Are you building a "Mcmansion"?
It also depends on your definition of house size in squares.
Some models only count habitable areas (excluding corridors and landing areas too). Most Aussie builders count everything including garage…
The Avenue at Casey
So besides the bus route one, who is asking for a suburb change? The city of Casey zoning grid clearly puts the area between Thompsons road and Clyde rd in…
Porter Davis homes
Yeah, profits not into our economy, but debt associated with it is. Good one guys
Building in EVE Estate
Suburb name change is a bad idea, not sure if people actually understand the implications
vendor finance between famliy
The model you described doesn't work. Best see a solicitor. You can't provide vendor finance without capital, unless the money is sourced from a commercial or wholesale arm of a…
Do I need to undercoat "primed" timber doors and windows
The factory protective coat is not quite the same as a proper paint primer. Depending on which paint finish you go with a primer is still essential. Don't forget to…
Advice Needed - sacrafice backyard space for more living??
+1 big back yards are very much overrated. Unless your a farmer. Besides entertaining in the alfresco area, the number of times the actual open space gets used you could…
Truganina - on a tight 350k budget
At 350 you are better off buying an established place (less stamp duty). Seriously consider an apartment.
A 350 package will still require another 50 to 80k on top to…
Smart Meter... or not
The end reason for them is to link to smart enabled devices (once common) and will have the ability to shut down things like air con and heaters remotely. They…
Building next to powerlines - dangerous for health?
There are a couple of studies that linked leukemia correlation to continuous RF fields. However they have all been muddled due to lack of other factors.
Governments usually give a…
Are you building a "Mcmansion"?
To qualify as a McMansion it needs to be bigger than 70 squares (650 sq meters).
A mansion in dwelling terms needs to exceed several hundreds of squares at a…
Metric*n - The Real Cost
Not only that, but many internal design features they create (and materials) in display homes are not offered by the builder.
Porter Davis homes
Many don't realise that photos taken on smart phones contain geotagging, whether you turn the function off or not.
Consider this when you post pics on forums.
Mortgage repayment costs while building
this actually breeches the responsible lending act. Make sure your broker has been fully transparent with the lender.
Neighbour taking the 200mm of our land
I was referring to the post above yours before.........
Neighbour taking the 200mm of our land
At current land values that area would be worth around $3000.
Maybe the previous poster should just open a bank account for them and deposit it at 4%. Interest.
Key Locks on Children's Bedrooms
Internal locks can invalidate your insurance claims
Heartlands Estate, Tarneit VIC
Yes. Under duress. They will shortly decouple themselves from RBA. Rates will change monthly.
Cost of borrowing will go up while RBA tries to put rates down.
The pressure value…
solar power installed anyone know to....
What I'm describing is a global evaluation in net energy production.
Fossil fuels are a real source of energy. Solar and wind are only technologies to harness and translate …
Heartlands Estate, Tarneit VIC
Doesn't mean your lender will.
Should S&P downgrade the euro banks. 30% of lending that Australia takes will be significantly more expensive. Forget your mortgage. Should funding for business lending…
williams landing
I'm sure George Orwell is having a good turn in his grave (amongst other things).
paying for your new house ! Couple of questions
It's called a bridging loan.
solar power installed anyone know to....
Incorrect. There is no current renewable technology (oxymoron) which has positive EROI globally. What you have to described is the distribution of apparent returns.
Build your dream home or dont over-capitalise
I don't think a lender cares if you live in a castle or a hutt when it comes to not making repayments.
The only thing to be said is if…
Build your dream home or dont over-capitalise
Build what you can afford. If someone goes in with a sell attitude, they may as well stick to renting.
The Avenue at Casey
Back on the topic of integrated housing. There is clear requirement for there to be public transport and local facilities to be enabled as part of any development of this…