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Recently I applied for a Mortgage increase on my PPOR for 20K, the banks ordered the revalution and it came in at 181K(found out today) , the property was purchased a year ago for 173K. (Loan balance is at 153K) In order for me to get the 20K increase ,the bank needed a minimum of 90% LVR...

Source : YOUR MORTGAGE MAGAZINE NO.50 JUNE 2004 Buying your own home The search is finally over! You havefound the right house and you are readyto buy. Take some time out and makesure you understand how each step inthe buying process will lead you to asound investment. There's no point...

Hoping someone can shed some light for me. I am in the process of applying for extra funds to purchase shares using the equity in my home. Current mortgage is for my PPOR and not IP, which has a split loan of variable and fixed interest, both P%I. My Mortgage Broker has recommand I...

I think this would be a good idea, but it may inflate property prices to a point where the bubble will burst and all hell will break loose. As we will see inexperienced home buyers not doing their due deligence before parchasing a home. Perhaps a better way to approach this would be to allow...

I was wondering if anyone had any personal experiences in negotiating Land Resumptions with the Government? Yesterday I recieved a letter from Translink and QLD Transportr, advising my property is located within the preferred corridor that is being investigated for a new eastern busway...

5th of October ~ 9th of October 2005 Wed - Sat 10.00am - 9.00pm, Sunday 10.00am - 6.00pm Brisbane Convention Centre , Southbank - $14.00 entry - What was your feedback from last years event? Was tehre plenty of interesting things to see and did anyone snatch up any Show Bargain's /...

Did you all know this? This was news to me.... For those who picked yes, were you informed by the mortage broker? Bank? Mortgage insurance provider?

The end of the party By John Collett March 30, 2005 From the SMH:The end of the party http://www.smh.com.au Speculators who got in early on the great property frenzy that falls neatly either side of the millennium (late 1997 to 2003) and have banked their capital gains are laughing. But...

Hello, just wanted to see whos stuck at work and counting down the minutes till the long weekend :D

G'day, This weekend the Body Corp has voted the go-ahead for Cool and Cosy insulation to be installed in our block of flats the funding is comming out of the Sinking Fund. Can I depricate the insulation or claim part of the expanse even thought its been paid for through the sinking fund...

Hi All, Please advice me on this problem. I'm currently renovating a 2 bedder Unit in Brisbane, I am going to be repainting the whole place. Been spending quiet a bit of effort removing the old paint off the ceiling (using a scraper and wide filler, most of the stuff is distempering, but...

Hi guys, As most of you know already I have just purchased my first PPOR/IP :) just a quick question, generally speaking how long would one have to wait before setting up a LOC? Is there like a standard time frame before banks will let you access the Equity on the IP? The reason I'm...

Hi All, Where abouts in brisbane/gold coast area can one hire out power tools? One tool in particular I would like to hire is the Fein Multimaster Detail Sander this is a great tool for anyone that hasnt seen it before, check out ...

Hi Forum People, After much posting and annoying people on the board, I have finnaly obtained my first IP/PPOR! :D :D Thanks to everyone that has helped me along the way, I'm sure I will have lots more questions for you all :p My Offer was accepted today so now onto the...

Hi, I have just purcahsed the latest Home Price guide for ANNERLEY 4103 11 November 2002 to 11 November 2004 I would like to swap this for residex reports or other guides on areas around brisbane as I have finished with this one. PM me for details. the report is in HTML format.

For your Information, I'm not affliated with this guys in anyway, just thought I'd put this up and see what your opinions are? VIP Pre-Release – Ipswich’s Landmark Development Following on from a very spirited public response to recent reports about plans to create Ipswich’s first ever...

HELLO! Could I have the names of renovation books/manuals that you guys just cant live without? You know the one that always gets picked up first when looking for ideas/instructions?? What is in your opinions, the holy grail of renovating books?

Hello Board/Forum! Been a long time since ive posted anything... but I would like to know what your opinions are in regards this particular development. I have been offered an invitation to attend the pre-launch in a few weeks, and I was wondering if anyone on the board is going to this...

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Hi All! Good Monday to everyone :D , I have a few questions that need answering, the information I gathered from OSR are really undicriptive. I need some help in laymen's terms. Here is the email I sent to OSR; --------------------------------------------- Hi, Could you shed some...