Where is Geelong? The Geelong region is considered a port city and is Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne. The Greater Geelong region is located approximately 75km South-West of [...]
At FHBA we are passionate about helping aspiring first home buyers buy their slice of the great Australia dream. One of the most frequent questions we get asked is whether or not an aspiring [...]
Can I use the First Home Owner Grants (FHOG) & other rebates as my first home deposit? The short answer is YES you can use the FHOG and rebates to form all or part of your deposit. At FHBA, [...]
Where is Ipswich? Ipswich is an urban region/city in south-east Queensland, Australia, which is located 44km’s south-west of the Brisbane city. A local government area, the City of Ipswich [...]
A number of state government changes are coming for first homebuyers from today, 1 July 2017, including changes to state-based first homeowner grants and stamp duty discounts/exemptions. Today, [...]
Yesterday (22 June 2017), the South Australian Government handed down its last Budget before the State Election in 2018. A budget surplus of $72 million is forecast for 2017-18, rising to $462 [...]
Today (13/06/2017) the Queensland government announced the Queensland First Home Owners’ Grant (QLD FHOG) will remain at $20,000 until 31 December 2017. Previously the QLD FHOG was due to [...]
FHBA Weekend Preview: 03 – 04 June 2017 There is plenty of change occurring in the property space at the moment that’s set to affect first home buyers everywhere. Many of the changes [...]
Every NSW first home buyer knows how hard it is to save a deposit plus the stamp duty that goes along with the deposit (on a $500,000 established property this is approximately $18,000 alone!). [...]
At FHBA, we pride ourselves on successfully helping first home buyers achieve the great Australian dream of home ownership dream. Whilst the government’s 2017/18 Budget announcement fell [...]
