You will often hear how you should buy in \u201cup and coming\u201d areas. But what does this mean? Well there is a test for this. English firm Virgin One created the \u201cCappuccino Test\u201d for an area, based on interviews with over 1,100 buyers and real estate agents.
\n\tThe test showed up trends or signs to watch for that helped define an area as \u201cup and coming\u201d. The first part of the test is to see if there is a decent cafe within reasonable walking distance of the home you are looking at (hence the name of the test)
\n\tThe next thing to look for is a shopping centre nearby that offers trendy shops and particularly a bookstore that is part of a national chain. Also important apparently are the makes of cars in driveways and how well kept the houses and gardens are.
\n\tOn the other side of the ledger, groups of youths hanging around shops, lots of traffic, older cars, unkempt sections and barking dogs give the impression that the area is declining in value.
\n\tThe final piece of the jigsaw in determining whether an area is \u201cup and coming\u201d is its name. But that\u2019s a story for next time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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