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  1. Ian87 replied to the thread Current interest rates.

    6.09% from CBA is pretty good for 80%. St George may go a bit cheaper and also offer $2k to refinance.

    19th Apr, 2024 at 8:58 PM
  2. Ian87 replied to the thread Disputed rental increase.

    Don't know the law here, no offence meant but you should really get a hold of your budget and finances. No idea how you could be paying...

    18th Apr, 2024 at 7:55 PM
  3. Ian87 liked Terry_w's post in the thread Disputed rental increase.

    ask him what section of the act requires notice in PDF format

    18th Apr, 2024 at 7:53 PM
  4. Ian87 replied to the thread Thinking of selling after 10 years.

    Agree with Terry, in the old days never selling was great but these days borrowing is hard. Nothing wrong with selling and debt...

    18th Apr, 2024 at 2:55 PM
  5. Ian87 replied to the thread Mornington Peninsula shire possible 3.3 % land levy on new dewllings.

    This is honestly one of the most stupid ideas I have ever heard. There is a housing shortage so let's make it more expensive to build...

    16th Apr, 2024 at 8:14 PM
  6. Ian87 liked Terry_w's post in the thread Buying first property from parents - VIC stamp duty exemption/concession?.

    thats another reason to use a solicitor - who can advise on duty

    13th Apr, 2024
  7. Ian87 replied to the thread Buying first property from parents - VIC stamp duty exemption/concession?.

    I just found this on the subject. Sounds like his original conveyancer was correct but I am sure he could have structured it differently...

    13th Apr, 2024
  8. Ian87 replied to the thread Buying first property from parents - VIC stamp duty exemption/concession?.

    No idea, I don’t think so. He said for the contract it showed a $500k sale price but he only actually paid his parents $375k.

    13th Apr, 2024
  9. Ian87 liked Peter_Tersteeg's post in the thread Buying first property from parents - VIC stamp duty exemption/concession?.

    @Ian87 it's not something that comes up very often, but I'm fairly certain I've done at least one deal in Victoria where FHB concessions...

    13th Apr, 2024
  10. Ian87 replied to the thread Buying first property from parents - VIC stamp duty exemption/concession?.

    I just text him about it. Think it’s different was although the “sale price” for the parents was $500k, fair market value and the...

    13th Apr, 2024
  11. Ian87 replied to the thread Buying first property from parents - VIC stamp duty exemption/concession?.

    Are you sure about this? I had a friend who purchased their first home off their parents at market value (even went to auction) they...

    13th Apr, 2024