WA First Home Owner Grant Increases
WA First Home Owners Grant (WA FHOG) Increased As of 1 January 2017 the WA FHOG has increased 50% from $10,000 to $15,000 The $15,000 WA FHOG will last until 31 December 2017, then it will revert back to $10,000…
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2017 New Years Resolution Part 2: Buy My First Home
Special New Years Resolution 3 Part Series: Buy My First Home THE start of a new year brings so much promise. It is a time that many people choose to reflect on their previous year and think about what they want…
FHBA Market Update: Summer Begins
Auction Sales Update: For the first weekend of summer (3 – 4th of December) auction clearance rates remained high (compared to historical data). Based on combined capital city preliminary data the national auction clearance rate was 75%, according to CoreLogic RP Data. There are just two…
FHBA Market Update: Negative gearing back on the agenda?
Auction Sales Update: Auction Activity Up For the 26 – 27 November weekend auction clearance rates were once again very high (compared to historical data). Based on combined capital city preliminary data the national auction clearance rate was 76%, according to CoreLogic…
FHBA New Homes of the Week: 23 November 2016 (Edition 36)
In Edition 36 of FHBA New Homes of the Week we are proud to showcase our top first home buyer homes priced under your relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. Are you an aspiring first home buyer who is planning to…
FHBA Market Update: Cricket Australia should blame housing affordability
Auction Sales Update: Highest quantity of auctions since March For the November 19 – 20 weekend auction clearance rates were once again very high (compared to historical data). Based on combined capital city preliminary data the national auction clearance rate was 76% according to CoreLogic RP…
Alternative ways to buy your first home: Part 5
Earlier this week we looked at the 4th of our top 5 strategies for thinking ‘outside the square’ in order to realise your Great Australian Dream of home ownership. In this blog (part 4 of 5) we look at our 5th & final…
Fixed Rates Tipped to Rise
The world is still digesting what a Trump US presidential election win means to the world and the world economy. But what has a Trump election win have to do with Australian interest rates on home loans? How will a…
Alternative ways to buy your first home: Part 4
Last week we looked at the 3rd of our top 5 strategies for thinking ‘outside the square’ in order to realise your Great Australian Dream of home ownership. In this blog (part 4 of 5) we look at the 4th…
September Housing Finance: The first home buyer struggle continues
The housing finance data for September 2016 was released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The report showed that the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments fell to 13.1% from…