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: 1 – 2 July 2017 In recent weeks Australia’s largest property research house, CoreLogic Australia, has been reporting that auction clearance rates have been trending slightly lower in Australia, with Melbourne and Sydney leading the way (& last week,…
A number of state government changes are coming for first homebuyers from today, 1 July 2017, including changes to state-based first homeowner grants and stamp duty discounts Today, we summarise each state’s current (effective 1 July 2017) First Home Owner Grant…
Yesterday (22 June 2017), the South Australian Government handed down its last Budget before the State Election in 2018. A budget surplus of $72 million is forecast for 2017-18, rising to $462 million by 2020-21. In Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis’ budget speech,…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 17 – 18 June 2017 We have been reading the same headlines for so long now in the media: ‘investors continue to dominate’; ‘auction clearance rates rise again’; ‘property prices go up again’; ‘first home buyers continue…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 10 – 11 June 2017 Typically, long weekends mean a quiet time for the property market. With most states having a long weekend for the Queen’s Birthday public holiday on Monday the number of open homes and…
FHBA Market Update: 29 May 2017 Has the Turnbull government ‘won’? Has the Coalition government ‘ended’ the housing affordability debate? The topic of housing affordability has dominated news headlines throughout 2017, but since the federal budget earlier this month (remember…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 27 – 28 May 2017 IMPORTANT – 15 June 2017 – Since this Weekend Preview post in May the Queensland government has announced that the Queensland First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) will remain at $20,000 until 31…
At FHBA, we pride ourselves on successfully helping first home buyers achieve their own great Australian dream of home ownership dream. Simply put, the Government is still not doing enough to help first home buyers in Australia, so we are…