The Palaszczuk Labor Government’s fourth Budget has delivered some disappointing news for aspiring first buyers in the state of QLD. From 01 July 2018, the QLD Great Start Grant (FHOG) would drop from the current $20,000 to $15,000 till at least…
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…
FHBA Market Update: 11/September/2017 In today’s FHBA Market Update we take a look at how the Spring market is going; an update on the First Home Super Saver Scheme; the outer city suburbs first timers are buying in; how many people…
FHBA Market Update: 4/September/2017 In today’s FHBA Market Update we take a look at the start of the Spring 2017 property market; suburbs in Sydney where property prices are tipped to rise further; new help for first home buyers; how some investors…
FHBA Market Update: 28/August/2017 In today’s FHBA Market Update we take a look at where millennials are choosing to live, why first home buyer activity in Melbourne is falling, the launch of a new political party focused on housing affordability, our latest favourite…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 26 – 27 August 2017 In today’s edition of FHBA Weekend Preview we take a look at where property prices are falling, why first home buyers love Liverpool, our five favourite new properties for first home buyers this weekend, a…
FHBA Market Update: 14/August/2017 In today’s FHBA Market Update we take a look at how Australia’s immigration program impacts housing affordability, why 1 in 3 people are ‘giving up’ on owning property, how first home buyers are slightly pushing back, our…
FHBA Market Update: 31 July 2017 In today’s FHBA Market Update we take a look at why housing affordability has returned to the headlines, the very latest on the First Home Super Saver Scheme, lenders mortgage insurance (what is it and…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 29 – 30 July 2017 In today’s edition of FHBA Weekend Preview we take a look at why you should look at where a property has been before buying, what’s going on in Brisbane, why first home buyers are…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 15 – 16 July 2017 Recently there has been a range of your new measures designed to dampen investor activity and increase first home buyer activity. A lot of these changes (such as new stamp duty exemptions and concessions…