John0714

I am thinking of buying some real estate in Australia, but am balked at trying
to find what I want online perhaps due to not knowing how to ask for it in
Australian So I will give you a url which is about the same sort of
"thingies" in the USA and maybe someone can come up with a similar url for
Australia.

http://www.justnewhomes.com/search.asp

Raffi Balmanoukian

in article [email protected], John0714 at
[email protected] wrote on 7/1/03 12:15 AM:

    > I am thinking of buying some real estate in Australia, but am balked at trying
    > to find what I want online perhaps due to not knowing how to ask for it in
    > Australian So I will give you a url which is about the same sort of
    > "thingies" in the USA and maybe someone can come up with a similar url for
    > Australia.
    >
    > http://www.justnewhomes.com/search.asp
    >
    >



try realestate.com.au which also has links to numerous estate agents - many
brokerages' websites have information on the market in general, closing
costs, foreign ownership, stamp duty, GST, Torrens and Strata Title, etc.

Roger Martin

"Raffi Balmanoukian"
wrote in message
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    > in article [email protected], John0714 at
    > [email protected] wrote on 7/1/03 12:15 AM:
    > > I am thinking of buying some real estate in Australia, but am balked at
trying
    > > to find what I want online perhaps due to not knowing how to ask for it
in
    > > Australian So I will give you a url which is about the same sort of
    > > "thingies" in the USA and maybe someone can come up with a similar url
for
    > > Australia.
    > >
    > > http://www.justnewhomes.com/search.asp
    > >
    > >
    > try realestate.com.au which also has links to numerous estate agents -
many
    > brokerages' websites have information on the market in general, closing
    > costs, foreign ownership, stamp duty, GST, Torrens and Strata Title, etc.

Practically every real estate agent seems to have a website now, my best
advice would be to try and decide upon an area and then do a yellow pages
lookup for REs in that area. Also have a look at www.news.com.au and look in
their RE ads.

We are at or just passed the top of a hefty price hike in real estate, maybe
wait a few months for interest rates to go up and you are likely to get a
few bargains as people cant meet repayments (1% increase in int rates means
a 25% increase in repayments presently). Melbourne and Sydney prices are
highest, then Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin.

You might need to check with Dept of Immigration as to ownership issues and
right of access to your property - just 'cos you own a house here does nt
mean you can get to see it for more than tourist visa visits.

Gerrit

"John0714" wrote in message
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    > I am thinking of buying some real estate in Australia, but am balked at
trying
    > to find what I want online perhaps due to not knowing how to ask for it in
    > Australian

Try English!

John0714

    >Subject: Re: Real estate
    >From: "Roger Martin" [email protected]
    >Date: 7/1/03 3:42 AM Central Daylight Time
    >Message-id:
    >"Raffi Balmanoukian"
    >wrote in message
    >news:BB268C14.19E34%[email protected]...
    >> in article [email protected], John0714 at
    >> [email protected] wrote on 7/1/03 12:15 AM:
    >> > I am thinking of buying some real estate in Australia, but am balked at
    >trying
    >> > to find what I want online perhaps due to not knowing how to ask for it
    >in
    >> > Australian So I will give you a url which is about the same sort of
    >> > "thingies" in the USA and maybe someone can come up with a similar url
    >for
    >> > Australia.
    >> >
    >> > http://www.justnewhomes.com/search.asp
    >> >
    >> >
    >> try realestate.com.au which also has links to numerous estate agents -

I have already tried it, am having much difficulty with it. I am not the most
computer literate person around I am only interested in newly built but
completely finished houses, it seems to want to steer me to houses that will
be finished in the future.

    >many
    >> brokerages' websites have information on the market in general, closing
    >> costs, foreign ownership, stamp duty, GST, Torrens and Strata Title, etc.
    >Practically every real estate agent seems to have a website now, my best
    >advice would be to try and decide upon an area and then do a yellow pages
    >lookup for REs in that area. Also have a look at www.news.com.au and look in
    >their RE ads.
    >We are at or just passed the top of a hefty price hike in real estate, maybe
    >wait a few months for interest rates to go up and you are likely to get a
    >few bargains as people cant meet repayments (1% increase in int rates means
    >a 25% increase in repayments presently). Melbourne and Sydney prices are
    >highest, then Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin.


Are you saying Perth is cheaper than Brisbane. I am visiting Australia from
late Oct. thru late Dec. I was planning on sticking to NSW and the Gold Coast
and then up to Brisbane and back to Sydney. May have to find time for Perth if
real esate is less expensive there than Brisbane.
    >You might need to check with Dept of Immigration as to ownership issues and
    >right of access to your property - just 'cos you own a house here does nt
    >mean you can get to see it for more than tourist visa visits.

Cakie

"Gerrit" wrote in message
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    > "John0714" wrote in message
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    > > I am thinking of buying some real estate in Australia, but am balked at
    > trying
    > > to find what I want online perhaps due to not knowing how to ask for it
in
    > > Australian
Try the following site which I've always found quite helpful:

www.realestate.com.au

Cakie