Whilst the housing affordability crisis has eased over the past few years, it still remains an issue across many of Australia’s larger cities, this has resulted in some first home buyers to buy their first home as an investment property…
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…
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…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 8 – 9 July 2017 With new first home buyer incentives from the government kicking in this week to assist first home buyers with housing affordability, one question the industry is asking itself is “will the growing trend of ‘rentvesting’…
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…
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…
Earlier this week we looked at the 4th 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 our 5th & final…
In Edition 34 of FHBA New Homes of the Week we are proud to showcase our top first home buyer homes priced under your relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. With Christmas only 6 weeks away, are you looking to move…
In Edition 33 of FHBA New Homes of the Week we are proud to showcase our top first home buyer homes priced under your relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. With growing concern over the lack of affordable suburbs across the metropolitan…
In Edition 32 of FHBA New Homes of the Week we are proud to present our top first home buyer homes priced under your relevant State’s First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) threshold. With growing concern over housing affordability plaguing would-be first home buyers,…