REMINDER to Buyers - First Home Owners Boost will halve after 30 September 2009

Just a general reminder that the current First Home Owners Boost of $7,000 will halve from $7,000 to $3,500 after 30 September 2009.

If you are a first home buyer and eligible for the Commonwealth First Home Owners Grant, that means the total Grant will be reduced from $14,000 to $10,500 for established homes.

For more information you can check out the NSW Governments Home Buyers websire. See link below

 http://www.homebuyer.nsw.gov.au/first_home_benefits.html

Also see the NSW Office of State Revenue website - http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au/

Best wishes

Dean Carver
Solicitor
Solicitors Property Centre - Sydney

How the Internet is reshaping Australian Real Estate

Nielsen Online have released a report that explores the way in which Australians search for and research real estate. The findings reveal that 87% of property buyers head to the internet to search for and support their research process and a similar proportion of renters (85%) do the same.

To read the News Release by Nielsen Online .... click below

www.nielsen-online.com/pr/pr_071108_AU.pdf

Dean Carver
Solicitor