Well, a short update just to say that we are still hanging in there.
Since the first wave of viewings things have started to go extremely quiet on the house sale front.
It seems when the house …

McG posting an excellent article in our forums so I thought I would post it in here for all to see.
I’d read some horror stories with some of the slightly more dodgy realestate agents …

Well, yesterday I posted about the exciting prospect of receiving our first offer and what a let down!
Nearly 20% below the asking price. I wouldn’t mind but the house has only been on the market …

Well, we’ve had a call from the estate agent today advising us that the chap who came to view the house yesterday has made an appointment to pop into the branch tomorrow to make a …

Latest Updates from Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre
As of 6 June 2006 the Adelaide Skilled Processing Centre is assessing applications lodged on or before the following dates:
ONSHORE – paper based applications: …

A few days ago I wrote about the economy in Western Australia and how the success and draw of this economy is impacting house prices and the availability of rental properties.
Well, a recent article in …

Well, its been nearly a month now since the house first went on the Market
I’ve been reading some horror stories posted in our forums about folks who have spent months and months before they managed …

Perths Transport System
Perth is served by Perth Airport in the city’s east for domestic and international flights and Jandakot Airport in the city’s southern suburbs for light aviation.
Perth has a road network with three freeways, …

Tourist attractions in and around Perth
Weeks or even months can pass in Perth without substantial rainfall. One of its main attractions are its beaches, located along the city’s coastal suburbs. Perth’s beaches are not as …

Perth Education
Perth is home to four public universities, and one private university: the University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Curtin University of Technology, Edith Cowan University, and the University of Notre Dame respectively.
The University of …

Perth Sports
Perth is very conducive to an outdoors lifestyle, and this is reflected in the wide variety of sports available to citizens of the city. Perth was host to the 1962 Commonwealth Games and also …

Perth Culture
Social structure
The “Western Suburbs” between Perth and the Indian Ocean, contain the highest income suburbs notably the locations of homes of the wealthiest individuals becoming landmarks and tourist attractions.
The “Eastern Suburbs” around the airport …

Perth Weather and Average Temperatures
Perth summers are hot and dry, summer lasts from late December to late February, with February generally being the hottest month of the year. The hottest ever recorded temperature in Perth …

Traditionally, Perth and Perth’s Swan River have usually been viewed and photographed from Kings Park, situated on a hill to the south-west of the city or from the South Perth foreshore. The historical record of …

Geography
Perth is set on the Swan River, so named because of the native black swans. A Dutch expedition in 1697 captained by Willem de Vlamingh led to Vlamingh naming the river after the black swans. …

Well, as I’ll be living there one day I may as well provide some information about our future home. I’ll break this post into a number of sections
Perth is the capital and most populous city …