Buying My First Home

Missed out on the Government’s initial First Home Loan Guarantee Scheme? Great News – if you act quickly. The Commonwealth Government has just announced that they will be re-releasing unused guarantee reservations from the first release in February 2020.  However, spaces are very limited (about 1,800 in total) so they…

Great news for homeowners and prospective buyers: housing affordability is at its best level in a decade and should continue to improve throughout 2021. Housing affordability improved in all major Australian cities over the year to September 2020 despite the ongoing global pandemic, according to a new report by investor…

Thousands of families across the country who had been thinking about a new build, or tackling an overdue renovation project, have rolled up their sleeves and committed to it, according to latest ABS data. And to be honest, we’re not overly surprised. The federal government’s $25,000 HomeBuilder grant is nothing…

The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is back; bigger, better and more buyer-friendly than before. If you’re a first home buyer who missed out on the first two rounds, then here’s how to make it a case of third time’s a charm! It’s federal budget week, and this year’s big…

On your marks, get set, go! The race is on for limited spots in the federal government's First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, which kicked off again on July 1.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The scheme allows eligible first home buyers with only a 5% deposit to purchase a property without paying for lenders…

The “crucial final touches” on the federal government’s $25,000 HomeBuilder scheme have been revealed. Will your build be eligible? When the federal government announced its $25,000 HomeBuilder scheme in early June the immediate reaction from many was ‘you little beauty’, quickly followed by, ‘wait... will my project even be eligible?’…