In a welcome announcement, Treasurer Scott Morrison announced plans earlier this week that the Coalition Government will work with the State & Local levels of Government to boost the supply of housing in Australia through relaxing planning laws and fast tracking the release…
In Edition 32 of FHBA New Homes of the Week we are proud to present our top first home buyer homes priced under your relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. With growing concern over housing affordability plaguing would-be first home buyers,…
Last week channel 9’s A Current Affair (ACA) showed a story on parents who are deciding to help their children enter the property market. The story featured our very own Taj Singh. Taj explained that while most first home buyers…
Yet another record weekend for Auctions October 22 – 23 saw a record preliminary auction clearance rate for the year so far. Auction volumes increase again this week as sellers look to take advantage of hot market conditions in most cities, while first home buyers can…
In recent times, most lenders have introduced mandatory policies for ‘Genuine Savings’, as a result of the greater number of first home buyers & investors that were applying for loans with minimal deposit & savings. Genuine savings are critical for…
In Edition 31 of FHBA New Homes of the Week we highlight our top first home buyer homes priced under your relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. Are you an aspiring first home buyer currently stuck in deciding between a new…
Strong auction clearance rates continue For the October 15 – 16 weekend auction clearance rates were again high. Based on combined capital city data the preliminary national auction clearance rate was 78%. In total there were 2,405 auctions on the weekend.
The housing finance data for August 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 rose to 13.4% from…
4 cities achieve above 80% auction clearance rate October 8 – 9 saw the first auction weekend after the grand final long weekend last week. Volumes increased this week as things returned back to normal for the market, while auction clearance…
In Edition 30 of FHBA New Homes of the Week we showcase our top first home buyer homes priced under your relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. The ultimate Great Australian Dream is to purchase your own home on your own…