AHI-Australian Homebuyers International

This will conceptualise what you are trying to achieve and in which time frame. For 95% of property investors this becomes critical as it affects your exit strategy, your risk management plans and also your objective at the end of the day. Understanding the tax implications of owning property in Australia will also enhance your position as a property investor.

AHI can help in your endeavour to make wise property investment choices in Australia. We match the needs of our clients with the right investment properties that will lead to long-term wealth creation. We ensure our success, and that of our clients, by having access to experienced and reputable land and property developers all across Australia.

Buying a house and land package can be a great way of buying a home or investment property. The entry level is surprisingly low and a great deal of time and money can be saved by deciding to invest in a new-build property rather than an established one. AHI has something to suit every budget from $450,000 to $5.9 million plus. Whatever your budget happens to be, AHI can help and advise you wherever you choose to live in Australia.

House and land packages can offer outstanding value. All our property options are "Turn Key" meaning that they are 100% completed, including a designer furniture package if that is the client's choice. All you have to do is bring your personal items and your house is ready to move into or to receive tenants.

AHI has access to thousands of house and land packages Australia-wide. For clients who wish to build a more individual home, we work with some of Australia's top architects, so that the client can examine the plans, receive an itemised cost analysis, sign off, and know that the property will be ready on time and on budget.

Over several consultations, AHI provides a financial assessment, a comprehensive property plan and a property investment analysis through one of our trusted associates. We guide and educate our clients throughout the whole process from beginning to end. We help our clients with this simple 3 point process.

The understanding of how properties will affect your wealth creation ie cash-flow, vacancy, tenancy and how the mix will help you achieve a balanced portfolio is important for long-term sustainability. A sound decision can only be reached with a clear understanding of all the figures with which our clients are provided at the outset.

The median house price for Adelaide real estate is $624,000. The most recent statistics for Hahndorf show a median price of $457,000 as of May 2011. However, building your own home on premium land is also an option and can work out less expensively. The team at Australian Homebuyers International can locate premium land to buy on which to build a substantial Adelaide home.

Australian building standards are among the highest in the world and strictly regulated by Government. New build property is covered by a 10 year builders guarantee. Your Adelaide home will be freehold and built entirely to your specifications, right down to the colour of the last kitchen or bathroom tile. We work with you to achieve the house that you want. There is no guess-work, before the foundations are even started you will know the exact cost of your home and land package down to the last superior kitchen fitting. We appoint the architect, we secure the planning permission, we supervise the construction process, the title deeds are legally drawn, and at the end you are given the keys to your Adelaide home. When we say we deliver a "turn key" operation, this is exactly what we mean. We finish the whole job, and when we are satisfied that everything is perfect you are invited to take possession and move in. We even provide an interior design service, to choose your colours and appliances for the bathroom and kitchen, will select your lighting and furnishings throughout.

With over 700,000 overseas students at tertiary institutions throughout Australia, Adelaide offers some excellent universities, technical colleges and secondary schools. Australia is fast becoming the preferred destination for foreign students.

There are two systems of school education. There is a public system operated by the South Australian Government and a private system of independent and Catholic schools. All schools provide education under the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) or, to a lesser extent, the International Baccalaureate (IB), with Adelaide having the highest number of IB schools in Australia.

There are several South Australian TAFE (Technical and Further Education) campuses located in the metropolitan area which provide a range of vocational education and training.

The University of Adelaide is  a member of the Group of Eight – Australia’s leading universities – with 20,478 students and eight campuses throughout the state and one in Singapore.  Under the banner of educating the leaders of tomorrow a joint venture between two of the oldest and most respected institutions in the Asia Pacific region - the Ngee Ann-Kongsi and the University of Adelaide - was formed to provide a quality educational facility in Singapore combining under-graduate and post-graduate academic programmes. The Ngee Ann-Adelaide Education Centre is situated in the completely renovated Teochew Building on Tank Road in the city centre of Singapore.

The University of South Australia, with 36,000 students is vibrant and international in its perspective, committed to educating professionals, creating and applying knowledge and maintaining cultural diversity among its staff and students. The Flinders University of South Australia, with 16,237 students is located in the southern suburb of Bedford Park, alongside the Flinders Medical Centre.

The South Australian Government and educational institutions are attempting to position Adelaide as "Australia's education hub" and marketing it as a "Learning City." The number of international students studying in Adelaide has increased rapidly in recent years to 23,300, of which 2,380 are secondary school students. In addition to the city's existing institutions, foreign institutions have been attracted to set up campuses in order to increase its attractiveness as an education hub.

The two hundred year-old Royal Institution of Great Britain  also established an Australian counterpart in Adelaide which opened in 2009. Investors are looking at SA closely if they have children about to start university, because this is an ideal place in which to buy property where your children can live while they study.

Research, Finance and Festivals

In addition to the universities, there are a number of organisations involved in research with significant establishments in the metropolitan area.  As South Australia's seat of government and commercial centre, Adelaide is the site of many governmental and financial institutions. Today, Adelaide is noted for its many festivals and sporting events, its food, wine and culture, its long beachfronts, and its large defence and manufacturing sectors. 

Adelaide is a planned city, designed by the first surveyor-general of South Australia, Colonel William Light. His plan, now known as Light's Vision, arranged Adelaide in a grid, with five squares in the Adelaide city centre and a ring of parks, known as the Adelaide Parklands, surrounding it.  The benefits of Light's design are numerous; Adelaide has had wide multi-lane roads from its beginning, an easily navigable grid layout and a beautiful green ring around the city centre.

South Australia undoubtedly has the WOW factor, which is an abundance of:

• Wildlife
• Outback
• Wine

From  Kangaroo Island which is one of Australia’s best wildlife experiences, to the stunning Flinders Ranges and the legendary Barossa Valley, South Australia will take your breath away.  There is much to offer in terms of South Australian real estate in every corner of this fascinating and diverse state.  Whether you choose to make your home in Adelaide or out in the countryside you will never be far from something quite exciting.

Flinders Medical Centre. Health care and social assistance is the largest ABS defined employment sector in South Australia.  South Australia's largest employment sector is health care and social assistance.  In 2009-10, manufacturing in SA had average annual employment of 83,700 persons compared with 103,300 for health care and social assistance.

The retail trade is the second largest employer in SA (2009-10), with 91,900 jobs, and 12 per cent of the state workforce.

Manufacturing, defence technology and research, commodity export and corresponding service industries play a role in the SA economy. Almost half of all cars produced in Australia are made in Adelaide at the General Motors Holden plant in Elizabeth. Adelaide has over 40% of Australia's high-tech electronics industry which designs and produces electronic systems that are sold worldwide for applications in medical, communications, defence, automotive, food and wine processing and industrial sectors.

The global media conglomerate News Corporation was founded in and until 2004 incorporated in Adelaide and is still considered its 'spiritual' home by Rupert Murdoch. Australia's largest oil company, Santos, prominent South Australian brewery, Coopers, major national retailer Harris Scarfe and Australia's second largest listed investment company Argo Investments Limited call Adelaide their home.

Others, such as Saab Systems and Raytheon, are located in or near Technology Park. The Australian Submarine Corporation, based in the industrial suburb of Osborne, was charged with constructing Australia's Collins class submarines and more recently the A$6 billion contract to construct the Royal Australian Navy's new air-warfare destroyers.

The renowned Adelaide Festival of Arts and Fringe Festival were established in 1960. Over time, the Adelaide Festival has expanded to include the Cabaret Festival, Film Festival, Festival of Ideas, Writers' Week, all held predominately in  March. 

There are also many international cultural fairs, most notably the German Schützenfest and Greek Glendi. The Art Gallery of South Australia, with around 35,000 works, holds Australia's second largest state-based collection.

The Adelaide Festival Centre, on the banks of the Torrens, is the focal point for much of the cultural activity in the city and home to the State Theatre Company of South Australia, with other venues including the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and the city's many smaller theatres, pubs and cabaret bars.

Being centrally located on the Australian mainland, Adelaide forms a strategic transport hub for east-west and north-south routes. The city itself has a metropolitan-wide public transport system, which is managed by and known as the Adelaide Metro.

The Adelaide metropolitan area has two commercial Airports, Adelaide and Parafield. Adelaide Airport,  is designed to serve in excess of 6.3 million passengers annually. Parafield Airport, Adelaide's second airport, located eighteen kilometres north of the CBD, is used for small aircraft, pilot training and recreational aviation purposes.

By Rail

Head to SA for great Australian rail experiences including:

• The Indian Pacific between Sydney, Adelaide and Perth
• The Ghan between Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin
• The Overland between Melbourne and Adelaide

So much to do and see!  Why not give us a call and take the first step nto securing your home in South Australia.