FHBA Weekend Preview: 5- 6 August 2017 In today’s edition of FHBA Weekend Preview we take a look at the issue of ‘spreading’ housing affordability concerns (and what you can do about it), our new hotspot in focus, our five…
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 Market Update: 10 July 2017 Australia’s population continues to rise according to the latest demographic data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Australia’s population increase is due to two key factors: natural increase (as we are living longer) and net…
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…
FHBA Market Update: 26 June 2017 Auction clearance rates are continuing to trend lower according to Australia’s leading residential property research house CoreLogic. This is welcome news to those aspiring first home buyers who have been sitting on the sidelines…
FHBA Market Update: 19 June 2017 This week’s FHBA Market Update show’s property markets are performing in a similar fashion to what they have been in more recent times – a little bit softer. Real estate experts in NSW and…
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 Market Update: 13 June 2017 In last week’s FHBA Market Update we wrote about how the tide may be starting to turn in the favour of the first home buyer, highlighting: The softening of property prices in many of our capital…
It has been a busy last seven days in the news for Victorian first home buyers. On Friday the 3rd of March 2017, the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announced the doubling of the First Home Owners Grant to $20,000 for…
On Friday 03 March 2017, the Andrews Government in Victoria announced the doubling of the First Home Owners Grant to $20,000 for regional first home buyers in Victoria. Today (Sunday the 5th of March 2017), Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has released…