First home buyer warning with new Help to Buy scheme just days away: ‘Massive’
First home buyers will have another government support scheme from Friday. (Source: Clare O’Neil/x/AAP) First home buyers hoping…
New Zealand’s ‘sure bet’ housing market now a risky gamble after historic decline
WELLINGTON, Nov 28 — A dramatic boom-bust cycle in New Zealand’s housing market has left many Kiwis and…
Tasmanian government criticised for not signing up to federal Help to Buy home ownership scheme
The federal government has branded the Tasmanian government’s decision not to sign up to a national housing scheme…
Tracking the mortgage rate changes following the latest OCR cut
Co-operative Bank first to cut floating mortgage rate after Reserve Bank’s OCR cut. More soon … As expected…
Federal government’s homebuyer scheme helps young couple enter Brisbane property market as unit prices soar
Serena and Miffy were thrilled to crack the Brisbane property market in their early 20s — but just…
One in 10 homes bought using first home buyers guarantee in October
About one in 10 homes sold last month were bought by Australians using Labor’s expanded 5 per cent…
Coalition housing spokesman says first home buyer house prices should fall
The federal opposition’s housing spokesman, Andrew Bragg, says “entry-level” house prices need to fall, acknowledging it is a…
Investors and first home buyers flock to property market, driving up prices
Australia’s property market is heating up again, with record auctions over spring, and the return of both first…
Spring buyers return as housing market recovery builds
“Young people have been taking advantage of high listings, limited competition, lower prices, and greater credit availability since…
Housing supply without controlling demand suggests National Housing Accord won’t fix affordability
Australia’s national project to fix housing affordability is off to a slow start. Three years into it and…
First home buyers’ options to almost double under expanded Home Guarantee Scheme
The fast-tracked expansion of the federal government’s Home Guarantee Scheme will almost double the number of affordable homes…