STAMP duty is back on the table for first-time buyers of existing property after a long exemption period and come October 1, those purchasers will no longer be eligible for a $7000 cheque from Mr O’Farrell to ease the homebuying squeeze.

For a $300,000 purchase, NSW home buyers will need to front up $8990 in stamp duty on existing properties before even getting the keys to their new front door. Continue reading Stamp duty back on the table →