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Hotspots 12 NOV 2018

Major bank finds first-home buyers buck history

New research from a major bank shows first home buyers are populating the investment market in bigger numbers than ever...
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Finance 08 NOV 2018

'Bad parental advice' foils first home buyers' strategies

First home buyers often turn to their parents for property advice, which one financial planner finds is often the cause...
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Tax & Legal 04 JUL 2017

What prospective property investors need to know about First Home Buyer's Grants

One first-time investor heeded the advice of many successful property investors and decided to start his business of...
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Hotspots 29 MAY 2017

First home buyers improving Darwin market

Various first home owners’ benefits have resulted in an increased interest in Darwin’s property market, and it is...
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Hotspots 11 NOV 2015

Two former hotspots facing ‘desperate situation’

Experts have expressed fresh concerns for investors, as off-the-plan projects threaten to flood the market and drag...
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Hotspots 26 MAR 2015

Picking the perfect tenant

Investors want to maximise financial returns while keeping their properties in tip-top shape. Your tenants play a key...
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Finance 09 FEB 2015

FHB error could aggravate investor lending issue

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has admitted a 26 per cent error in its first home buyer statistics, potentially...
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Tax & Legal 29 JUL 2014

First home owner grants: What are the changes happening across Australia?

The start of July saw a whole host of changes to the nation's First Home Owner Grants (FHOG).
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Tax & Legal 03 APR 2014

The first home owners construction grant

Most of us have heard of the First Home Owners Construction Grant. It is a concept which is synonymous with every-day...
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Hotspots 15 OCT 2013

Profiting from Perth's housing affordability problem

If there has ever been an opportune time to purchase investment property in Perth and get paid to solve a big problem,...
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Hotspots 15 NOV 2012

New data revealed about first homebuyers

More first homebuyers plan to purchase their first property later in life, according the 2012 Mortgage Choice Future...
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Finance 13 SEP 2012

Family equity helps first home buyers

First home buyers having trouble saving for a home loan deposit can enter the real estate market by drawing on the...
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Finance 22 FEB 2012

Recent first home buyers dominate refinancing

More than 45 per cent of first home buyers that entered the property market less than two years ago will look to...
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Tax & Legal 02 FEB 2012

Removal of stamp duty exemption hurts FHBs

First home buyers are thin on the ground, at least in the NSW city of Wollongong, a local real estate principal has...
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Finance 24 MAR 2011

First home buyers seek no deposit loans

Searches for no deposit home loans by first time buyers have rocketed a massive 30 per cent since the start of the...
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Tax & Legal 30 NOV 2010

First home owner grant cap to rise in NSW

First home buyers in New South Wales are set to benefit from an increase in the first home owner grant cap as of next...
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Finance 26 OCT 2010

First home buyer mortgage pressure on rise

First home buyers in Brisbane and Melbourne are facing mortgage pressures on par with Sydneysiders, new research has...
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Finance 16 OCT 2010

First home saver accounts not so popular

Most Australians are not aware of the federal government’s $1.2 billion First Home Saver Accounts (FHSA) scheme, a...
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Finance 12 OCT 2010

Rates hikes to hurt first home buyers: Loan Market

First home buyers will be the major casualties if the RBA lifts interest rates, a national survey has found.
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Finance 22 SEP 2010

FHB incomes dedicated to deposit saving, rent: RAMS

Almost nine in 10 prospective home buyers are having to pay rent while they save for a home loan deposit, a new survey...
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Finance 30 AUG 2010

Mortgage options widen for first home buyers

Borrowing options are continuing to open up for first home buyers with Yellow Brick Road today launching a first home...
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Finance 06 AUG 2010

First home buyer mortgages up in July

Despite a cooling property market in most sectors, there is a glimpse of a recovery in the first home buyer sector, the...
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Finance 08 JUL 2010

First home buyers responsible for rental rate ease

Rents have shown little growth over the June quarter with the median weekly advertised rents for houses recording no...
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Finance 07 JUN 2010

First home buyers issued loan warning

Mortgage comparison website RateCity has warned first home buyers to research the best mortgage deal before jumping in...
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Finance 03 JUN 2010

ANZ top lender for first home buyers: Cannex

ANZ is the best mortgage lender for first home buyers, according to a review by Canstar Cannex.
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