Guide to Renting for your first time
The rental market can be tough and uncompromising at times, particularly if there are is a lot of demand in the area of your desire. If you have decided to make the move from your family home into your first…
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FHBA New Homes of the week: 25 May 2016 (Edition 11)
Today we showcase our FHBA New Homes of The Week to highlight to you some of the best opportunities to secure a new home that is under the relevant First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. “Young families and first home buyers are increasingly looking at house…
FHBA New Homes of the week: 18 May 2016 (Edition 10)
Today we showcase our FHBA New Homes of The Week to highlight to you some of the best opportunities to secure a new home that is under the relevant First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. “For first home buyers wanting to live close to Australia’s…
FHBA announces a Monthly Service to help first home buyers
On Saturday 16th April 2016 we successfully held an event called FHBA Open Day, whereby aspiring first home buyers booked a free 30 minute session with our Co-Founders. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive as aspiring first home buyers were able…
Is this how home buying and selling will be done in the future?
We have all use ride/taxi sharing apps, we book holidays directly online, while many find dates online. Wouldn’t it be great to have something like this in the property industry so we didn’t have to use the expensive middleman, real estate agents?…
Why young Australian’s shouldn’t underestimate the power and importance of a Will
A Will is a formal document that outlines how you want your assets (including your property) to be distributed in the event of your death, when the assets should be transferred and how they are transferred. Everyone has substantial assets…
The downward spiral in first home buyer numbers continues
Housing finance data for March 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 sharply to 14.2% in…
Why every millennial should be a ‘rentvestor’
Cam McLellan from Open Corp, explores why first home buyers should strongly consider rentvesting. The article was originally written for a young, first time investor audience. Disclaimer: Please note our website, including this guest article, is in no shape or form designed to…
Let FHBA Connect help you move into your beautiful First Home
Moving home can be an absolute nightmare for most people, whether you are renting or buying. The amount of organising that needs to be done often leads people to feel lost and unsure where to start. This is why FHBA…
RBA May Rates Decision
Today the RBA Board decided to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points to 1.75 per cent, effective 4 May 2016. The RBA noted in their press release “Inflation has been quite low for some time and recent data were unexpectedly low. While…