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Prescribed Easements
Easements are generally shown on title drawings; For example the sewer easements E-1 and E-2 shown at the rear of these blocks. These easements are created when the land is subdivided. However if you are buying an old block of…
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Who Decides The Size Of Your Mortgage?
You or the Broker? A Larger Mortgage Means More Broker Commission Well the typical mortgage broker gets over 0.5% of the initial value of your mortgage and a trailing commission of around 0.15%. With a typical 30 year mortgage having…
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Can You Afford the Display Home?
When you visit a Builders Display you will probably be given a price list which quotes the ‘Basic Price’ for the house you are looking at. Don’t be fooled!………the features you see in the Display Home will add much more…
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Pets Play A Bіg Pаrt In Prореrtу Purсhаѕе – Here Is Why
Guest post from Bruce Wіth thrее іn fіvе Auѕtrаlіаn hоuѕеhоldѕ оwnіng a реt, іt’ѕ ѕаfе tо ѕау that wе love our аnіmаl friends and wе оftеn trеаt them аѕ part оf thе fаmіlу. Pеtѕ рlау аn іmроrtаnt role, yоu hаvе thе…
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Electrical Easement – Fail
It looks like someone forget to check their Title Plan when buying the block. The result an electrical substation in front of their front window. To avoid problems like this Check Your Title Plan I found this photo on the…
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Tax, Timing and Red Tape
Guest post by Laura Costello What You Need to Know About Buying Investment Properties in Australia Buying an investment property is one of Australia’s popular long-term forms of investment. However, many people become overwhelmed by the process, or are…
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What to Look For When Buying your First Home
Guest Post by Doug Jones If you and your partner are ready to start a family and are thinking of purchasing your very first home, there is much to consider. Obviously, the location would need to be suitable for you…
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Which Way Is North?
Don’t rely on a compass! Or a mobile phone either! There are different Norths True North Grid North Magnetic North The difference can be more than 10 degrees which can affect your view and the solar performance of your house…
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What Are Site Works?
The site works is all the work required to prepare the site and allow them to build that standard house. The following are frequently encountered additional costs: Levelling the ‘Construction Pad’ The standard project house is designed for a perfectly flat…
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The Dedicated Designer – 6 Tips for Giving Your Home a Pre-Sale Makeover
Guest Post by Hubert Dwight House envy. . . . The struggle is real. . . .We have all been there. You walk into someone’s home and your eyes dart from corner to corner in disbelief that everything is so in-place…
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