For many people buying off the plan is a new experience with a sense of the unknown. However, with an understanding of the four basic steps involved in buying off the plan it can be quite simple to buy a new home that you will love. The four basic steps when buying a home off [...]
Off the plan
Stamp duty is basically a tax on your property purchase and is often the biggest cost of buying a home. However, clever property buyers know that many state and territory governments offers stamp duty savings or concessions for some properties including off the plan units. Avoiding stamp duty The simple reason that you get a stamp [...]
A new series of short videos will help property buyers boost their confidence through a greater understanding of the essentials of what is involved with buying property off the plan. The series called the Simple Guide to Buying Property Off the Plan will be a useful resource for people who want to understand more about [...]
Smart property buyers and investors who understand the value of buying property off the plan are getting the jump on other buyers. To help people looking to buy property off the plan Gehde has a simple checklist to ensure you cover off all the key considerations before you sign the contract of sale. Buying off [...]
Home buyers interested in learning about off the plan sales will benefit from a new guide and video series published to help people develop an understanding and confidence to look at buying property off the plan. The Simple Guide to Buying Property off the Plan provides an overview of what is involved with buying a [...]
When you are buying off the plan, you will usually be asked to make a deposit, generally 10 percent, so you will need to consider how you will get the money for that. Having a healthy deposit (more than 10 percent) will also open up more lending options for you as the risk is lower [...]
Buying a property off the plan, which means agreeing to buy the home before it has been physically built, offers many advantageous to buyers including government discounts, time to get your living affairs sorted out and an opportunity to choose many fixtures and finishes. For many people buying off the plan is a new experience [...]
Owners corporations have the task of managing the common property of a residential or mixed-use property development. The owners corporation is responsible for a variety of tasks, in particular common property. The common property includes areas such as communal gardens, walls, passages, driveways, stairwells and lifts, fences and foyers. According to the Owners Corporations Act [...]
Something that is overlooked when buying property off-the-plan is that you are rarely competing against other buyers for that particular unit/townhouse. Often there are multiple units in each development that are quite similar, so even if there is another keen buyer, they’re probably not looking at the same property that you are. This [...]