It is certainly the bank's fault. We got conditional approval in March and applied for the formal approval during the 1st week of April. It's been 8 weeks as of…

We're scheduled to settle on Monday. $1,400 in interest for late settlement. That's approx. my 10 days' salary. What a waste! I should have went directly to one of the…

Stockland should be able to provide contour maps to builders for planning purposes. I'm pretty sure they will. Check with Stockland. We bought a home & land package and the…

Have to pay separately, I'd think. It is with Heritage Bank (QLD based bank). Going through a mortgage broker (Loan Market).

Same boat. Waiting for the bank to verify the loan documents. Supposed to have settled on Tuesday but it looks like it might take a few more days. Looking at…

Sweet! I don't think I will receive a call today as I have little mobile coverage at my workplace.

Is Stage 17 expected to register today? Any idea?

Thanks MGardz. That's very similar to what we are looking to do as well... a dark coloured tile. Hopefully a glossy one too...

Congratulations 👏 that is a fine piece of property! Need to find ways to save money so I can retire when I'm 40 and live in anacreage far from the…

Awesome. Always good to know both sides Loved that response. Something worth pondering over... We,ve got a week or 2 to go, apparently. The land…

Thabks Rox82. We've only got one floor. Guess sometimes it is more important to be practical than luxurious.

Thanks... yeah well.. Tiles it is then 🙄 i just wish wooden floors were as resilient to wear n tear as tiles...

That looks awesome 😳😳 Is this where you are building, GillyM?

Hi MartinsHarmony !
Thank you so much... We're building a Symphony MBTF @ Marsden Park, NSW. We've got carpet in the bedrooms &…

wow.. jol0 thanks for that. quite elaborate.... Do laminate flooring also come in different colors/shades? Are they dearer than timber?

Hi guys...
Building our first home with M and we have our colour selection appointment coming up.
Kind of undecided on whether we should go with porcelain tiles or timber flooring.…

This is quite normal. Check your building contract to see if there is some allowance for rocks upto certain depth. Usually there is. Anything beyond that is added costs.

That is usually how it works. The valuation depends on the bank/valuer. Also, has it been more than 12 months since you signed contract? If the contract was signed less…

wow. that is awesome!! how big is your lot? Mine is 450 sqm. I don't think it will get valued at 1280/sqm. It has only been a few months since…

Change the broker ??
You will pay lesser LMI if your valuation goes up. It is because your LVR is now lower.
$769,500 against a property valued at $855,000 is a LVR…

The walk your lot event is on the 26th of March. The access to valuers is until the 13th April. So, I'm thinking registration could be during the 3rd week…

Thanks Jack ??

Thanks Charan. It is a H&L Package. Here is what I think. The builder has nothing to do with MY land. The moment I exchanged contracts, the builder's got nothing…

This is beyond annoying. I'm not receiving any of these updates from Stockland. Did not receive it last time. Did not receive this today either.
Who is this being sent…

Hi jo87
What's your lot number? We booked Lot 1725 from Masterton Homes registering in April/May.

What's the general sentiment regarding Masterton Homes?
We took their H&L as they offered the best price for the land. Bought a 450 sqm block for $470K. The other builders were…

Have a look at some of the Marsden Park listings below. Significantly more expensive than Elara!!!

wow. How come I haven't received this update? Mine is Lot 1725. I should have received this update as well, right?
Jack_Elara - When…

kaycee - Yeah. That's a valid point as well. Guess I'll just do the one application. I'll talk to my mortgage broker to…

Thanks Kaycee. So there really is no benefits of applying separate loans over a single loan application?