Big Stamp Duty Savings from the 1st July 2011

Big Stamp Duty savings from the 01st July 2011 will certainly help out! Big savings for First Home Buyers! How much will you be saving on stamp duty from the 01st July 2011?

TOP VICTORIAN POSTCODES for FIRST HOME BUYERS

Settlement   Pre July 1 – 2011. Settlement   Post  July 1 – 2011.
March 2011 Median* Stamp Duty Payable Stamp Duty minus 20% Discount SAVINGS
Caroline Springs $462,000 $19,690 $15,752 $3,938
Craigieburn $370,000 $14,870 $11,896 $2,974
Cranbourne $352,000 $12,620 $10,096 $2,524
Deer Park $380,000 $15,370 $12,296 $3,074
Derrimut** $480,000 $20,770 $16,616 $4,154
Epping $400,000 $16,370 $13,096 $3,274
Hoppers Crossing $329,900 $12,865 $10,292 $2,573
Mernda** $412,500 $16,995 $13,596 $3,399
Pakenham $359,500 $14,365 $11,492 $2,873
Point Cook $506,500 $22,360 $17,888 $4,472

Source: REIV, SRO * March Q 2011.

**Indicates that less than 30 sales were recorded during the quarter

 

WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN TO US – from 01st July 2011?

This all means that FIRST – home buyers, as well as keen Investors – will have thousands of dollars extra to spend when stamp duty relief kicks in on 01st July 2011.

I am predicting, just like experts, that this extra cash will without a doubt reinvigorate demand for established houses, and spake up my activity with New Buyers, First Home Buyers as well as the Keen Investors in the market place

We at “FLR Solutions” and our property business – FLR Property Solutions” – can certainly assist you in obtaining the Best Property Solutions available in the market place, at competitive prices as well!

We can also provide you with a Great & Competitive Home Loan and/or Investment Property Loan Packages, which is the best in the market place as well!

For a great Property Solutions and a Competitive Finance Solution:

SIMPLY! – Contact  us TODAY

FLR Solutions
Fred – Mobile: 0415 280555
Website: www.FLRsolutions.com.au
Email: fred@FLRsolutions.com.au

 

 

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GREAT NEWS on the PROPERTY MARKETS!

IS A PROPERTY BUBBLE IMMINENT?

In short, Aviate doesn’t think so. For that matter neither does the Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens.

Aviate realises that this view is contrary to what financial experts who work for the International Monetary Fund and The Economist magazine have been suggesting since early 2010.

These experts have suggested that a major “bubble burst” in the Australian property market was imminent in 2011.

The basis for this suggestion comes from recent economic data that suggest that Australia’s current median income levels and median debt levels could not support the current price levels for most residential properties.

However, a number of specialists from the International Monetary Fund have now backtracked on their assertions about the Australian residential property markets. These specialists now think that a residential property “bubble” appears unlikely to develop.

Moreover, financial experts who work for the International Monetary Fund and The Economist magazine have acknowledged that the Australian residential property markets have many positive attributes that currently justify the higher prices for most residential properties in Australia.

In addition, we believe that a severe correction in the Australian residential property market could occur only if the following scenarios happen:

  • The Australian economy would have to deteriorate to such an extent that the demand for housing would be forced to fall to levels that have not been seen in decades.
  • Another global credit crisis must occur in order to spook borrowers away from the mortgage markets.
  • Finally, a drastic shift in migration rates must occur. This shift must result in a negative net migration trend that would force demand for housing to fall.

That being said, we realise that the demand for properties could vary amongst individual markets across Australia. This is especially true for markets near Australia’s capital cities, as opposed to those located in tourism-reliant locations (such as the Gold Coast, Noosa and Port Douglas). This variance in demand for property could be significantly different from the national demand trends we have seen in Australia’s investment property markets. This difference could lead to mixed changes in the values of owner occupier dwellings (especially at the top end of the market) as opposed to investment properties in inner-city locations across Australia.

Current economic forecasts suggest that Australia’s economy should continue to experience above average to high growth rates and long-term wage growth. These attributes (amongst others) support the demand for residential properties in Australia for the foreseeable future.

Finally, RBA Governor Glenn Stevens is also not worried about the current state of Australia’s residential property market. To paraphrase what he said at a recent address he gave on 10 March 2011:

“I am not terribly troubled about the level of house prices in Australia. Of the things that keep me awake at night, house prices are not one of them.”

The turn of events and the current market sentiment (fuelled by negative media reports of a potential correction in the residential property market) has further benefited Aviate investors – as it is truly an ‘investors market’. Vendors, who were reluctant to adopt Aviate’s insistence on the pricing being at or below valuation, are now accommodating such requests.

As I have mentioned, we will continue to have a joint venture and business relationship with the Aviate Group, as we certainly recognise the growth in the Investment Property Markets as well.

We also agree with their views as well, as Aviate’s research team wholeheartedly believes that market fundamentals in the investment property market will remain solid for the foreseeable future. As a result, our team at FLR Solutions, and FLR Property Solutions, will always continue to assist our clients in securing quality investment properties throughout Australia.

We at “FLR Solutions” and our property business – FLR Property Solutions” – can certainly assist you in obtaining the Best Property Solutions available in the market place, at competitive prices as well!

Once we have assisted you in locating your property – we can also provide you with a Great & Competitive Home Loan and/or Investment Property Loan Packages, that is the best in the market place as well!

For a great Property Solutions and a Competitive Finance Solution: SIMPLY! – Contact  us TODAY

FLR Solutions
Fred – Mobile: 0415 280555
Website: www.FLRsolutions.com.au
Email: fred@FLRsolutions.com.au

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DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE “MORTGAGE STRESS”?

I have been reading articles in various sources, newspapers, websites and from Financial sources, highlighting that more and more Australia’s are under what is labelled as “Mortgage Stress” – meaning that they are simply having trouble making their mortgage repayments.

What I say to people who fall in this category –is simply to start acting on this immediately and try to get a resolution ASAP – or it will affect your credit rating – for the future and also to start to get back on track as well!

Some of the steps during a Financial Review session are as follows:

  • Fully review of your existing loans that you have in place,
  • Start the Refinancing and Debt consolidation review processes – which will save you heaps of money and interest
  • Work out where we can assist and save you on your repayments and total interest as well!
  • Make sure that at the end, we have sourced a better package that suits your lifestyle, repayments and goals as well.
  • Negotiate with the relevant lenders – in getting your loan approved, and all the way to settling the loan.

In talking about Refinancing and Debt Consolidation, I would like to strongly point out that more and more people – with existing mortgages are definitely getting on the band wagon – and starting to get all their  existing mortgages and debts –  into a “REFINANCED & DEBT CONSOLIDATION” loan structure and facility – and in doing so! – Have saved HEAPS of Money and REDUCED their Monthly repayment commitments.

In my opinion and reviewing the industry, that I have been involved in for numerous years – is that MORE and MORE Australians with existing mortgages and debts, are and have started to get involved in this REFINANCING & DEBT CONSOLIDATION processing and certainly re-structuring all their existing loans into one simple repayment, which is much easier on their monthly commitments and overall savings for them and their families as well!

Today,  I also read an interesting article that highlighted this same exact point. This article that I have just read was about “Refinancing” – from a finance broker industry source – “the Adviser – industry news for the mortgage and finance brokers” dated 24th may 2011, – I would like to highlight some interesting facts that was mentioned in relation to “Refinancing” – which indeed confirms and simply clarifies exactly the points of what we as everyday “Australians” are doing to save money and reduce their current monthly repayment commitments.

The interesting points are and I quote:

  1. ALL Lender’s are now starting to get involved and are keen at looking at clients who want to “Refinance & Debt Consolidation” of their existing debts!.   – Which in my opinion is a positive sign!!!
  2. Across the country and other states, Victoria, according to ratecity – had the highest proportion of Refinancing home loans out of all the home loans taken out – meaning that in March 2011 with 34% refinancing their home loans
  3. According to evidence & statistics from the ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics data – it also clearly highlighted that “Refinancing” home loans grew 5% in March 2011 in comparison to March 2010 – Meaning that an Extra 658 more existing borrowers – refinanced for that period.

To me this is very interesting and important information – is that more and more existing borrowers are more comfortable in refinancing their existing debts into one loan facility and save heaps of money as well in doing so!

It still amazes me today,  that even though there has been an increase in people making the right move and exploring the “Refinancing and Debt Consolidation” facility – there are still More & More people still in what is labelled as “MORTGAGE STRESS” and they simply do not do anything about it…they continue to stress out  more! and more! – which eventually leads to dangerous grounds and may lose their  Home, affect their credit rating – and capacity to get other loans in the future,  etc etc etc.

When the solution is simple and easily available to each and everyone to access and benefit from.

Simply – contact your local Melbourne Finance Broker for all your Refinance, Debt Consolidation and needs.

“Thinking Finance – Lets talk!”

Contact details are:

Fred Rizio – Managing Director – FLR Solutions
Email: fred@flrsolutions.com.au
Website: www.flrsolutions.com.au
Mobile: 0415 280555

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Are You Looking at the Right Property Hot Spot Areas?

I have had a number of my existing finance clients, who are keen in either purchasing their First Home, and/or are keen property investors, with a portfolio of investment properties. Each and everyone one of them are keen in finding out what are the “Key Property Hot Spots” – they ask me – Hey Fred – you are in the finance and property industry and you are up-to-date with all the “Key Property Hot Spots” – and the research on the particular areas. Which obviously I certainly am equipped with valuable and professional information, all thanks to a number of Key Property suppliers….

-          They continually asked – SO WHERE ARE THESE “KEY PROPERTY HOT SPOTS”?

Before I go into detail on this – I would like for you to take into consideration and thoughts all the following real facts and figures– so you can see the whole picture:

We all know that for many of us and all Australian’s, whether you are a “First Home Buyer”, “Existing  Property Owner”, or even a “Keen Investor”, – purchasing a Property in general, is with-out a doubt, one of the most important decisions, that we all will make in our lives!…..and it certainly should not be a decision that should be taken lightly, – as purchasing any property doesn’t matter where – does cost us all hundreds of thousands of dollars – so it certainly pays to do some research prior to any property purchase, ask the questions and certainly do your home work. – We certainly can assist you should you require any information or assistance what-so-ever at FLR solutions.

In my opinion:

– it really doesn’t matter what type of property one is looking at and considering purchasing – whether it’s a Unit, and First Home, New Home, Existing Home, Block of Units, Vacant Land, Commercial Property, Investment Property and so on,

-  I always say and a lot of people agree with me, that the most important and critical factor to always consider when purchasing a property – is LOCATION!  LOCATION! & LOCATION! (obviously providing you have done your homework, and determined your Budget in Advance – with a Formal “PRE-APPROVAL” loan facility……..again we at FLR Solutions, can assist you on gaining a Formal PRE-APPROVAL” contact us anytime )

Overall:-

It’s certainly all about “LOCATION! LOCATION! & LOCATION!” – as the added benefits of being able to purchase a property at the RIGHT LOCATION – has numerous Benefits worth considering such as:

  1. The property would most certain GROW IN VALUE
  2. Will without a doubt PROVIDE BUYERS OF THESE PROPERTIES WITH AN INCREASE LEVEL OF WEALTH.

The reverse situation would happen if you happen to purchase a property in the wrong/ poor location.

  • Where a property is in a Poor location – would may have the following disadvantages to consider:
  • A Poorly located property does have the potential to cause a financial drain on your wealth through depreciation.

Other Important Factors that all Buyers, and Investor’s must take into consideration when purchasing a Property.

They are outlined as follows:

  1. For “ALL BUYERS & INVESTOR’S”, should try to purchase properties in areas that are certainly within their individual budgets, and consider purchasing properties that provide and return in the long run – “a quality/value proposition – in other words a great return on your investment outlay (ROI).
  2. Another important factor is that ALL BUYERS & INVESTOR’S, whether you are a “First Home Buyer”, “Existing Investor, and/ or “Existing Property Owner”, you always need to do your homework and gather as much information as possible on the property to be purchased, the Area you are looking at purchasing in, and also you must definitely take into consideration the following important and critical factors to consider:

For you to understand an Area that you wish to purchase a property in – you need to do some good research in the following 5 key areas:

  1. What Public Transport options are available in the area?
  2. What is the Road Infrastructure – that will take place in the area?
  3. What Shopping Centre facilities are in place or going to be developed in the area?
  4. What Health Care facilities are currently in place or to be in place in the area?
  5. What type of Schooling, both Primary and Secondary schools are available in the area?

* As you can see and in my opinion these are the most important 5 Key Factors which we all should consider when purchasing a Property, as these aspects, will with-out a doubt impact on the level of capital growth, that that particular suburb experiences and also the potential growth, for your property (in the long run), that you make have purchased or about to purchase.

The following l certainly would like to share with you and I have source this information from a lot of different property information sites and alliances that I currently have, such as rpdata, property way (mutual alliance in place), ABS – Australia Bureau of Statistics and so on

The top 14  “KEY PROPERTY HOT SPOTS” at this stage in Melbourne are:

  1. Braybrook,
  2. Carlton,
  3. Heidelberg West,
  4. Kingsville,
  5. Travancore,
  6. Thornbury,
  7. Brunswick,
  8. Wyndham (which includes Werribee)
  9. Melton,
  10. Caroline Springs
  11. Whittlesea,
  12. Doreen,
  13. South Morang
  14. and Cardinia (Cranbourne)

Relevant Factor as well!

Another relevant & important factor – is that Melbourne’s OUTER SUBURBS are growing faster than any other area of Melbourne

IMPORTANT STATISTICS – from my professional and reliable property alliances and ABS – Australian Bureau of Statistics:

  1. The fastest growing municipalities in Australia in 2009 – 10, were all in the Melbourne fringe such as Wyndham (which includes Werribee), Melton, Whittlesea, Doreen, South Morang and Cardinia (Cranbourne), left behind all other areas – with combined populations growing at a min 33,216 or around 7%.
  2. That in 2009-10, based on the ABS estimates, roughly 68% of the city’s new people settled more than 20km from the CBD. That was a sharp rise from 58% over the previous 3 years. Over the nine years since Melbourne replaced Sydney, as Australia’s growth centre, 5 in every 8 new residents has had to settle more than 20kms from the CBD.

If you are in the market for a new property, First Home Buyer, Keen Investor or even an Existing Property Owner and looking to increase your portfolio we are always here to assist.

Again – should you require any assistance with property information  or what may be available in the abovementioned areas and how to get a pre-approval or loan facility in place – SIMPLY – contact me Fred – 0415 280555

Or email: fred@flrsolutions.com.au
or webite: www.flrsolutions.com.au

Remember: we have great wholesale prices for new homes, and house and land packages

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Credit Scoring and how it is important to you when applying for finance

  1. WHAT IS CREDIT SCORING?
  2. HOW DOES IT AFFECT ME?
  3. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?

In today’s ever-changing world it is essential that you complete all the required information when completing a loan application as financial institutions today operate in a highly competitive environment where speed of approval is essential.

In order to achieve this, all lenders rely on sophisticated statistical and actuarial models to assess the credit-worthiness of potential borrowers. Such credit-scoring models use borrower attributes to compute a probability of default and sort borrowers into different classes.

Attributes such as age, financial data, education, residence, profession and various public records of credit histories are fed into the scoring model. Similar borrower profiles and credit track records are used to generate a probability of default, and ultimately, the loan candidate’s credit rating.

By using credit-scoring models, banks & and financial institutions, can very quickly determine if an individual is worthy of a loan, and what should be the conditions of the loan – such as the amount of interest to be charged, and whether collateral is needed as security.

You have to keep in mind that credit scoring is not only limited to banks & financial institutions….many other organisations, such as insurance companies, government departments, landlords, employers, phone companies, credit card companies – are all employing the exact same techniques.

In today’s current environment, a declined credit score result can severely affect your chances of obtaining the finance that you may be seeking.

For more information to maximise your credit score and ease future finance requests, visit www.flrsolutions.com.au and read our recommendations for a healthy credit score.

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Flr Solutions are Fully Accredited Finance Brokers & Mortgage Planners specialising and offering all types of finance packages and solutions. They operate differently to other mortgage suppliers by using a structured unbiased approach to sourcing the best loans for their clients, taking the time to compare hundreds of loans from their panel of Lenders in order to find the perfect one that is certainly best suited to you.

For more information about finance or particularly credit scoring, visit their website www.flrsolutions.com.au.

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All lenders rely on sophisticated statistical and actuarial models to assess the credit-worthiness of potential borrowers.  In today’s ever-changing world it is essential that you complete all the required information when completing a loan application as financial institutions today operate in a highly competitive environment where speed of approval is essential.

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GREAT NEWS in the Housing sector – for FIRST HOME BUYERS

Stamp Duty Relief – for “FIRST HOME BUYERS” as advertised in the Herald Sun – Wednesday May 4, 2011.

First Home Buyers will save up to $6,200 on stamp duty from July.
The savings will rise to $15,535 when the 50% per cent cut to the housing tax is phased in by late 2014.
From July 1, first home buyers will get a 20% per cent discount, or a saving of $4,394 on a $500,000 house.
Stamp Duty will then be cut a further 10%per cent a year for three years.
By September 2014, First Home Buyers will save $10,985 on a %500,000 home and $15,535 on a $600,000 property.
The policy, costing more than $400 million over five years, does not apply to houses over $600,000.
The $7,000 First Home Buyers grant and the $13,000 bonus for new homes will be retained.
We at FLR Solutions – are always available to assist you in any financial assistance that you may have.

Visit our website for Loans, Insurance and Finance Brokers.
Email direct: fred@flrsolutions.com.au
Call Fred on Mobile: 0415 280555.

We are here to always provide sound, professional advice!

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