Small Lenders vs The Big Banks
You are about to apply for a home loan for your first time and you are not sure who to go for….your parents tell you to go with a big bank for safety reasons while a friend say’s the big banks charge to much,…
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What should first home buyers expect in 2017?
Australia Day is over and the Easter eggs are out at the shops. We are well and truly into 2017 now. So what does 2017 have in-store for the property market and first home buyers? We take a look at…
FHBA Weekend Preview: Will Australia Day affect the property market?
FHBA Weekend Preview: January 28 – 29 2017 Welcome to our new Friday weekly segment, FHBA Weekend Preview. Every Friday we will be taking a look at what’s in-store for the property markets on the weekend. We have created this new weekly segment…
WA First Home Owner Grant Increases
WA First Home Owners Grant (WA FHOG) Increased As of 1 January 2017 the WA FHOG has increased 50% from $10,000 to $15,000 The $15,000 WA FHOG will last until 31 December 2017, then it will revert back to $10,000…
2017 New Years Resolution Part 3: Learn More About Buying A Property
Special New Years Resolution 3 Part Series: Buy My First Home THE start of a new year brings so much promise. It is a time that many people choose to reflect on their previous year and think about what they want…
2017 New Years Resolution Part 2: Buy My First Home
Special New Years Resolution 3 Part Series: Buy My First Home THE start of a new year brings so much promise. It is a time that many people choose to reflect on their previous year and think about what they want…
FHBA Market Update: Cricket Australia should blame housing affordability
Auction Sales Update: Highest quantity of auctions since March For the November 19 – 20 weekend auction clearance rates were once again very high (compared to historical data). Based on combined capital city preliminary data the national auction clearance rate was 76% according to CoreLogic RP…
Alternative ways to buy your first home: Part 4
Last week we looked at the 3rd of our top 5 strategies for thinking ‘outside the square’ in order to realise your Great Australian Dream of home ownership. In this blog (part 4 of 5) we look at the 4th…
September Housing Finance: The first home buyer struggle continues
The housing finance data for September 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 fell to 13.1% from…
Alternative ways to buy your first home: Part 3
Last week we looked at the 2nd of our top 5 strategies for thinking ‘outside the square’ in order to realise your Great Australian Dream of home ownership. In this blog (part 3 of 5) we look at the 3rd of our top options of…