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00:01Australians have always loved the beach so many of us are now making the move to
00:06our beautiful coastline. Our beachfront dreamers want crashing waves and salty sea air so grab
00:16your sunscreen and join us on the hunt for the ultimate beach house. It's been a hard day hunting.
00:31If there was ever such a thing as work-life balance I would have to say that living by
00:35the ocean is going to contribute to that positively. Today we're on the hunt for Min and Henry,
00:41their three beautiful daughters and we've landed in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. Let's see what
00:46we can find. Let's go shopping. We are Vietnamese and our the Chinese know we live like the big
00:56family together three generations. I got three little kids all of them under seven years old.
01:02I got my husband I got my mother-in-law we live together yeah my mom take care of the
01:09kid and me
01:09and my husband go to work. We like the sea we like the sand and we like the sun I
01:16mean my husband he
01:17like running in the morning time he like running along the beach and in the afternoon we can bring
01:23the kid with the dog that's why we're looking for the house around the beach. My kids they said like
01:31they they wish they have the house next to the beach so we try to find the house to make
01:39their dream come true.
01:42With a budget around five million let's see if we can find the perfect home for Henry,
01:47Min and their three beautiful girls.
01:53Nestled on Sydney's stunning coastline Malabar is one of the city's lesser known gems offering a relaxed
01:59village vibe family friendly atmosphere and of course oceanfront charm. With scenic beaches,
02:05golf courses and a strong community feel Malabar is the perfect place for Henry and Min's forever home.
02:20Henry, Min, my mission today is to find you the perfect family home as close to the beach as I
02:27possibly can. You've got three daughters correct? Yep. What did they ask for in a new home? Well um they
02:33like swimming um they like um sand they like the sun so we're looking for some of the house near
02:41to the
02:41beach. Do they all need their own bedroom? Yes. Yes absolutely okay. At least we need a four bedroom
02:47for people. Okay. Are you happy to do a little bit of work or would you like this to be
02:51a finished
02:52property? Um I can do some a little bit the renovation yes to match with our the um your personal
03:00style?
03:00Yeah personal style yes yes something like that yes. Well here we are house number one yep in Coogee we're
03:06about 500 meters to the beach from here it's a California bungalow it has undergone some renovations
03:12buildings but the original home is about a hundred years old and has a lot of traditional character.
03:19Are you ready to head inside? Yes. Okay come on through.
03:26The entrance is quite small. It's quite small and um too many um too many cheese but uh we do
03:33a little bit
03:33gardening in the front so make it more clean when we get inside. And now we move through to the
03:47new
03:47renovation new part of the home.
03:52So the original section of the home had the timber floorboards of course all the detailing on the ceiling.
03:59The extension begins here and they've taken a more of a mediterranean feel with the terracotta flooring.
04:06I'm not really like the that top. Okay. Yeah a bit a little bit um 80s. Yeah 50s yeah something
04:14like
04:14the button like um look a little bit fancy. Right or you could carry the timber all the way through
04:20if
04:20you were to want to do some work. Yeah to make like it's matching for the yes the the whole
04:25whole house.
04:26Yes. Um yeah I like that shape. It's really nice especially in the Christmas time we can put some
04:32of the stuff on there. I think the kids gonna like it. This might just be the tree room. One
04:37big Christmas
04:37tree. Yeah right in the middle. Yes. But lots of beautiful natural light coming into this space.
04:44They have a lot of natural light. The really big window. It's quite a pretty space here in the middle
04:49of the home and allows lots of light to come in through that courtyard.
04:54This is really just where the surprise starts. So let's keep moving.
05:04More lovely glass. So much glass and light. So you could have another living space here if you
05:10wanted. They have it set up as as the dining room. Yep. Wow. To get the beautiful view here.
05:15Yeah. It's really very big window.
05:22Ta-da. Wow. Beautiful house.
05:29I think this is where a family would spend so much time in this space here. But I think this
05:35space almost
05:35feels like a little greenhouse. Like a sunroom. Yeah. I thought this house is quite small. The only bedroom and
05:42living room. But when we get in here that's a really big surprise. Yeah. That's a big kitchen.
05:54I'll head out there and I'll wait for you. But please have a look at the bedrooms and of course
05:58the primary suite which is down there with an ensuite as well.
06:11Wow. How do you think? Nice ceiling. Very good ceiling. Very high. But this room I like this.
06:19another courtyard. Yeah. Another courtyard. I think renovate it. A little bit. A little bit. Yeah.
06:47Another surprise. It's beautiful.
06:51It looks like the fairy tower with the suite. It is very sweet isn't it. Full of surprises this house.
07:02The house is going to market soon. We're getting a bit of a sneak peek today. What do you think
07:07the
07:07vendors would be asking? 4.8 to over 5 million I think. They are asking 5 million. So very good.
07:19from you. There's a little bit renovation. So 5 million is a reasonable price for this one.
07:29Are you ready for house number two? Yeah. Let's go. After you. Coming up. Come and take a look at
07:36this.
07:37Okay this has to be the best storm watching balcony in the neighbourhood. We can hear the thunder rolling now.
07:53That's close to the home.
07:53Previously. My kids. They said like, they wish they have the house next to the beach.
07:58So we try to find the house to make their dream come true.
08:04ta-da wow i think this is where a family would spend so much time in this space here
08:18beach at the end of your street yep amazing yes it's amazing a lot brighter a lot more street
08:24appeal the last house was sort of hidden it was a bit of a mystery but this one's got it
08:28all on
08:28show for you here next to the beach you can see the view i didn't see any car on the
08:35street it's
08:36real good yeah we like the quiet area too from outside i can see that the um floor to ceiling
08:45window is a big one yeah so yeah oh you can see in the balcony the balconies yeah with the
08:53weather view a few balconies happening here so lots of space and again lots of area for the
08:59kids to play but all taking in that view from the second level quite an elegant entry this one this
09:04house has a big balcony i think more than 30 square meters yeah me and my husband have to can
09:09have a
09:10cup of coffee and have a look at the sunrise four beds two baths yep ready yep yep
09:22come on in i'll just shut this door behind you there yep thank you so they've actually put a lot
09:29of detail into this with the coffered ceiling that we have here the parquetry flooring adds a lovely
09:35uh very traditional detailing for for a modern home so they also have three girls they built this house
09:49for their family with the three girls so i think you'll find everything that you need i really like
09:55that kitchen it's beautiful with the smoke mural on slapback and the natural stone you'd have all three
10:01girls sitting here for brekkie lunch dinner yes yes it is would you change out the chandeliers henry is
10:07there anything you'd change in here i think you don't need no need anything great don't need to you
10:12don't need to do anything you check out the bedrooms and i'll see you on the deck okay
10:30wow do you like that one balcony yeah the balcony well you can sit there
10:34in the afternoon to look the sun sunset our daughter uh love this house because especially they have
10:52swimming pool yeah definitely they like it
10:54so come and take a look at this okay this has to be the best storm watching balcony in the
11:07neighborhood i think we can hear the thunder rolling now but what an amazing view from up here
11:13wow you can see the beach and definitely a good place yes
11:19i guess we call this a blank canvas you could make this anything you want but a great use of
11:24space
11:24again on this block you can see the house is boundary to boundary so they've made as much
11:29use as they can of the space would you like to have a guess at what this will go to
11:36market for
11:36well i guess that's one at least 4.5 the owners are hoping for 5.5 5 5.5
11:49we're looking forward to see the last house so we can compare like which one is suitable for us
11:57thunders
11:58thunders rolling let's go
12:07previously the house is going to market soon they are asking five million
12:14the owners are hoping for 5.5
12:18five five
12:31lucky last brand new build five bed three bath we're right across the road from the beach here
12:38it is quite open to the street we're going in at street level and then it's split across
12:44three floors yeah you excited yes you're ready yes okay
12:59give me a wow henry wow thanks
13:03it's narrow like the first home stretched along the block but then it's got the modern elements
13:08of the second home that's the perfect finish for everything
13:14so this level is all for living then you'll find the bedrooms upstairs
13:19downstairs is the garage but i think for your guests coming to visit
13:23it's all happening right here it's beautiful
13:27take your time make yourselves at home and then come out to meet me by the pool when you're ready
13:38okay
13:48wow i love this one look at the bankoni
14:06it's very hot today
14:09it's a little different
14:14is there such a thing as the perfect house
14:21yes it's beautiful
14:23yeah
14:24can't say anything
14:27low maintenance garden
14:29pool
14:35what did you make of upstairs
14:37yeah it's beautiful
14:39they have the very nice bathroom with the stone bathtub
14:45it's like being on holidays 365 days a year
14:49yeah we have 365 days for like the holiday
14:51yes
14:52we can get this one
14:53but depend on how much it's gonna be
14:55very very good question
14:57yeah
14:57okay
14:58you know this market well
15:00you love this side of town
15:01yes
15:02what would you pay for this home
15:05five
15:05pay by five
15:06five or six
15:08or six million
15:09yeah i think at least like five by five for this one
15:12at least yeah
15:12yeah
15:13well the vendors are hoping for offers around six
15:15oh wow here we go
15:17yeah here we go
15:18it's a fair price
15:19yeah fair price
15:20i think the um the owner they spend a lot of money
15:24i think the six million is fair price
15:29have a moment talk it over with the girls the mothers see what you think and we can meet up
15:34and chat about it
15:35we have the big decision to make we have to bring the everyone in the family to come and have
15:41a look
15:55many of us experience sydney's beautiful beaches on holiday but i wanted to chat with a local about what it's
16:01like to be here all year round
16:06it's been a lovely day
16:07oh it's gorgeous
16:08so far
16:08but this is your every day
16:09this is my every day
16:11every day
16:12seven days a week
16:13in the pavilion beachfront marubra
16:15absolutely
16:16for the last 23 years
16:18correct
16:19it must feel like an eternal holiday
16:21it does feel like an eternal holiday it's just absolutely beautiful down here on the beach
16:25it's really popular with the surfers
16:27there's usually 100 or 150 surfies out there on a weekend on a saturday or sunday
16:31it's pretty impressive
16:32tell me a little about the business that you guys run here
16:34we're open seven days a week for breakfast and lunch
16:37we do stay open the weekends later
16:39and we do do cocktails here in the afternoons when it's a nice day in the afternoon which is really
16:43nice to sit out here
16:44in the open air sun shining go for a swim come back have a cocktail it's beautiful
16:50so what's changed around these parts since you came here 23 years ago
16:54oh look there's free parking which is great
16:56free parking i know unheard of right
16:58i can't believe it anywhere nowhere else is there's free parking but don't tell the council that please
17:03there's a kids playground now which is amazing so it's very kid friendly
17:07first day of every month there's markets down here as well
17:09so it just makes it a community and that
17:12and that you've got some pretty fancy neighbours just up the coastline here
17:16yeah
17:16why would you pick maruba over any of those
17:19it's just the people it's the people that come here
17:23and it's not as well known so you know you don't get a huge crowd here
17:28but it's a beautiful spot it really is
17:30life's a beach
17:31life is a beach that's what we call it
17:33it's right there on the menu for you everyone have a look
17:35well i might just have a look at the menu itself
17:36life is a beach
17:37thank you and it's cocktail time thank you very very much
17:39and it is cocktail time
17:40thank you for having me
17:52now that henry and min have had a chance to consult with the family about the three homes we explored
17:58together i'm keen to reconvene and see where things are at
18:01hello hi shari how are you
18:04see this is the life you want isn't it down here after school with the kids
18:08yeah have the sun the sea
18:10yeah but everything here
18:11perfect
18:14well let's talk through the houses that we saw
18:17house number one was there coogee very close to the beach there
18:20that sort of traditional california bungalow up the front
18:23lots of traditional features lots of character
18:26yeah and then that sort of modern terranian maze that weaved up to the fairy garden at the top
18:34my girls see they like the fairy tale backyard but the stairs not really good for my mom
18:40yes and uh we have to do a lot of the uh renovation for that one
18:44not house one
18:46not house one
18:46house number two
18:48big modern home
18:50it had the pool and it had that single level living with all the bedrooms upstairs
18:56making it more functional i suppose for a family
18:58it has a perfect house for our family with the three kids but we still need to do a lot
19:04of the job for
19:05in the the big balcony we do we need to do some the plan in the balcony
19:10okay so we're down to house number three which is just around the corner here from maroeba beach
19:16everything is beautiful for that sponsor
19:18there's good design good finish
19:24so have you decided on any of the homes for your family so because the number three that's a duplicate
19:31side that's the only one reason we we don't choose that one
19:34uh but we found the land we're gonna build up the our dream homes we got a lot of idea
19:41from the own house
19:43usually after the tour yeah
19:44yes um we're gonna build up our dream house
19:48well that is very very exciting and it has to be perfect if this is your forever home you need
19:53to have everything that you want
19:55without having to do the work
19:57yes
19:58you can tick things off the list and point to the builders
20:01yep
20:01and then move into a brand new home
20:03here we go
20:04well i wish you all the best
20:05thank you very much
20:06it's very exciting
20:08henry and men congratulations on finding a suitable block to build
20:12and all the best as you set out to create your perfect family home by the sea
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