Want to be a first home buyer in 2018?
In this blog we take a look at what the property market might have in-store for first home buyers in 2018 and what first home buyers should be considering. 2018: the year of the first home buyer? Around a year…
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2018: What incentives/grants are on offer in my state?
Check out all the updated FHOG & Stamp Duty Concessions available currently by clicking here As 2018 is already upon us, it is a good idea for first home buyers to refresh themselves with what your State Government is offering…
The First Home Super Saver Scheme is now law
This is a comprehensive blog regarding the First Home Super Saver Scheme. You should consider your own circumstances and consider obtaining qualified advice before commencing any contributions. First Home Super Saver Scheme gets passed Announced by Treasurer Scott Morrison at the 2017…
Queensland FHOG Boost extended again to 30 June 2018
The Queensland (QLD) First Home Owners’ Grant (FHOG) is a state government initiative to help first home buyers to get their new first home sooner. The re-elected Annastacia Palaszczuk (Labor) Government has delivered on their pre-election promise and an early…
Where are first home buyers most active?
FHBA Property Market Update 11/December/2017 With 2017 coming to a close we take a look at where first home buyers have been buying. This and much much more in your weekly FHBA Property Market Update. Around this time last year,…
Maximising your borrowing capacity as a first home buyer
With lending standards getting tougher by the day, aspiring first home buyers with low deposits are up against it when it comes to maximising their borrowing capacity for their first home loan. However, first home buyers can take matters into…
Revealed: McGrath’s top 2018 picks
FHBA Property Market Update 4/December/2017 Every year John McGrath, founder of McGrath Estate Agents, releases the McGrath Report which includes analysis on the property market and John McGrath’s predictions for the period ahead. Today we take a look at McGrath’s…
What impact would ending negative gearing have?
FHBA Property Market Update 27/11/17 At the 2016 Australian federal election, the Australian Labor Party promised that if they won power they would abolish negative gearing on established properties. While they marginally lost, the Labor Party still has this policy in…
Hotspot in Focus: The ‘Garden City’ (QLD)
Toowoomba (nicknamed ‘The Garden City’) is a city in the Darling Downs region in the Australian state of Queensland. It is located 125 km west of Queensland’s capital city, Brisbane. It has developed into a regional centre for business and government…
How small (or tiny) can we go?
FHBA Property Market Update 20/11/17 In the last week alone there has been several headlines around small & ‘tiny’ housing. As Australia’s housing affordability woes continue many experts say we need to think smaller, but at FHBA we ponder, how small…