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it's still racist. but you don't need to live in QLD to invest there. as for jobs it depends on what field you are in. for IT definitely not. QLD might have more engineering jobs due to the rapid building of infrastructure.

those are townhouses right? can't really compare those to house and land; apples and oranges.

I don't agree with this, finance is not as easy to get as it was, say, one year ago. After the financial crisis the banks are clamping down on lending criteria. All the more so if you don't already have a property or assets you can offer the bank as security. This is why I believe if you...

that might not be too realistic right now. moving house is a small inconvinience compared to being crippled by huge interest payments if you cant afford it. its safer to just get into the market as soon as possible and let your equity grow as the market rises. then work your way up slowly...

Prices still surging. Went to 2 auctions today in St Kilda to have a look, the first one around the corner of Chapel St / Dandenong sold for 390K, the second one around Williams St / Dandenong sold for 353K. The first one was way overpriced with 6 bidders; a month ago you could get...

They get pushed to the outer ring suburbs. Might not be optimal if you are a professional and need to work in the city.

Now it's next to impossible to get any 1BR in a Melbourne inner city suburb for less than 300K. I recently bought just above that and consider myself lucky, because now people are asking for 330K+ for apartments of lesser quality.

You know what happens if you don't do simple things like put the bin the correct way facing the roadside? They just ignore it and don't collect it for another week. After one or two times living with the smell of rotting rubbish for a week, you will learn to respect the garbagemen.

actually the best way is to go alone first. get your financials & property set up, make it look like a "home", then get the wife and kids over. yes the women are usually the problem, you have to admit not all that time spent in NS was wasted

if i'm not wrong, don't you need a minimum of 6 years experience to qualify for ACS Skills Assessment?

constitution guarantees freedom of speech, if you don't like what others are saying here get lost. since you say there are opportunities in this country, you mind your own business and let us take care of ourselves.

by letting in tons of foreigners to increase demand for flats... i guess.

actually i've quite enjoyed this thread, there have been many interesting points raised... it seems there are some similarities between the local situation and the subprime in the US... people tying up most of their capital in their properties, buying properties at inflated prices beyond their...

hi nice-gook, you are saying that valuation of the surrounding flats, and previous valuations affects the valuation of a flat? if true, that's interesting... i didn't know that. anyway i totally understand what you're saying, i don't agree with all the policy tweaking. my initial question...

this doesnt make sense at all. in any monetary transaction there is a winner and a loser... and in the example you gave the loser is the buyer, who pays the inflated price dictated by the other party. if a buyer is that stupid to accept such a price he only has himself to blame, when he has the...

fyi i'm totally biased, but if you like nature like i do, there is this place called Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair, i did the 3 or 4 day nature walk there a long time ago. other than that probably nothing much that you can't do in the other states, maybe go wineries or pick fruits in...

why cairns? my experience is that north queenslanders are generally not too friendly. hot and humid now anyway... if i were you i would go south, tasmania sounds good.

i wonder if you pay any cpf? seeing that you are based in sf. a valid and interesting question, by the way.

cynicism is totally justified on the internet, like in the world today. taking cheap shots at people isnt. it tells a lot about your character. smart and successful people who can rise above usually don't see the flaws in the system. just remember that not everyone is as smart as you...