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Stamp Duty Changes to Hurt First Home Buyers & Investors

By Global Administrator 09/09/2011

You will obviously know the under the proposed changes, first home buyers will no longer be able to avoid having to pay transfer title charges on existing homes under $600,000 from 1 January 2012. Stamp duty exemptions will now be restricted to newly built and off the plan properties only. All First home buyers will be impacted by the changes.
 
“Australian Property Monitors Andrew Wilson agreed and said the changes would switch the focus from established dwellings to new homes over the medium term.” “The government wants people to look at new properties and these changes will help this happen over the longer term. However, in the short term, first home buyers are definitely going to be worse off in the market place. They will have less capacity to buy a home, because they will be down approximately $18,000,” Mr Wilson said.

Source: Yellow Brick Road - Wealth Management
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Ray White Maroubra | South Coogee Annual Pro Am Golf Tournament

By Global Administrator 06/09/2011

The second annual Ray White Maroubra | South Coogee Pro Am gold tournament at Randwick Golf Club teed-off from 7.30am last Monday. About 150 golfers, amateur and professional, vied for a prize pool of $11,000, with the overall winner being Matt Millar. He shot a round 55, which equates to four under par. As well as claiming top spot at Randwick, Millar has made the cut for this year’s Bristish Open. Runners up were Tristan Lambert, Glen Lilley, Ken Druce, Michael Raseta and Ben Russell. “It was a pretty big day.” Said sponsor Cameron Airlie, of Ray White Maroubra | South Coogee.

Source: Southern Courier

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Sydney's Housing Market Remains Stable

By Global Administrator 06/09/2011

SYDNEY'S housing market remains relatively stable with auction clearance rates steady over recent weeks. House prices, however, have drifted down over the past quarter, indicating generally subdued buyer activity. The auction clearance rate this weekend was 56.6 per cent compared with 57.4 per cent a week ago. The number of properties offered for auction stood at 375 noticeably higher than the 291 offered last weekend, and may signal the onset of the busier spring selling season. Although the weekend's auction clearance rate was considerably lower than the 69.2 per cent recorded at the same time last year, last year's results might have been influenced by the federal election. Of the 275 reported auctions this weekend, 180 resulted in a sale for a total value of $150.3 million an average value of $825,000 per property sold. The median price of houses sold was $823,500 and for units it was $598,000.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

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