gtdave

I'm a First Time Buyer, so Stamp Duty won't be applicable. Also, I won't have to pay the lenders mortgage insurance as I'm going with Keystart who are government-backed. Still don't see where the Broker is ccoming up with $7-8k.

Im house-hunting in Perth at the moment and was wondering if anyone could advise on the cost of fees when buying a house? My broker says to allow approx, 7-8k but I dont know how he's come up with this figure and it seems a bit high. I know I will have to pay for termite and structural surveys which will cost $500-600 each. Ive no idea how much a conveyancing solicitor will cost but im guessing somewhere in the region of $2k-$3k. My lender is Keystart so I wont have to pay LMI. Does anyone know of any other costs?

I could be open to correction, but as far as I know, the 'sold' prices listed by domain and realestate.com are actually the asking prices at time of sale?

House-hunting in Perth at the moment and I'd really like to find out what houses are actually selling for. Does anyone know where I can obtain this info. I know RP data sell reports on but I suspect they might be a bit generic and only really list average prices etc. Any suggestions appreciated.