Why Do We Even Have Stamp Duty? (And Why It Hurts So Much When You Buy a Home)
You have just found the home. You have done the numbers. You know what you can borrow. You know what the property costs. And then someone mentions stamp duty. Suddenly there is an extra $20,000, $40,000 or even $80,000 sitting between you and your new home, money the government wants before you can call it […]