Stamping down stamp duty for newly constructed and off-the-plan purchases
Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice welcomes the New South Wales government’s $140 million property construction initiative as a solid step to addressing the state’s housing undersupply issue.
Mortgage Choice applauds NSW budget stamp duty cut
NSW gets zero per cent stamp duty
NSW Government has announced new program to boost the housing market . Those who are over 65s and those buying homes off the plan will benefit from the country’s first zero per cent stamp duty, under the NSW Government’s latest budget showing the state back in the black two years earlier than expected. Treasurer Eric Roozendaal has announced a surplus of $101 million for the 2009/10 financial year – a massive turnaround from the deficit expected a year ago – as the Government issued its final budget ahead of the 2011 state election
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NSW gets zero per cent stamp duty
June deadline: 50% off stamp duty for new homes in NSW
Concession available to all borrowers until 30 June 2010
Mortgage Choice, Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, is reminding property buyers that a recently implemented stamp duty concession will expire after 30 June 2010.
Proposal for off-the-plan stamp duty discount
If stamp duty was reduced for off-the-plan purchases, 4000 additional homes would be built each year, according to BIS Shrapnel’s economic modelling.
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Proposal for off-the-plan stamp duty discount
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