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First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) to decrease in 2016

31/10/2015

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The First Home Owner Grant (New Homes) scheme was established to assist first home buyers buy a new home, or build their home, by offering a $15,000 grant. The scheme will reduce to $10,000 on the 1st of January 2016.

What is a new home?

According to the Office of State Revenue, a new home is
  • a home that has not been previously occupied, including occupation by the builder, a tenant or other occupant.
  • a home that has not been previously sold as a residence. Where the home is being purchased, it must be the first sale of that home
  • a home that has been substantially renovated and a home built to replace demolished premises.
Are you eligible for the grant?

To be eligible for the $15,000 grant:
  • the contract date must be on or after 1 October 2012
  • the home is a brand new home
  • you are over 18
  • you or your spouse (including de facto spouse) have never held a relevant interest in any residential property in Australia prior to 1 July 2000.
    However, you may be eligible if you or your spouse, including de facto spouse, have only had a relevant interest in any residential property in Australia on or after 1 July 2000 and you have not resided in that property for a continuous period of at least 6 months.
  • the value of the property must not exceed the First Home Owner Grant Cap of $650,000 for contracts dated between 1 October 2012 to 30 June 2014
  • the value of the property must not exceed the First Home Owner Grant Cap of $750,000 for contracts dated on or after 1 July 2014
  • you have not received a first home owners grant in any State or Territory, unless subsequenly repaid
  • you need to live in the home for a continuous period of at least 6 months
  • at least one applicant is a permanent resident or Australian citizen
  • each applicant must be a natural person and not a company or trust.
As your mortgage brokers, we can assist you with the First Home Owners Grant Application forms to ensure you have the grant funded at the time of purchase, or funded as a part of your build project in line with your overall budget. 

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Freedom is having options

21/10/2015

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Real life case study by Liz Wilson

​Earlier this month I received an urgent email on the weekend, it was a new client, who wanted buy a house on the market. It's always good to assume there is some urgency when they are emailing on a weekend, and the property is 'on the market'. Moving fast is important in this hot market we're operating in.
 
We met up on Monday, and discussed their existing broker, who had already told this client that their lender won't allow access to further equity in the existing investment property. The broker offered no alternatives. His information is true, I explained, APRA have capped their existing lender at 80% equity lends. The broker is right, but has offered no other options.
 
I explain that there are other options based on the rough figures we have to hand. This involves a minimum deposit lend, or, looking at a lender that will refinance and release equity out of their investment home. We discuss the various rates and fees involved. My client talked to their partner that night, and contacted me on Tuesday to say they love the house so much, they still wish to go ahead with the new lender. They ask what do they say to the agent? They're nervous.
 
I call the agent and get some great advice on what the current interest in the property is, and the fact that the clients need to make an offer, fast. I ask for up to two weeks to exchange, noting that we should be ready in a week, should their offer be accepted and he agrees. This is a great benefit to using a local broker that knows their local agents, if the broker is known to the agent, they will trust you when you say your buyers finance is sound, as they've experienced that track record from you before. As a result of the discussion to the agent the client makes an offer and it is accepted with some time allocated to arrange finance before exchange, the pressure and worry is off.
 
Now, it's simply up to us to make it happen and make it happen fast!  We ordered both property valuations that day, and one bonus was, our lenders valuation was substantially higher than their previous lender. In fact, it was higher than the owners estimate, which is a sign of the times. The clients were fast to get information to us, so as a result, later on that week we had the full loan approvals from the bank for both refinance, equity release and purchase funds. Exchange could now proceed subject to their own solicitors requirements, and personal inspections.
 
This is one of the crucial differences when you have a broker working for you. Brokers are about options, not about brick walls or objections. Let us help you find a policy driven, rate driven, fee driven, solutions driven answer for you, whichever is your priority, we can show you how to navigate that maze.

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Spotlight Case Study

6/10/2015

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Last month we had a tough deal come through our doors. Why was it tough? Because it was an out of the ordinary car, it was an imported vehicle, which was being sold privately. When it comes to cars, the age, type, condition, model of the car are important factors. Even who is selling the car can dictate your finance, for instance, are you buying it privately, or through a dealer?

In this particular instance, the client had already been quoted through a major car finance brokerage, and they were seeking a second opinion as the rate was very high. I asked to check this and received a copy of the email from the competition, indeed, it was high, double digits. Despite the rate not being explicitly quoted, the combination of deposit, balloon, amount financed and repayment quoted was enough for us to deduce the rate. On top of this, they wanted a hefty deposit, one fifth of the price of the car to be exact, when the client preferred to remain liquid and hold onto their cash.

The vehicle was an import from America years ago that had been converted to left hand drive. Further to this, it was already 8 years old, despite having very low KMS. Some lenders would accept these things but not in partnership with the fact that the vehicle was being sold privately. Most lenders would only finance this type of vehicle, if it was sold by a licenced dealer. After some research with our business partners, I identified a bank on our panel that would be willing to look securing finance against the car. To be honest, every other lender said no. I was not disillusioned however, as the bank indicating they would finance it was a good one, with very competitive rates. I shot up the highway to inspect the car, it was in very good condition. As a result of the condition report and photos we were able to negotiate an even lower rate than originally anticipated.

Further to this, the client did not have to put any deposit down. In the end our rate with our lender was less than HALF the competition. Yesterday I heard a honk and saw my client wave as I crossed the road, they were in the import car. I gave them a wave and was happily reminded of how narrowly we can escape uncompetitive rates and obtain great results simply by undertaking the research required to be the best in our fields.

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    Liz Wilson has been working in finance for nineteen years now. She regularly blogs on industry topics and here you will find over a hundred personally written blog topics and case studies...

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