Family favours Using a guarantor can help you achieve your home ownership goals The easiest way around the deposit dilemma is to garner the support of your parents or close family members who already have considerable … Read More
As Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz said, ‘There’s no place like home.’ It’s true; the place you choose to call home needs to be a place that will bring value to not only your pocket, … Read More
When you find a block that is perfect for you, you can purchase it using a conditional or unconditional contract. For example, a condition could be subject to your finance being approved. When you buy something … Read More
Site costs Have you ever thought about where is the most likely place you’ll blow your budget? I’m guessing you thought it had something to do with the house right? Well actually, the biggest and most … Read More
When buying land it’s important you get authentic advice. A land buyers agent can give you that. Seeking advice from a person who specialises in home building rather than home buying makes a whole lot of … Read More
There’s different types of builders. Custom home builders, Volume Builders, Project Builders, Kit Home Builders, Pre-Fab Builders Custom Builders, small local Builders, Budget home specialists, Luxury home specialists and the list goes on. Don’t waste valuable … Read More
The biggest value of being here isn’t in understanding what you’re being told, but in knowing what you’re not being told. Let’s face it borrowing money for a 30 year loan is daunting for everyone. Throughout … Read More
What’s the best way to choose a builder? It’s easy with our builders brief template- Your secret weapon to simplicity To help make both the big and small decisions simple and straightforward, Build In Oz have … Read More
The launch of Build In Oz is being celebrated this Summer as feature story in Domain’s special publication. Plus, learn about the founder Natalie Stevens and her knack for building a business from her home town … Read More
When building a house you’ll want to ensure it’s going to enable you to live your best lifestyle, and your best lifestyle starts with getting the design right. When I talk about design I’m talking about … Read More
To me, the most significant financial advantage of building a home is that it lets you spend your budget on the things that matter most to you. Or, as I often say, you can direct your … Read More
The Government wants you to build a new home and will reward you nicely for choosing to do so. Australia is growing at an exponential rate. According to the co-author of the Coalition’s refugee and asylum … Read More
So, how do we go about creating instant equity? Is it guaranteed? No, unfortunately it’s not. You can’t build just any house and expect to make money. Time and time again I hear from people who … Read More
They say you can’t buy happiness. But I believe choosing to build a home can bring you pretty close. The happiest of families are not the ones who have the best of everything; they are the … Read More
When it comes to buying a home, many people begin by looking for an existing home. But an existing home was built to serve someone else’s needs – not yours. What if I told you that … Read More
The Government wants you to build a house. Australia is growing at an exponential rate. According to the co-author of the Coalition’s refugee and asylum seeker policy, General Jim Molan, Australia’s permanent population is growing by … Read More
Few people purchasing an ‘existing’ home are prepared for the shock that comes when they discover how much they have to pay, on top of the purchase price, in stamp duty. Stamp duty is a term … Read More
If you choose to buy an existing home, be assured, someone else is making money out of the deal. It’s one of the major reasons people sell. But it doesn’t have to be this way. You … Read More
It’s true, choosing to build means having the opportunity to create instant equity. So how do we go about creating instant equity? Is it guaranteed? No, unfortunately it’s not. You can’t build just any house and … Read More
We often hear the fear mongering about the ‘hidden costs’ of building. The upgrades, the site costs and the variations. The banter is enough to scare the inexperienced home builder out of the home building market … Read More