The HomesVic pilot scheme was officially launched on 12 February 2018 with applications to open at 9:00 am on Monday 19 February 2018. If you are interested in taking advantage of Victoria’s shared ownership scheme it is strongly recommended that…
The Victorian Government announced a pilot shared equity scheme to help low to medium income-earning Victorians buy their first home. Under the program, the Government is helping eligible first home buyers by taking a stake in their first home purchase, enabling…
Hotspot in Focus: City of Wyndham The City of Wyndham is a local council area in Victoria, in the outer south-western suburbs of Melbourne, within the Melbourne metropolitan Area, between Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong. Wyndham is a…
From Friday the 10th of November 2017, first home buyers are able to express their interest in being a part of HomesVic — a shared equity scheme that will see the Victorian Government provide up to 25% of the initial price of…
The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, located in the western part of the state, approximately 55km’s from the Melbourne CBD. Moorabool Shire is a fast-growing regional area situated between Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat. It offers…
Where is Geelong? The Geelong region is considered a port city and is Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne. The Greater Geelong region is located approximately 75km South-West of Melbourne. It is located on Corio Bay, and within a short…
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: 03 – 04 June 2017 There is plenty of change occurring in the property space at the moment that’s set to affect first home buyers everywhere. Many of the changes will affect first home buyers directly, including:…
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…