FHBA New Homes of the Week: 22 March 2017 (Edition 47)

Are you planning on achieving your Great Australian Dream of home ownership in 2017? If this is you, then this edition of FHBA New Homes of the Week is a must read for you!

We currently have access to dozens of FHOG eligible projects that are currently under construction, some due to be completed in 2018, whilst most are due to be completed this year! In today’s 47th edition of FHBA New Homes of the Week, we take a look at our top 5 new homes to be completed in 2017, all of which fall under the relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold.

As always with FHBA New Homes of the Week, in Edition 47 our top 5 selections are all priced under the relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold.


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Quick Guide:

  • Below are our top 5 FHBA New Homes for this week
  • We have highlighted some key features of each property
  • If you want to see more information on any of the homes just click on the property image
  • If you want to talk to a New Homes Expert about a property you like simply complete an enquiry form

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Here’s our top 5 FHBA New Homes of the Week for 22 March 2017:

Richlands – Queensland

  • Price From: $352,900
  • QLD First Home Owner Grant: $20,000 (Reverting to $15,000 from 01 July 2017)
  • Anticipated Completion: June 2017
  • Configuration: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Single Garage
  • What we like: Brentford Outlook is located in one of Queensland’s flourishing multicultural communities with only a 25 minute drive to the central business districts of Brisbane and Ipswich city. Live a life of luxury and free of worries with an onsite manager for your property. Take a short drive to the Oxley Golf Course and relax or dine in the Lions Football Club to unwind; you’ll never run out of things to do with your family.

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Thornton (Newcastle) – New South Wales

  • Price From: $424,000
  • NSW First Home Owner Grant: $10,000
  • Anticipated Completion: October 2017
  • Configuration: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Double garage
  • What we like: With two & three bedroom townhouses in single level adaptable or double storey, the variety suits most lifestyles: singles, couples, young families,  and home owners who simply don’t want to worry about maintaining a large parcel of land. In close proximity to transportation and major education facilities in both Maitland & Newcastle.
  • Price From: $471,000
  • Victoria First Home Owner Grant: $10,000 (Proposed to Double to $20,000 from 01 July 2017)
  • Anticipated Completion: October 2017
  • Configuration: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 garage
  • What we like: Offering 6-star sustainable living, these two-storey homes feature modern architecture, private courtyards, smart landscape design, timber and block-work fencing, and the convenience of undercover off-street parking. A choice of three or four bedroom residences make the Saratoga Townhouse Collection a perfect home for singles, couples or small families.

  • Price From: $370,000
  • QLD First Home Owner Grant: $20,000 (Reverting to $15,000 from 01 July 2017)
  • Anticipated Completion: May 2017
  • Configuration: 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Single Garage
  • What we like: Each Townhome boasts spacious contemporary interiors, with clever integrated layouts carving out unique spaces for each member of the family. At Doolandella you are well placed to leverage off the success of the Forest Lake and Springfield masterplanned communities, with a thriving lifestyle precinct, quality schools and shopping amenities just minutes away. This is an opportunity to create a new lifestyle in Doolandella, Brisbane’s emerging destination for family living.

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  • Price From: $679,900
  • Victoria First Home Owner Grant: $10,000 (Proposed to Double to $20,000 from 01 July 2017)
  • Anticipated Completion: July 2017
  • Configuration: 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 garage
  • What we like: The Brentwood Townhouses offer a contemporary, modern, modern and unique design to this centrally located, peaceful cul-de-sac of Pascoe Vale South. This tightly held pocket of Pascoe Vale South / Coonan’s Hill offers an enviable central location that is exceptionally close to all the inner north-western suburbs have to offer. Pascoe Vale South is a family centric suburb which is well catered for with schools, parks, sporting facilities and sporting clubs, family shopping centres, restaurants and entertainment.

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Do our top 5 homes this week not suit you? Don’t worry! We have access to hundred’s of other new homes! Simply complete the form below and an FHBA team member will be in touch to answer your queries and discuss all your first home needs 🙂




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