Guides / Gold Coast and Northern NSW
Off the plan guides.
Everything we have written about buying off the plan, in the order a purchase happens: deciding, looking, checking, signing, paying and owning. Every rule and figure is read from a government, ATO or regulator page and dated. None of it is personal advice.
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Buying off the plan on the Gold Coast: the buyer's guide
Six steps from goals to settlement, with the questions buyers ask most and the Queensland and NSW rules behind each.
Read the guideDeciding
Off the plan pros and cons
The financial upside against the uncertainty: fixed price, first home duty, 2027 tax rules and depreciation against valuation risk, delays, changes and warranty gaps.
Read the guideDeciding
Off the plan vs completed apartments
Side by side on valuation, stamp duty, depreciation, the 2027 tax changes, timing, body corporate and buyer protections.
Read the guideDeciding
Off the plan vs building or renovating
Why a fixed price matters when building costs rise, with ABS and QBCC sources.
Read the guideLooking
Display suite questions
What to ask a developer at a display suite, and what the law already requires them to disclose.
Read the guideChecking
How to check a developer and builder
The QBCC and NSW licence registers, ASIC, insolvency notices, iCIRT and the cover that applies if they fail.
Read the guideSigning
Contract clauses to check before you sign
The sunset clause, deposit, changes to the plans, lot size and eight more, with the government rules.
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Stamp duty calculator and guide, QLD and NSW
Rates, first home buyer concessions, the NSW 12 month deferral and worked examples, with a calculator.
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Depreciation on a new apartment
Capital works, new fittings, the 2017 second-hand rule, effective lives and the quantity surveyor's report.
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Investment property tax, costs and the 2027 rules
Deductions, negative gearing limited to new builds, the CGT choice for new dwellings, GST at settlement, land tax and levies.
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