FHBA New Homes of the Week: 27 July 2016 (20th Edition)
This week we showcase our 20th edition (yes it has been 20 weeks already!) of FHBA New Homes of The Week.
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FHBA partners with Mortgage Australia to launch an Australian first service
We are pleased to announce that today we are launching with Mortgage Australia (our latest partner) a new service dedicated to first home buyers across Australia. Recently, many of our blog readers (500 to be exact!) completed our national first…
FHBA New Homes of the Week: 20 July 2017 (Edition 19)
This week we present our 19th edition of FHBA New Homes of The Week. All of this week’s Top 5 selections have starting prices under the relevant First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold.
Brand new guides to Grants & other Government assistance
At FHBA we are continually updating and being innovative in how we present our important information & content to aspiring first home buyers. After receiving important feedback from you we have decided to give our State by State First Home Owner Assistance (Grants)…
FHBA New Homes of the week: 13 July 2016 (Edition 18)
It’s that time of the week again where we celebrate some of the best first home buyer opportunities around. This week we showcase our 18th edition of FHBA New Homes of The Week. All of this week’s Top 5 have starting prices under the relevant First Home Owners Grant…
First home buyer numbers hit fresh lows
The housing finance data for May 2016 was released yesterday 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 again (down to 13.9% in…
What the Coalition Election win means for First Home Buyers
On Sunday afternoon Labor Party leader Bill Shorten conceded defeat to Election 2016, 8 days after Australians went to the polling booths, while Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull claimed victory. While vote counting continues, only a Coalition government now seems possible.…
FHBA New Homes of the week: 06 July 2016 (Edition 17)
Today we showcase our 17th edition (& first edition of the 2016/17 Financial year) of FHBA New Homes of The Week. This week’s Top 5 include some of the more affordable opportunities currently available to secure a new apartment that has starting prices under the relevant First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. As some states…
RBA July Rate Decision
Earlier this afternoon the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board decided to leave the cash rate on hold, at 1.75%. The RBA noted in their press release that “inflation has been quiet low” & ” this is expected to remain the…
Election 2016: Where are we at in 60 seconds
Who has won? Neither major party has declared victory or defeat yet. Who is likely to win power? It is hard to tell. So far the Coalition has received 4,929,311 votes (50.04%) and the Labor party has received 4,921,187 votes (49.96%)…