article_snippet: , this is not a real estate fairytale.
article_snippet: The property on the Great Western Highway is going for just $199,950. '
article_snippet: And the median for units there is $391,000 - this is almost half that.'
article_snippet: That's a unit in an area where the median is at $736,000, so to get the median for $380,000 is an eye-opener.
article_snippet: Basically with a 10 per cent deposit, you're keeping your mortgage under 450-thousand. '
article_snippet: You are getting house and land which you can build up. '
article_snippet: Nationally, the number of unsold properties reached 351,843 last month, a modest rise and 1.6 per cent up from a year earlier.
highlights_snippet: Among them a property walking distance from the beach for just $400,000 .
  