Hotspot in Focus: Caroline Springs Caroline Springs is a suburb, only 25 km west of Melbourne’s CBD, located within the City of Melton Council. Caroline Springs was previously known as one of Melbourne’s fastest growing suburbs. Disclaimer: This article is…
Hotspot in Focus: Craigieburn Craigieburn is a Victorian suburb in the Metropolitan Melbourne region. It is 26 km north of Melbourne’s CBD and has been a very popular destination for first home buyer looking for their first home. Disclaimer: This…
The HomesVic pilot scheme was officially launched on 12 February 2018 with applications to open at 9:00 am on Monday 19 February 2018. If you are interested in taking advantage of Victoria’s shared ownership scheme it is strongly recommended that…
The Victorian Government announced a pilot shared equity scheme to help low to medium income-earning Victorians buy their first home. Under the program, the Government is helping eligible first home buyers by taking a stake in their first home purchase, enabling…
From Friday the 10th of November 2017, first home buyers are able to express their interest in being a part of HomesVic — a shared equity scheme that will see the Victorian Government provide up to 25% of the initial price of…
FHBA Weekend Preview: 19 – 20 August 2017 In today’s edition of FHBA Weekend Preview we take a look at a range of predictions for property prices, the latest hotspot for first home buyers, our five favourite new properties for…
FHBA Market Update: 14/August/2017 In today’s FHBA Market Update we take a look at how Australia’s immigration program impacts housing affordability, why 1 in 3 people are ‘giving up’ on owning property, how first home buyers are slightly pushing back, our…
Where is Geelong? The Geelong region is considered a port city and is Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne. The Greater Geelong region is located approximately 75km South-West of Melbourne. It is located on Corio Bay, and within a short…
The Victorian Government has released some more details on the proposed HomesVic shared ownership scheme to commence on 01 Jan 2018. Update: 14/02/2018 – Get the latest information on the eligible lenders and how you can get pre-approved, by clicking…
It has been a busy last seven days in the news for Victorian first home buyers. On Friday the 3rd of March 2017, the Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announced the doubling of the First Home Owners Grant to $20,000 for…