Originally Posted by dh1905

my god, we are the poor relations on this site I think- ours is up for sale for £140,000

Donna x

Originally Posted by Hutch

Just interested (alright, downright bloody nosey, if you're to believe the missus) as to what price property people left in the UK and then bought in Oz. Simple prices will do. For instance, we're selling a £210k house and hoping to buy in the $420k region.

Originally Posted by teach

I'm a bit of a tight a*** I think. We are selling for £135k, after mortgage, student loan etc paid we should have around £65k. I don't want to spend anymore than $200k on house but if Andrew has his way we will look at buying one that is around $300k. I want a better life not a bigger mortgage, lol.
Sarah

Originally Posted by spalen

Hi Anne...Don't be fooled that buyers are put off because of the higher stamp duty, we sold ours for 260k so it can be done, we sold to the first person within 4 days of going on the market.

Spalens wife

Originally Posted by spottydog

Selling for £240k looking at buying somewhere up to $1M (next rung up the ladder for us).

Originally Posted by Jensen Healey

I think your ladder has some rungs missing!

Originally Posted by spottydog

We decided a few years ago to make big jumps infrequently (and in the meantime save and overpay the mortgage) rather than frequent little jumps so we didn't keep shelling out a fortune in moving costs which can add up to a lot of money, at present I'm thinking about a $500 to $600k mortgage on our next place which doesn't seem that much to me (and $1M doesn't buy that bigger house in the bits of Sydney we like best).

Originally Posted by MrsDagboy

I dont know about Perth, but here in Brisbane you'd be lucky to get anything for under $200K except in the absolute worst parts & even then the house wouldnt be great anyway - the sort of places you definitely wouldnt want to live :scared: . (I dread to think where teach might end up unless andrew has his way )

I think houses have gone up considerably Janey. You must have sold your house for alot more than $181K, so you would know how much they have risen!

To the OP - it doesnt matter what your house costs, as long as you are happy living there .

Originally Posted by ACE

Hoping to sell for around £350-70K looking to buy for around $600k-700k in the South of Perth, Mandurah area.

Originally Posted by peppi

Selling and having £125000 in our pockets..looking to spend $200-230 in WA so we dont have to have a mortgage...needless to say I shant be being NOR as Id get nowt for that price range but 3 by 2.......... 4 by 1's in lesser areas.....