Recent content by paul_s

Thanks for all the info Kristine :) was based on info from the agent handling the project (who is also trying to sell apartments that people have already committed to), so I guess they just mean there is an agreement. I just had another look through the homepriceguide and I did manage...

Hi all, I'm currently looking at an off the plan apartment in Melbourne and am trying to find out selling prices of other properties in the development, does anyone know if it is possible to find out this kind of info? Also I know quite a few of these properties have been resold by the...

very sorry acey!, I'll make sure to hunt down the old threads on this before commenting again.

maybe you were thinking of sydney? there is also a 5k grant from the state govt (I think this lasts a year), so possibly 12k in total if you are eligable for both.

then I would say it gets more complicated when considering that many people gear into shares and buy other leveraged investments like warrants.

"It was the first time property beat shares, over a 10-year basis, since the survey was first conducted 12 years ago."

just got back from another auction at the docklands, 2br/2br 11 sq apartment, sold today for 486k, off the plan price was 630k acording to the agent, so around 23% loss. http://www.hockingstuart.com.au/index.php?action=search.viewpropertyframe&OID=368796&s=25784351&page=1

For the gifts etc I would think fringe benefits tax would kick in, unless it was a laptop or other work related stuff like the research interstate. I don't think the suit would work either, unless staff were forced to wear furry blue suits as a uniform, then it might be allowable. :) As far...

I would say it has a lot to do with the profitability of forums, they really don't seem to be great money makers, would guess staffing is very minimal with ozestock and all their sites. Forums that tend to work well tend to be those where the people running it are major particpants from what I...

maybe with $10m+ that would enough to not have to think about making money and lay on the beach somewhere, but I think I would get board of that after a day, so I chose "never enough" :)

would be pretty surprised if those sites (owned by same company) were down for legal reasons, would guess it is just technical problems.

"The average property investor has a net wealth of $662,000, more than three times the $218,000 average wealth of the population at large." "Property investors have an average household income of $83,200, compared with the population average of $47,500" The results are somewhat loaded when...

ok thanks manny

hi manny, do people need to rsvp or is it ok to just show up? best, Paul

waiting patiently :)