Office of State Revenue
Calculate your stamp duty, learn about First Home Owners grants, Vendor Duty and Land Tax:
www.osr.nsw.gov.au
Australian Taxation Office
Learn about investment property rules and how to claim tax deductions for rental properties:
www.ato.gov.au
Department of Housing - Rent and Sales Reports
The Rent and Sales Report provides statistics for your
postcode, free of charge:
www.housing.nsw.gov.au
Home Price Guide
Home Price Guide offers some basic information free of
charge, and for under $100, you can generally purchase an indepth study
on the performance of your postcode, auction results, or the street you
are interested in.
www.homepriceguide.com.au
The Kitchen
Sink, the taps - AND the hot water
If
you're after everything there is to know about buying and selling -
including advice on the how to ensure that the kitchen sink is included
in the contract, then read on. For those who just can't get enough of
the detail, download a copy of this free guide to the entire process of
buying and selling. It is full of checklists and advice on every last
thing to think of, from making the decision to sell or buy, all the way
through to connecting the broadband.
First National Real Estate Guides
Critical Maths
The most
important factor to consider before hunting around for property is your
borrowing capacity. You will need to establish the price range that
fits your criteria at the very outset. It's also important to consider
your ability to manage the repayments. An easy way to start is by
crunching your figures in a mortgage calculator, which will quickly
estimate how much you can borrow and what the repayments will be over
different periods, such as a 25 or 30 year loan. Sometimes that extra
length of time will allow your borrowing capacity to increase enough to
move your home search up to a higher bracket. A shorter term might mean
you can pay the loan off a lot faster and save lots of money.
The calculators will also assist you to work out where you will
stand in the event that interest rates rise unexpectedly, and how much
you will save when they go down.
http://www.rh.com.au/financial_services.php