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Can someone tell me what type of title you get if you buy in an over 55s community in Qld. In NSW it is leasehold and the banks won't lend on it.

What is the equivalent Victorian State Goverment land for sale website to NSW's Landcom? I want to get an idea of what land is for sale down there and the prices they are asking.

Last week I heard an ad on the local radio station in Newcastle saying that if you built a new house with (I'm not allowed to say am I) and paid an extra 3,950 you would get a brand new car. I came home and rang them up and asked them what sort of car it was. They didn't know what I was...

This will probably only be of interest to people nearing retirement. I heard on the news today that until 30 June next year, a person will be able to put an up to 1 mill post-tax contribution into his super fund which will become tax free after age 60. This is to give people time to sell their...

With regard to the new rule that if you keep you super fund until you are 60 then it is tax free, does that mean that if I buy a property with my super fund now, and sell it after I turn 60 that there is no capital gains tax on it after 60 or does it mean that when I sell it after turning 60...

I am looking at an investment property which is 2 doors down from the local public school. The street is sort of like a cul-de-sac with the school at the end of it, so the house almost faces the school. I inspected it on a Saturday and of course the street was quiet then, but during the week...

What did people think of the story in Saturday's Sydney Morning Herald about Michael Hutchence? Briefly, there is zero left in his estate, hence his beneficiaries and charities named in his will didn't get anything. His massive fortune was hidden in an asset protection trust of which he was NOT...

A few days ago I had an attempted break in at my house while I was out shopping. My dog must have attempted to stop them and he was badly injured (whether they bashed him or ran over him I don't know) but he has been put down. Whatever the reason, the burglars abandoned the attempt so nothing...

A friend from Qld sent me down some local papers which has a lot of listings which don't show up on realestate.com.au. One of the agents' ads says "free local advertising for exclusive listings". So does that mean that the cost of placing ads in the local paper is less than placing a listing...

Remember a few years ago, there was talk that banks would have a new product whereby you could jointly purchase a property with a bank. I am just remembering this now because I read the poll on whether Derivex loans, if successful, would send property prices higher. Well I remember a few years...

I sometimes think "If I was 30 years younger and could start my investing life over again I would do things differently." Also, I sometimes give advice to young people adding "It has taken me many years to learn this - please take this advice and don't waste the years it took me to learn it"...

I am researching Geraldton WA and the good things appear to be: Similar climate to Gold Coast Qld and you can still buy in beach areas at reasonable prices. Downside is: upward price spiral appears to have already started, and there is no major airport to fly there - you have to catch a plane...

Last night I went to one of Centrelink's free seminars on starting your own super fund. Unfortunately it was useless, so I have been trying to research how to start my own fund so I can buy a property. I rang the ATO super enquiries line and they said if it has one member (me) who is the...