Sebastian,
To clarify typical policy is no LMI to non-residents or non-citizens of Australia. If you are not either of these you need to apply for foreign investment review board approval and max LVR is 80%. However if you are one of the above its 95% as Richard has stated.
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Matt

Thats crazy having to fly back to sign up…….I agree with the others – swap banks, I know for a fact ANZ does not require you be in the country to sign docs.

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Matt

A deposit bond is something you use in lieu of cash when paying your deposit on a property. They range in costs, depending on the term you require the bond for ie. 3 or 6 months & the amount of the deposit to be guaranteed ie. $10k or $20k.

The only time a bank can issue one of these for you is if you have a loan approval for the said…[Read more]

As I see it, utilising an “incomplete” property as security would not be achievable as the bank is putting itself at even more of a risk should for some reason your house under construction is not completed.

I believe the reasoning behind the bank person saying it may be wise to split the loan into joint names x 2 and taking guarantees of the 2 parties not present in each loan, rather than all 4 names in one loan is because under a 4 name loan structure if one applicant was to apply for another loan they would have the entire loan repaymnet of their…[Read more]

Great news champ!
You can exit the Breakfree package anytime you want and there are no break costs…..I would suggest waiting till the year is basically almost up to get full value.
From a taxation angle you may be able to claim a portion of the $295p.a. package fee as a tax deduction as part of your loan is for investement – it could be argued…[Read more]

No dramas Steve

Actually, any combined lending under the breakfree package in excess of $250k gets the .6% off the standard variable rate champ. You could even do a fixed loan for $200k (no discounts) and a supp loan for $50k and get the .6% off on the supp loan.
ALternatively ANZ do a 6.62% on a single $250k+ Moneysaver loan – but no offset capability on that…[Read more]

Still easier to access the funds via those methods than most redraws! And there are no costs to take the cash out…….and I have seen people take much less than $500 at a time…..and even if the min withdrawal is $500…..whats to stop you from taking out $500 and then re-depositing $400 back in if you only want $100!
You’re really making…[Read more]

Well then you got a winner in ING – as the money magazine will also agree!
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Matt

Not neccessarily!
You can have one of 2 offset accounts at the ANZ. Granted one is $10 and this account acts as your normal transaction account also or you can have a fee free option which you can still access from ANZ Atms, internet, phone and in branch with unlimited withdrawals – no fees at all!
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Matt

Be very scepticle about rates that seem too good to be true, becuase quite often they are and you risk losing all your hard earned! When you invest, be it debentures, term deposits, at call cash management accounts etc. ensure you check the credit rating etc. of the organisation you plan to invest with.
Typically higher returns come with higher…[Read more]

Go the personal loan option. Just be honest with the lender in what you intend to use the funds for and I am sure they will assist you to get you over the line. I know many people who have achieved this.
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Matt

Granted the above point – I was under the impression gattaga had the finance under control, it was just that he needed the saving history – hence in 3 months they could demonstrate this.
Matt

The ANZ do not promote it via the website – its one of those packages you need to ask about, but rust me it is there and there is no annual fees.
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SLE

In my eyes the logical thing to do whould be sign for a 3month+ settlement.
Simple as that!
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Matt

Yes, brokers may be able to offer many products, however they simply cannot have the capacity to keep up with all the changes that are happening with each institution and know all products inside out…….my suggestion is to refer to credible publications such as Money Magazine and Personal Investor and see who they rate as the best. Then visit a…[Read more]

It all comes down to how many times you plan to redraw I guess. Sit down and work out the break even point on cost of redraws vs planned offset balance and interest rate difference.
Personally I run with an offset account, but make sure the offset account doesnt carry fees also as some do and that will alter the equation also.
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Matt

Why dont you try the ANZ Bank. They have a professional benefits package also and you would get .5% off the standard variable rate – thus the rate would be 6.82% for a $220k loan. Should you advance to $250k, they take .6% off.

They didnt win bank of the year for the last 6 years for nothing!
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Matt