23
Jun 2011
Following the recent release of Australia’s State Budget last week, the next month and a half would be a crucial decision time for people who are planning to buy a house as first home designs buyers are being offered by the federal government with a $10,000 Building Boost for newly constructed properties valued up to $600,000.
The $10,000 Queensland building boost grant is intended for any person or corporation who is intending to buy or build a new home for the purpose of living in, or for renting it out for investment purposes, for homes valued less than $600,000. more…
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16
Jun 2011
Recently, a new report was released from Fitch Ratings, a global ratings agency which details mortgage performance by postcode, showed that mortgage delinquency rate in Western Australia has increased while Queensland has made history as Australia’s worst state for mortgage defaults.
The Fitch Ratings report showed that a rise of 1.99 percent, from 1.94 per cent, was being observed from the mortgage delinquency rate in the six months to March in WA while Queensland was recorded with the highest number of mortgage holders that are in debts at 2 percent. more…
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07
Jun 2011
With the spiraling energy prices, new regulations and a coming price on carbon, Australia’s property owners, managers and listed property trusts are now forced to look seriously at their energy usage and levels of investment into energy efficiency solutions.
The increasing prices in energy and water have also forced potential home designs buyers to look into the benefits of buying green houses.
As defined by Wikipedia, “a Green home is a type of house that is designed to be environmentally friendly and sustainable, focusing on the efficient use of “energy, water, and building materials.”” more…
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19
May 2011
It has been in the news recently that the banks in Australia are refusing to finance loans to people who are interested to buy flooded homes. Banks are snubbing and refusing to finance loans of shrewd would be buyers who are desperate to snap up a bargain in the post-flood Ipswich property market.
According to Brett McGrath, the Herron Todd White senior valuer, in spite of the recorded 3300 homes being written off and the 1700 house plans designs needing repair which were all affected by January’s disaster, there are still plenty of shrewd and desperate buyers who want to purchase these damaged and flooded houses. more…
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Category: Australian Homes, Home Builders, Home Designs, Home Designs Plan, Home Loans, Homes for Sale, House Builders, House Design, House Plan, House and Land Packages
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10
May 2011
The last month of the first quarter of 2011 has seen a rise in Australian residential building approvals of a seasonally adjusted 9.1 per cent to 13,627 units in March. This positive development is a sure step towards a positive improvement from an upwardly revised 12,492 units in February.
This means that house builders or home builders are now quite busy building display homes and have increased the number of house and land package available in the market. more…
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Category: Display Homes, Home Builders, Home Construction, House Builders, House Plan, House and Land Packages, display houses
Tags: Display Homes, Home Builders, home plans, house and land package, House Builders