STCA – What does STCA mean?

25 January 2010
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STCA: Four letters you have no doubt seen many times as you’ve browsed through Australian real estate websites searching for your property.
But what exactly does STCA mean?

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The (Planning Permit) Road Less Travelled

19 January 2010
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The (Planning Permit) road less travelled
Imagine that you are a Town Planner.
You have limited time to work through a number of Planning Permit Applications.
Which application should get your attention?

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New Year’s Special: Free Development Assessment

7 January 2010
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New Year’s Special: Free Development Assessment!
Have you ever wondered if your property could be developed but didn’t know where to start?
To celebrate the start of the New Year we are making a very special offer:
Subscribe to our email newsletter before January 31, 2010 and you are entitled to a free Step 1: Preliminary Development Assessment [...]

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Merry Christmas from Brutal Art Design + Build

23 December 2009
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Construction tender evaluation

18 December 2009
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So your project has finally completed the rigorous design & planning permit process and your architect has sent your Building Permit Documentation Package out to tender.
The only problem is you’ve received back three wildly differing tender responses from separate builders.
How can one builder’s tender offer come in at almost twice as much as the other [...]

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Looking for property developers in Melbourne?

18 December 2009
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Our new office in the beautiful Art Deco McPherson’s Building in Collins St, Melbourne is almost ready!
This past week has made the silly season even sillier as we unpack boxes and give the new creative workspace the Brutal Art touch.
* Thank you to Christopher Biggs for his beautiful photo capturing the Art Deco facade of [...]

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We are moving

2 December 2009
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If we are a little slow in getting back to you this week, please excuse us!
We are moving to our new premises in the beautiful Art Deco McPhersons Building on Collins St in the City of Melbourne!

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Subdivide land: the 5 tests your property must pass

27 November 2009
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If you own or are considering purchasing a large block of land, you have probably asked the question: “Can I subdivide?”.
This article will provide a big picture overview of the 5 tests your property must pass before it can be subdivided.

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Property Investment Strategies: How to proactively add significant equity without building or renovating

17 November 2009
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How can you proactively add significant equity to your investment property without building or renovating?
Read more to find out how one of our clients took less than six months to do just that.

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Property Development 101: Step 7

10 November 2009
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With the previous Step 6: Build completed, the finish line of your property development project is in sight.
The goal of this final step, Step 7: Realisation, is to realise your return on investment.
Two ways of realising your return are to:

Sell your properties for profit, or

Hold your properties as investments

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