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With talk of a potential RBA interest rate cut hitting the wires there are more specials available to first home buyers looking to buy in 2019!  Furthermore, lenders on the FHBA Mortgages panel [...]

Summer is already upon us in 2018, with Christmas only a few weeks away. On the 4th of December 2018, the RBA also decided to leave the cash rate on hold, which means rates have been on hold for [...]

Spring is one of the busiest times of the year for the property market. Lenders have started the Season by featuring heavily in the news. A number of the lenders have decided to increase their [...]

The last month of Winter (i.e. August) has already arrived. With Winter coming to an end, Australian lenders continue to focus their attention on owner-occupiers, especially the first home [...]

Hotspot in Focus: Northgate (SA) Northgate is a suburb located only 10kms North-East of the Adelaide CBD in South Australia. Lightsview is a suburb located next to Northgate, which was created in [...]

Honeymoon rate home loans are also known as introductory rate home loans because banks often tempt you with a low rate for the initial period of your first home loan. The jury is still out as to [...]

The 2018/19 Financial Year is already here, as the property markets across the country continue to cool. Not only are property sellers finding it hard to attract buyers but Australian lenders are [...]

The First Home Super Saver (FHSS) scheme was introduced by the Australian Government in the Federal Budget 2017–18 to assist first home buyers save a deposit faster for your first home by [...]

As the end of the 2018 financial year is already here, it is a good idea for first home buyers to refresh themselves with what your State Government is offering in terms of grants, exemptions [...]

Many aspiring first home buyers have different views on what the minimum deposit requirements are before they can successfully purchase their first home. Many believe that a minimum of 10% or 20% [...]