Useful Links

General

• Real Estate Institute of Australia: <www.reiaustralia.com.au>

• First Home Owner Grant: <www.firsthome.gov.au>

• Defence Housing Australia (DHA): <www.dha.gov.au>

• Australian Taxation Office: <www.ato.gov.au>

State/Territory Buying Real Estate Guides

• New South Wales: Office of Fair Trading: <http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Tenants_and_home_owners/Buying_property/Contracts_and_deposits.html>

• Victoria: Consumer Affairs: <http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256EB5000644CE/page/Buying+&+Selling+Property-Buyers+and+Sellers-Buying+a+residential+property?OpenDocument&1=50-Buying+&+Selling+Property~&2=10-Buyers+and+Sellers~&3=40-Buying+a+residential+property~>

• Queensland: Office of Fair Trading: <http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/buy-home.htm>

• Western Australia: Department of Commerce — Consumer Protection: <http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/consumerprotection/Content/Real_Estate/Buying_and_selling/HomebuyersSurvivalGuide.html>

• South Australia: Office of Consumer and Business Affairs: <http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/consumeradvice/realestate/index.html>

• Tasmania: Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading: <http://www.consumer.tas.gov.au/real_estate/buying_a_house>

• Northern Territory: Department of Justice — Consumer and Business Affairs: <http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/licenreg/baal/buy_sell.shtml>

• Australian Capital Territory: Office of Fair Trading: <www.fairtrading.act.gov.au>

State/Territory Renting Guides

• New South Wales: Office of Fair Trading: <http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Tenants_and_home_owners/Renting_a_home.html>

• Victoria: Consumer Affairs: <http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/CA256EB5000644CE/page/Renting-Tenants?OpenDocument&1=910-Renting~&2=10-Tenants~&3=~>

• Queensland: Residential Tenancies Authority: <www.rta.qld.gov.au>

• Western Australia: Department of Commerce — Consumer Protection: <http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/consumerprotection/Content/Real_Estate/Renting_and_tenancy/index.htm>

• South Australia: Office of Consumer and Business Affairs: <http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/tenancies/res/index.html>

• Tasmania: Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading: <http://www.consumer.tas.gov.au/renting>

• Northern Territory: Department of Justice — Consumer and Business Affairs: <http://www.nt.gov.au/justice/consaffairs/res_tenancies.shtml>

• Australian Capital Territory: Office of Fair Trading: <www.fairtrading.act.gov.au>

State or Territory Office of Revenue

• New South Wales: <www.osr.nsw.gov.au>

• Victoria: <www.sro.vic.gov.au>

• Queensland: <www.osr.qld.gov.au>

• Western Australia: <www.dtf.wa.gov.au>

• South Australia: <www.revenuesa.sa.gov.au>

• Tasmania: <www.sro.tas.gov.au>

• Northern Territory: <www.nt.gov.au/ntt/revenue>

• Australian Capital Territory: <www.revenue.act.gov.au>

Banks

• ANZ: <www.anz.com.au>

• Commonwealth Bank: <www.commbank.com.au>

• NAB: <www.nab.com.au>

• Westpac: <www.westpac.com.au>

General Insurers

• Insurance Australia Group: <www.iag.com.au>

• Suncorp: <www.suncorp.com.au>

• Allianz: <www.allianz.com.au>

Credit Information

• Mycreditfile: <www.mycreditfile.com.au>

Loan Comparison

• CANNEX: <www.cannex.com.au>

• InfoChoice: <www.infochoice.com.au>

• Moneymanager: <www.moneymanager.com.au>

Maps

• Google Maps: <maps.google.com.au>

• Whereis: <www.whereis.com>

Real Estate Sales

• realestate.com.au: <www.realestate.com.au>

• Domain: <www.domain.com.au>

General Data

• Reserve Bank of Australia: <www.rba.gov.au>

• Australian Bureau of Statistics: <www.abs.gov.au>

Real Estate Data

• Real Estate Institute of Australia: <www.reiaustralia.com.au>

• RP Data: <www.myrp.com.au>

• Australian Property Monitors: <www.apm.com.au>

• Residex: <www.residex.com.au>

Calculators

• Mortgage Choice: <www.mortgagechoice.com.au/calculators.aspx>