Chapter 244 Balwyn Land Auction
“Haha, look at what I look like! Isn’t it full of style?”
“You have to be like me and have a slicked back hair to look like a boss . ”
Today, Dongdong and Xiao Ming had put on crisp suits. When Chen Xi walked out of the bedroom, they were dumbfounded.
"What the hell are you two doing? Are you going to a wedding dressed like this?"
"Today is the auction, how can I do it if I don't dress up."
"That is, as a boss, you have to show off your boss's style."
"Are you stupid, you think you are bidding for the auction? What about the movie! The land auction in Tuao is not what you imagined."
Looking at these two idiots, Chen Xi couldn't help but touch his forehead.
"What about that? We should wear a suit and tie again."
"Just wear a normal T-shirt. You will understand when you go to the scene."
Under Chen Xi's strong dissuasion, the two of them could only take off their suits, with expressions of reluctance. Changed into everyday clothes.
In front of a vacant lot in Balwyn.
Looking at the approximately 400 square meters of open space in front of him, Chen Xi analyzed it secretly in his mind.
Dongdong and Xiao Ming don’t look very good.
The so-called land auction was held in front of the land. There was no grand scene as imagined, and there were no bidders in formal clothes, but a group of casually dressed people.
Most of the people here are Chinese, and ghosts are almost invisible.
There were not many people participating in the auction today, only about thirty, and most of them were accompanying people like Dongdong and Xiao Ming.
"Put it at the price I said before." Chenxu and Max had also arrived, standing aside and urging Chen Xi.
Max is older than them, and Chen Xu calls him big brother. He is almost thirty, his hair is bald, and he now looks like a Mediterranean uncle.
He has an ordinary appearance and is not tall. If it weren't for the conspicuous bald spot, you would probably forget this person at a glance.
Max suggested that the price of this piece of land should not exceed 400,000 yuan. A reasonable price should be around 300,000 yuan. He was still very convinced by what this expert said.
“This group of people don’t look like rich people.”
Dongdong scanned the surrounding group of people several times and came to his own conclusion.
"Oh? So what do you think a rich person should look like?" Chen Xi crossed his arms and showed a smile.
"Not to mention driving a good car, you should dress appropriately for this kind of auction. Look, there are people wearing shorts and flip-flops. That one is even more outrageous, wearing an old man's vest."
< br>"You have been in Tu'ao for so long. Aren't everyone here dressed like this, except for the salesmen."
Chen Xi smiled. In Tu'ao, the usual white-collar workers in banks and offices , or only ghost guys who meet important clients like to dress formally. Among Asians, many people who dress normally and look ordinary may have too much money to count.
Every country has people who transfer assets. The money may not be obtained through formal means, and they will try their best to keep a low profile in front of everyone.
"Okay, it's almost time. The auction is now going on. The first piece of land is VL013934. The starting price is twenty-five, and each increase must not be less than five thousand." Soon a man in business attire The man shouted, and the female colleague on the side was holding a small sign to refresh the price in time.
"Two hundred thousand!" shouted a tall and thin man.
"Twenty-five thousand." Another fat man immediately refreshed the bidding.
The price soon soared to 300,000, and the first batch of people who wanted to pick up the leak had already withdrawn, including the two people who first called out.
For this kind of land auction, sometimes several agents will come to deliberately raise the price. Generally, the chance of missing out is very small.
"Three hundred and five thousand!" Chen Xi, who had been silent until now, raised his hand.
Housing construction in Tu'ao is very complicated. It does not mean that you can build a house well just by purchasing the land. Therefore, everyone increases the price slowly, for fear that they will be unlucky if they buy it.
Chen Xi had a friend who encountered a similar dilemma before. He bought a vacant piece of land and planned to build a house.
However, an old lady among the neighbors complained that the construction noise was disturbing the residents, so she complained to the relevant departments. Despite the communication, the old lady remained stubborn and refused to agree even within the stipulated construction time.
This caused my friend’s project to be put on hold for half a year before it could be started. As for how to deal with it later, he didn't know. There are many weird things, and the more serious ones are related to pipelines. Sometimes even if the pipeline layout has passed the approval, when the house is half built, you will still encounter the inspector who comes to find trouble. If he is in a bad mood, he will give you a hard time. Then the previous work will have to be repeated.
"Three hundred and twenty thousand! Hurry up and increase the price. I'm still waiting to see the second piece of land!" A middle-aged man wearing glasses directly increased the price by fifteen thousand.
After hearing this, everyone picked up the materials they had prepared and began to check them.
The second piece of land is larger than this and is suitable for building a TownHouse, which is a townhouse. After this kind of construction is completed, it should be slightly easier to take action. After all, there are some people who don't have a lot of money and will choose this kind of housing.
“Three hundred and thirty thousand!” A fat aunt raised her hand, and then she communicated with the people around her in her native dialect.
Chen Xi could tell that it was a Wen-European dialect. There are many Wen-Europeans overseas who like to speculate in real estate and futures. The number is second only to Fu relatives.
"Three hundred and thirty-five thousand!" Seeing that no one continued to bid, Chen Xi slowly added another five thousand, which made the middle-aged man wearing glasses frown and immediately said: "Here you go. , I’m pressed for time!”
"Since young people want to build a house, then I will also be beautiful as an adult. The young man is quite handsome. If you encounter difficulties in building a house, you can ask me, my sister~" The aunt touched her head coquettishly. With curly hair, she twisted her body towards Chen Xi, as if to show off her figure.
But in the eyes of everyone, it was like seeing a ball of fat trembling in the air. Chen Xi's whole body trembled involuntarily, and he suppressed his nausea and forced out a polite smile to his aunt.
“Three hundred and thirty-five thousand, the first time!”
“Three hundred and thirty-five thousand, the second time!”
"Three hundred and thirty-five thousand, the third time!"
"The sale was completed, congratulations to this gentleman!"
The man who presided over the auction held a small wooden hammer in his hand and knocked it on his hand. brochure, representing a deal.
Everyone present to participate in the auction has paid a deposit, so there is no need to worry about anyone defaulting on the bill. Seeing that the first deal had been completed, everyone urged the two staff members to start heading to the next place.
“Holy shit, is it that simple? I thought the bidding would be tense and exciting!” On the way, Xiao Ming shook his head, saying he didn’t understand.
This auction was very different from what he had imagined.
“This land can only be used to build houses. If it is a city center or larger land used to build apartments, the auction will be much more intense! Generally, people who buy land are for the purpose of building houses for sale. , People who build their own houses are generally economical, and they tend to choose remote areas." Max explained to everyone.
“It seems that these people are all real estate speculators!” Dongdong said in a low voice, taking a look at the man with glasses who was walking in the front.
"Those who buy land here are usually small developers. This is different from China. You can just buy a piece of land and find a few people to build houses. There is no need to open a big company." Chen Xi told Dong Dong Dong introduced the situation.
Dongdong's family is engaged in real estate, and in his impression, developers are all very large companies. The simple model of buying land in Tu'ao and then finding workers to build houses has subverted his understanding.
"Buy land for RMB 335,000. How much does it cost to build a house?"
"It depends on what grade you want. I think you can build a good house for around RMB 335,000."
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“That’s not bad. It adds up to more than 600,000 yuan, which is easier than buying a house directly. It should be a lot.”
“It’s necessary. Building materials are not expensive, but labor is expensive. I don’t want to hire those ghost guys to build it. Those people are just foreigners.”
"Ask my uncle to build it! He has a team!"
"Well, this can be considered."
A few people walked and chatted, and soon arrived at the next auction point.
There are still a lot of open spaces in Balwyn, and many places in the area where they are now are for sale.
"This house costs 1.3 million. Can you build it like this with 300,000?" Xiao Ming pointed to a villa for sale nearby.
The villa is newly unveiled, and the billboard at the door is eye-catching. Chen Xi looked at the appearance of the house. The style was modern and fashionable, which fit his aesthetic well.
The billboard shows the interior decoration renderings of the villa. The all-light wooden floors look simple and elegant, and the second floor is fully carpeted. It looks quite comfortable from the picture.
However, Chen Xi knew the real quality and had to go in and check carefully.
He touched his chin and thought: "It's almost the same. According to this price and standard, a house built with more than 300,000 yuan should not be worse than this." He thought in his mind, according to the price in 2007, More than 300,000 yuan can already build a nice house.
After all, he is just going to school and living, not living in a mansion.
(End of this chapter)