Recent content by bananarific

Oh - thanks guys for all the advice re stampy duty being payable before settlement.... unless we want to pay interest - which I definitely dont. Glad I posted here! Hmmmm, I guess our options are then to either keep saving for another couple of months or purchase with delayed settlement (say...

MANY thanks everyone for being so helpful! We like Gungahlin - we have lived in this area for four years and really like what it has to offer - most importantly the 'great for raising a family' aspect too :) We would like to buy sooner rather than later as my husband will likely be posted...

Thanks for your reply CJay - that is great news:) Yup - we are limited to NAB, ADCU and DEFCREDIT due to the DHOAS grant.I have spoken to reps from both HPAS and DHOAS and they said as long as paperwork is in the grants *should* be available at settlement. I think we might have a month or so...

Hi all, Firstly, thankyou to everyone who contributes to the wealth of knowledge in these forums - I have been madly reading since I first came across Somersoft! My situation is this - my husband and I are looking to purchase a property in the ACT. We have $25,000 saved currently, and have...