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    Effect of death on a contract of sale

    Just wondering if anyone knows if a vendor passes away before settlement whether or not it affects the sale? All paperwork required prior to settlement (transfers etc) was signed but settlement hasn't taken place. I'm at an arms length to the sale and I figure solicitors will know/work it...
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    Put and Call contracts

    We just looked through a place, wanted to make an offer but the agent said the owner was a retiree and wanted to sell using a put/call option so that the sale wasn't affected until after July 1. Is this common practice? Anything to look out for? Personally, I can't see why we can't post...
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    ABS Building activity - accurate?

    I'm in the process of putting a deck on our home. I'm trying to do it on the cheap and had an interesting discussion with a building certifier. There's a section on one of the DA forms that relates to the value of the development. I don't know the rules properly (yet), but apparently if the...
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    Buying at auction and finance

    Just wondering if someone could explain finance approvals for auctions? As I understand it auctions are cash sales. So, I assume that I need to get pre-approval prior to bidding. How do the banks pre-approve the lend without knowing what the sale price (and therefore my LVR and repayment...
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    Pending Recession...

    I've been a long time lurker (since before the new interface for those that remember) and haven't posted... but am ready now! I've heard a few discussions lately about a pending recession and am interested in any thoughts on it. Factors tossed about include: Rising inflation Good...
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