FHBA Weekend Preview: 1 – 2 July 2017 In recent weeks Australia’s largest property research house, CoreLogic Australia, has been reporting that auction clearance rates have been trending slightly lower in Australia, with Melbourne and Sydney leading the way (& last week,…
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: 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…
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…
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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…
At FHBA we are passionate about helping aspiring first home buyers buy their slice of the great Australia dream. One of the most common questions we get asked is whether or not an aspiring first home buyer has saved enough to…