On Saturday at the Northern Territory election, the Territory Labor party (lead by Michael Gunner) defeated, or rather smashed, all opposition, including the Country Liberal party. Michael Gunner has promised a new first home buyer scheme to assist those first…
How much of a deposit do I need to buy my first home? While it does vary from lender to lender, generally speaking, when buying your first home the minimum deposit (% of the property purchase price) is: 5% if…
Earlier this year we launched FHBA New Homes – a new homes service dedicated to assisting first home buyers looking for brand new homes that are eligible for the First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) and other Government incentives. This service has…
Generation Y continue to be criticised, both in society and in the media, for being ‘lazy’, having ‘unrealistic dreams’ (i.e. wanting it all, now), ‘not saving hard enough’ and ‘whining’ about their problems to much. FHBA co-founders Daniel Cohen &…
An article published yesterday (23 August 2016) in the Australian Broker investigated the dwindling number of young first home buyers and whether Generation Y do, in fact, have it harder than any generation before them. FHBA Co-Founder Taj Singh spoke to…
As has been the theme in all of our weekly releases, edition 24 of FHBA New Homes of the Week showcases top first home buyer homes priced under your relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. We understand that not all first home…
Auction Clearance Rates on the Rise The auction clearance rate rose to a new yearly high of 77% during the August 20 – 21st weekend according to CoreLogic RP Data (based on preliminary results), with buyers confident heading into the Spring season. Please note…
If you are reading this blog and you have saved a deposit, I firstly want to start off by congratulating you. It is no easy feat to save a deposit in this low interest rate environment that we are currently live…
Recently we announced that we have partnered with Mortgage Australia Group (MAG) to provide first home buyers with a comprehensive mortgage broking service no matter where they are located in Australia. FHBA co-founder Taj Singh explained one of the key…
FHBA Services Community partner Mozo, who runs a leading Australian financial comparison website, recently had their experts compare hundreds of different financial products as part of their Expert Choice Awards for 2016. Today we share with you the winners in…