I also have my home loan with CBA and got the insurance from them as well. I have taken the Wealth Package and this gives me discounts on insurance taken…

After a furious exchange of e-mails with my CSO and after discussing the issue with the Site Supervisor the vanity basins have finally been installed. The issue was escalated to…

Thanks for all your replies.
I will contact my builder tomorrow and ask if they can install our own basin or if we can upgrade to something better, we don't care…

I was suppossed to have my initial inspection done on 3rd April but then it was moved indefinitely because according to Simonds, the supplier of their vanity basins are facing…

lol, that's scary. how long did it take from the time you requested for the cheque til the time you were able to pick it up.
thanks for the info.

Hi Folks,
Just wanted to ask about the settlment process for newly built home. We received the final Invoice Statement from the builder. Our PCI is on 3rd of April and…

Just wanted to ask how do banks conduct their valuation before settlement of a newly constructed home. They have done the valuation before construction started and we've signed the home…

Not sure if CBA inspected the house at each stage but from Slab to Fixing Stages they were able to release the funds in 3-4 working days. I've been told…

We have visited our worksite early Saturday morning and met the painters. They seem nice. There was a minor error though with the feature wall, the wrong side of Bedroom…

not sure about this but it seems that their staff are trying to get their acts together.
after visiting the site, i had a clarification with the paint used as…

we're now on the final stage with S*monds. throughout all of these times everything was fine except for two things, the electrical and sound system additions were not included.
the issue…

Glad to hear that, hope you have a happy building experience from now on. Grats.

hi edgevine, hope your problem with the bank gets resolved soon. i know someone who's 1st progress claim payment was delayed for 3 weeks because the Lending Manager set the…

We're building with Simonds (Millbank 2800) at Brimbank Gardens, Derrimut.
http://brimbank-gardens-house.blogspot.com/

Land got settled recently. I told CBA that I will be building soon and they have ordered a valuation of the Land + House. Land valuation came up $9K higher…

Thanks Kyton for the response.
For the land, it was valued $15,000 below the selling price, so I have to come up with that amount plus the 5% deposit, stamp duty…

hi winniey,
we're also looking for September site start if the land gets settled in August. I'm building with Simonds Millbank 2800.
you're right, it would be exciting to track our…

hi guys,
just wondering if anyone had a 100% construction loan with CBA? i'm about to settle my land (95% finance) and was hoping that i could get a 100% construction…

hi there winniey, i'm also waiting for land settlement in brimbank gardens stage 28. we might be neighbours , i'm in the main street…