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Anyone have a view on Port Macquarie? Bug bucks pouring into the Pac Hwy will be good for demand over short medium terms but what about long term? Anyone have property there?

I think taxes are generally not allowable as a tax deduction but I have to ask is stamp duty on a property bought as an investment an allowable deduction against the income generated by the property?

Hi We are going through the process of buying house and land in NSW, which has a frustratingly slow system for property transactions. Anyway, the bank says they need the front page of the contract to do the valuation, the developer says the contract will be 1 - 3 weeks, i say the contract...

We received an approval in principle from Westpac today. I specifically asked and I am informed that it was credit and LMI assessed etc (the process took about four days). Having been down this path to disappointment with Bankwest last year can anyone tell me how reliable WBC are with these?

Anyone have a view in this in terms of a long term investment (or not counting on immediate capital growth just modest growth more or less in line with CPi) and rental prospects - thinking in particular the hundred hills estate

...seem remarkably cheap at the moment, I have been following this forum and property news generally and realise there has been a pretty big correction there. take this for example: http://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-qld-surfers+paradise-112808987 is there a catch with...

Hi Was wandering what the maximum LVR is for land only loan and whether it is practical to buy the land and then use the paid down equity on the land (presuming the capital growth is probably no more than inflation) to then borrow to build on the land with more of a deposit saved. looking...

My wife and I have found a house. We are providing 5% deposit by way of genuine savings (we have provided the bank with statements going back to August last year). We both have a solid work history and good combined income $160k plus (we are borrowing around 370k). As a condition of sale we...