The Hodgman Liberal Government has continued to show its strong support for the building and construction industry, by encouraging more dwelling construction so more Tasmanians can be in a position to own their own home. The Government has delivered continued…
The first State Budget of the Hodgman Government’s second term has delivered most of the promises made in the 2018 Election held earlier this year. The government has delivered the 2018-19 budget that focuses on record infrastructure spending, but there…
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 Market Update: 4 July 2017 On 1 July (the start of the new financial year) there was a few states based changes in relation to first home buyer policies, in particular the First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) and stamp…
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…
FHBA Market Update: 5 June 2017 Are first home buyers finally going to get the upper-hand in Australia’s tough property market? There are plenty of positive signs to suggest the rise of the first home buyers is about to unfold…
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:…
Every NSW first home buyer knows how hard it is to save a deposit plus the stamp duty that goes along with the deposit (on a $500,000 established property this is approximately $18,000 alone!). The deposit hurdle is the hardest…
FHBA Market Update: 15/May/2017 Welcome to your weekly FHBA Market Update – Budget Wrap special. Last week Treasurer Scott Morrison delivered the Turnbull government’s budget for 2017 and as widely expected, housing affordability measures were announced by the government. The…