What the real estate agent says...
“What a spot this is. The setting is just beautiful. It’s close to town but feels as if it’s a million miles away. The house sits on 40-odd acres, which so many buyers are looking for; many properties around here are 100-plus acres and that’s just too big if you aren’t planning to run cattle or farm. The primary market is young families and those buying a weekender with a view to moving here full time in a few years’ time. People are looking for somewhere they can work partly from home, that’s not too far to travel up to Sydney a couple of days a week. That’s easy here because it’s a bit closer to the freeway than other parts of the Southern Highlands. Mittagong used to be seen as the poor cousin to Bowral but prices here have rocketed in the last two years. Anthony and Sandra paid just over $1 million two years ago and with the changes they’ve made – and the strong market – they could probably sell it for $1.7 million today. With a full renovation, they’d be looking at excess of $2 million.”