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Hey Truly Exotic - isn't that how all those Victorians took over the Sunshine Coast and even the Gold Coast back in the day? As a former Nambucca Valley boy I saw a lot of the same there and in other tourist places like Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour and north to Byron Bay. The agents had a field...

Sad that your family was caught up in that madness EN710 - I very much understand your feelings and empathise. Nearly two decades have passed and many Indonesian-born Chinese who have similar memories are very circumspect and tend to stay below the radar. There also are still many Indonesian...

You have to be kidding, right Deltaberry? From the point of view of Australians probably the other way around (especially for those who have never spent time in Indonesia or South-east Asia and rely on the tabloid TV or shock jocks as their main information source). From the Chinese...

Indonesian property - Gili Islands, Lombok, Bali I am with you on that Rixter - I would be looking to rent in the Bali, Lombok, Gili areas, particularly if not planning on living there permanently. Like you I know of people who have relocated, looked around and found places there at very...

Yes - more than 15 years since I worked in Perth but have recently heard many reports that costs there have risen greatly. However, suspect Sydney still the most expensive (apart perhaps from Darwin and some remote areas) with Melbourne, as I understand it, generally on a par with Sydney. Big...

Building Costs Perth Hi All As per my post on another thread in this forum yesterday, there is a lot of good information to be found on the Net from quantity surveyors as a guide to global per sq m building costs. You might check this link: http://www.bmtqs.com.au/construction-cost-table...

Buying Property in Gili Islands, Indonesia Hi Neeko Interesting that your information was provided by "locals". You may have missed the following comments in my earlier post: "...This gives rise to a pervasive myth that foreigners simply cannot own land in Indonesia. The source of this...

Buying property in Gili Island, Indonesia I understand your nervousness DavidMc but you really can purchase safely in the Gili Islands or elsewhere in Indonesia you follow the right procedures. I know my post of yesterday was a little long and involved but the key point was as follows: " ...

Apartment Development Cost Hi DexV2 These global estimate are usually calculated on a sq m basis - a lot of good information to be found on the Net from quantity surveyors as a guide. You might check this link: http://www.bmtqs.com.au/construction-cost-table The site also has a...

Indonesian Property Information Part 2 ? How to obtain secure and clear Title Thanks to Neeko, Windyzz, EN710 and Encarta for your prompt replies. Some of these reactions perhaps underline the point I was making regarding a lack of first hand or complete knowledge and the need to really do...

Indonesian Property 1 - Why Indonesia & SE Asia should be on serious investors? radar Australian offshore property enthusiasts seem to be unaware of the quite dramatic economic, political and social changes happening right next door in the countries of South East Asia. For example few...

Fair enough Menconium but a bit rough that you do not mention that the one sentence you have quoted from our website is in the context of 5,000 word essay describing many aspects of the social scene in Indonesia and Batam. And this is just one page of a 17-page site with a serious amount of...

Indonesian Property Laws and Foreign Purchasers Contributors to and readers of this thread may be interested in checking out a fairly comprehensive posting that I have submitted regarding property in Indonesia. It appears in this forum under the thread headed Buying in Bali? As mentioned...

Indon Certificates of Title Got it Travelbug. Now see what you were driving at. Aaron Sice post is quite right. Your name goes on a Certificate of Title under the Hak Pakai form of tenure. If buying through an incorporated entity under the HGB (Hak Guna Bangunan) form of tenure then your...

January Changes Indonesian Property Rules Please do not be offended Travel Bug - I am genuinely interested in any information you might have re rules changes earlier this year. The information could be important to us. Though I speak adequate Indonesian I am not yet good enough to closely...

Indonesian Property - Some Facts As someone who has lived in Indonesia for some eight years I am quite disappointed to see the misinformation and what seems to be little more than blind prejudice evoked by this topic (apart from a few more informed posters like Aaron Sice, Reeco, CSC2). It's...