storied Places up in Whistler where a home buyer can own a fraction of 1/10 in a luxurious three or four bedroom chalet style home that provides the ultimate in features, finishes and community amenities located in the prestigious At Nature’s Door development. An exclusive fractional ownership and shared ownership style features an exclusive ski-in/ski-out home starting from just $294,900. Thanks to fractional ownership, you can receive a deeded interest in an exquisite mountain home in Whistler’s exclusive Taluswood neighbourhood. With access to private, privileged community for the times you choose, At Nature’s Door, Storied Places is truly effortless shared ownership overlooking the Dave Murray Downhill and comes with stone fireplaces, well appointed kitchen featuring Sub Zero fridge, Viking gas range and wine fridge in addition to outdoor decks and private hot tub. There is also a Private Owner’s Lodge with fitness facility, sauna, steam room, heated outdoor pool and hot tub. This fractional ownership opportunity has been extremely successful and Intrawest has already built and planned many other Storied Places fractional shared ownership style real estate developments throughout North American resorts. For more information, please visit www.storiedplaces.com.

Whistler iQ Evolution Fractional Ownership
A modern take on mountain living in Whistler, British Columbia, the evolved way to own real estate in Whistler is through the Intrawest Quarter Ownership program (iQ) which has now returned to Whistler with Evolution real estate fractional ownership real estate properties. Offering stylish one and two bedroom resort homes in Whistler Creekside, Evolution is definetly a modern take on resort mountain living for singles, couples and families. Open floor plans, contemporary interiors, luxurious features and amenities are just some things to smile about at Evolution Whistler’s fractional ownership real estate opportunity that is selling now. Ski-in and Ski-out via the Creekside Gondola only a short stroll away. All for an incredible price through iQ that may never be available again. With Whistler Evolution, owning a stylish resort home in Whistler can be a reality, but only for a limited time. Register today at www.myownwhistler.com or call 1.877.771.6767.

Bighorn Mountain Resort Fractional Owners

Imagine owning a five-star property at Canmore’s Bighorn Mountain Resort. You arrive at your exquisitely furnished, 2,400 sq ft home, fridge fully stocked and spa services booked by the concierge. After a day in the Rockies, you can plunge into your rooftop hot tub, barbeque on one of four decks, curl up in front of one of five flat-screen TVs, or relax in one of three deluxe master suites …

Sound like a retreat for the ultra rich? IN fact, it’s easily affordable, thanks to an innovative fractional ownership concept premiering this fall at Bighorn Mountain Resort in 2006. The Resort is Canmore’s first private residence club. As a member, you share title ownership in one of 20 exclusive $2.4 million vacation homes. The cost per 1/8th share is $225,000, which mortgage companies view as an appreciating real estate investment, versus timeshares, which are considered depreciating assets.

You may buy as many shares ass you like. One share gives you five weeks’ accommodation annually, plus additional visits during 11 weeks of flex-time. Every day of the year at the Canmore Bighorn Mountain Resort , you have full access to resort’s private spa, mineral pool, fitness centre and lounge.

Since more vacation home owners spend less than four weeks annually at their real estate properties, fractional ownership, like the one at Bighorn Mountain Resort in Canmore, works brilliantly. For a fraction of the cost, home owners and real estate investors, can enjoy superb amenities and services, with no maintenance or security worries – while investing in Canmore’s sizzling real estate market.

For details on fractional ownership at Bighorn Mountain Resort in Canmore, please visit www.bighorncanmore.com or call toll-free 1-866-890-7563.

The Best of All Words through Fractional Ownership of Real Estate

It’s part of the North American dream. The vacation getaway. A place by the lake where you leave everyday cares far behind, where sunny days are filled with water sports and where good times seem to stretch to eternity. And as we near the end of the 21st century’s first decade, more people than ever are making that dream into a reality thorugh real estate fractional ownership or co-ownership of property opportunities. A great article by the most trusted resort property writer, Susan B for the Homes and Resort magazine of BC. But if you’re thinking quaint if somewhat rustic cottage in the country, think again. Fueled in large part by demand from the growing legions of baby boomers across North America, today’s resort getaways need to be increasingly sophisticatd, upscale and urbane to attract attention. Boomer homebujyers in recreational real estate know what they want which usually includes luxury, pampering, amenities, fine dining and they have both the money as well as the inclination and time. Already well heeled in their own right, many boomer home buyers are also reaping the benifts of what financial analysists believe will be the largest transfer of wealth in history – some $41 trillion that’s beginning a relentless migration from the pockets of the aging boomer population into the pockets of their active – leisure oriented adult children who are the beneficiaries. And with more than 80 per cent of this financial tsunami yet to hit, recreational real estate property and resort homes is clearly taking the lead as their investment vehicle of choice.

Fractional wnership Provides Sound Economics and Ultimate Flexibility to Boomer Buyers

With the price of new recreational property and resort homes skyrocketing, fractional ownership also makes economic sense. “Why would you pay a full time price for property you only use part time?” says Craig Andersen of PilotHouse Real eState Inc and an enthusiastic suppoerter of this sales model. In fact, after marketing a variety of resort fractional real estate propreties including The Residences at Sun Peaks, Craig purchased a quarter ownership as alegacy for his oen family at Currents at Otter Bay on Pender Island. “The national average for use of a vacation property is 19 days – or rougly three weeks per year,” he points out. “So what happens to your vaction property for the rest of the year? Usually it just sits there… empty. Quarter ownesrhpi or fractional ownership gives y ou use of your resort property for 12 weeks throughout the year, and it’s guilt free. You know everything will be clean and in perfect working order every time you show up – no more spending half the holiday fixing things, and if you decide not to use it yourself, it goes into the rental pool and generates revenue for you.” If you’re truly serious about taking more time off but can’t quite see eye to eye with your significant other about where to spend your vacations, fractional resort ownership of real estate could also be the route to the return of holiday harmony. As one fractional ownership purchaser at The Residences at Sun Peaks puts, “I like to ski, my wife prefers the desert to eh mountains and my kids want to vacation in Hawaii. Instead of buying one property that’s a compromise, fro the same price I can buy a quarter interest in four properties, enveryone gets what they want and everyone’s happy.”

A New Style of Co-Ownership of Resort Property

Rapidly becoming a serious contender in this competitive world of vacation properties, fractional ownership is on the rise. From Whistler and the Gulf Islands to Osoyoos and ski slopes in Fernie real estate, many of the most exclusive resorts under constructin are adopting this sales model in order to appeal directly to a real estate market of boomer homebuyers who want maintenance free, distinctly hands off approach to recreational property. These hotel style strata units come fully furnished most of the time and are most frequently offered in quarter, third or half shares basis although twelfth shares are now appearing with more regularity. Unfortunatley, often still tarnished by the unsavoury reputation of the totally unrelated timeshare, each fractional share of resort property is fully deeded property you can resell, mortgage, or will to the beneficiary of your choice. Boomer buyers have access to their property on a rotational basis – typically for a week period each month. However, if you choose not to use your property during your rotation, it’s placed into a rental pool generating a revenue stream that can be sued to offset your carrying costs. Here too, the emphasis is on no worry resort real estate investment through fractional ownership – professionals like Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts and Bellstar Hotels & Resorts handle the myriad details of hotel management, reservations and housekeeping. One baby boomer home buyer at the recently opened, $31 million Painted Boat Resort Spa & Marina in Pender Harbour put it this way. “We’re too busy to worry about maintenance and repairs, and we certainly didn’t want just any property. Here you have 24/7 serivce, the amenities are of an excellence that means we can bring clients as wella s family, and witht eh marina we have the option of arriving by private boat or floatplane. There really is nothing else like it.” Now selling in the Gulf Islands, Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa fractional ownership opportunities is proving so popular that many early boomer buyers are purchasing additional fractions in this oceanfront retreat. “We’re seeing people who bought one of our Villas now buying a Spa Suite for when they have guests or older children come to say,” explains sales rep Ian Watts. “Everyone has privacy, but you can all get together for socializing or meals.”

British Columbia Home & Resorts Checklist

Taken from the August 04 – August 25, 2006 BC Homes and Resorts magazine by www.homebase.ca, find out what you should prepare in your purchasing process of a resort or recreational home.

Home and Resorts wants to assist you in your search for your perfect dream home. When looking to purchase a new home, use the attached list as a guide of steps you should take to make your buying experience a pleasant one.

Determine how much you can afford.

Before looking for a new home, you need to know how much you can afford to spend. Arrange for a pre-approved mortgage so you can shop around with greater confidence.
a. determine your down payment
b. determine the amount of mortgage loan you qualify for
c. find out about your mortgage options such as conventional or high-ratio mortgages for those who qualify
d. estimate the additional costs that may include mortgage insurance fees, legal fees and the land transfer tax

Get the home that is right for you

It takes time to find the right home at the right price, but the outcome is exciting and rewarding.
a. decide where you want to live including the type of neighbourhood, distance to work, school, shopping, and recreational facilities, access to public transportation
b. types of home ownership such as single-family home, townhouse, condominium etc.
c. consider your needs and wants such as size of home, number and size of bedrooms, bathrooms, home office, workshop, entertainment room, storage, energy efficiency and air quality.

Choose a professional builder

Selecting your builder wisely is key to ensuring that you will get the home you want
a. get a list of builder members from your local Home Builder’s Association
b. talk to family and friends
c. visit the builder’s model homes and sales offices
d. talk to at least three builders and their past customers
e. ask about after-sales service and warranties

Check the contract

The signed contract, or Agreement of Purchase and Sale, is your assurance that you will receive exactly what you bought.
a. arrange for a lawyer to review the offer before you sign it or make your offer conditional on a legal review
b. before signing, check the following: correct model and lot, standard features and upgrades, right of ways or easements, subdivision restrictions, full priced (including GST), mortgage information, deposit structure, closing date, irrevocable date (when offer expires)

Inspect your new home

Before you take possession, walk through your new home with your builder. Inspect for right materials, proper colours, good workmanship, and general cleanliness. Consider hiring a professional inspector if you are unsure what to look for.
a. on the outside: siding and brick, paints, stains, caulking, trim, shutters, fascia, soffit, roofing, garage, driveway, walkway, lot grading, sod and decks
b. on the inside: basement, doors, windows, walls, trim, floors, floor coverings, electrical, plumbing fixtures and mechanical systems

Get ready to move

With a firm contract in hand, you can now begin to take care of the “details”, preparing your life in your new home.
a. change your address
b. notify utilities, telephone company etc.
c. arrange for movers
d. purchase appliances
e. register with local school or child care facility

On the closing day

This is the day that your house finally becomes yours!
a. sign the deed and other documents at the lawyer’s office
b. get the keys from the lawyer
c. move into your new home

After you have settled

Your builder wants you to be happy with your new home – after all, satisfied clients are the hallmark of a professional builder.
a. expect the builder to keep in touch as part of the after-sales service package
b. contact your builder at any time about problems requiring immediate attention
c. ask for information on maintenance schedules and procedures
d. arrange for a one-year warranty inspection.