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Old Feb 14th 2007 | 4:11 am
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hi folks been a while weve been sooo busy sold house settled debts shipped belongings away etc etc my oh is still worried about cash situation,were not taking tons of cash were just looking for a new way of life but still want a nice little place to call home,were looking to buy for around $280 to $340,000 and were wondering how much deposit we will need,im not sure if its 10%,were looking to rent for 6 to 12 months,any ideas ps we fly out on 22 feb from manchester via singapore,squeeky bottom time
 
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Originally Posted by peterpamnryan
hi folks been a while weve been sooo busy sold house settled debts shipped belongings away etc etc my oh is still worried about cash situation,were not taking tons of cash were just looking for a new way of life but still want a nice little place to call home,were looking to buy for around $280 to $340,000 and were wondering how much deposit we will need,im not sure if its 10%,were looking to rent for 6 to 12 months,any ideas ps we fly out on 22 feb from manchester via singapore,squeeky bottom time
hi there check out the mortgage calculator and loan companies on this link

http://www.realestate.com.au/
 
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Originally Posted by peterpamnryan
hi folks been a while weve been sooo busy sold house settled debts shipped belongings away etc etc my oh is still worried about cash situation,were not taking tons of cash were just looking for a new way of life but still want a nice little place to call home,were looking to buy for around $280 to $340,000 and were wondering how much deposit we will need,im not sure if its 10%,were looking to rent for 6 to 12 months,any ideas ps we fly out on 22 feb from manchester via singapore,squeeky bottom time
where are you heading to?
 
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If you want to avoid mortgage insurance it has to be a 20%+ deposit (QLD anyway) anything below that and you will be paying it.
 
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Originally Posted by TrickyTree
If you want to avoid mortgage insurance it has to be a 20%+ deposit (QLD anyway) anything below that and you will be paying it.
Same in WA.
 
Old Feb 14th 2007 | 7:19 pm
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Originally Posted by TrickyTree
If you want to avoid mortgage insurance it has to be a 20%+ deposit (QLD anyway) anything below that and you will be paying it.
How much does mortgage insurance cost?
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Old Feb 14th 2007 | 7:22 pm
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Originally Posted by breezeboylan
How much does mortgage insurance cost?
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It's a percentage of the mortgage.
 
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thankyou for the info everybody,ianand helena were heading to ferny grove with family for first couple weeks then weve been considering places like mango hill, jindalee, kallangur, but were gonna decide when we get there,where you heading ?
 
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Default Re: how much deposit need ???

Originally Posted by Dorothy
It's a percentage of the mortgage.
The % decreases the closer you get to 20% deposit in most cases, so it may start at 2.5% of the loan amount and scale down to 0% when you reach 20% deposit....
 

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