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To buy an existing property here I think you have to be a permanent resident, but you can still buy new property (apartment, house or house & land package) if you are not permanent.



Why is it that temp residents cannot buy existing properties? My friend in NSW told me the same thing but when we visited Perth, noone we spoke (Aussies) to were aware of that and my husband claims that when he popped into Westpac and enquired about mortgages, they didnt think it was an issue whether we bought an existing property or newbuild.