first home

I'm single, 26, and living at home with my folks (bless them). I've been home for a year and a bit now, after travelling and having a good time. I have a full-time job earning roughly $70,000pa. I put $300 a week into my superannuation (with Sunsuper). ... More

Calls for scrapping stamp duty are gaining traction in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the states look for ways to stimulate their battered economies. Critics of stamp duty point to its transactional, front-end nature, and the burden that creates ... More

The property market isn't immune to the economic effects of coronavirus. Sales volumes have plunged in recent times, prices are down and in-person auctions and open inspections remain banned under social distancing restrictions. While this is bad ... More

Empty nests may soon be a thing of the past as younger generations find it ever more difficult to secure their own home. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently lowered the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low 0.5% to support the ... More

With reserve interest rates at record lows, and the housing market starting to once again creep back from hiatus, many people are casting their minds to the great Australian dream - home ownership. If you'd like to nab yourself a slice of that financial ... More

Home ownership is all but a pipe dream for many Australians as they're kept out of the market by soaring property prices. While this narrative holds true for major metropolitan areas, home ownership remains a reality in other parts of the country. ... More

My recently married daughter, aged 28, is in a quandary with respect to equally contributing to first home buying savings (with the aim to buy in the next 12 months). Both her and her husband (aged 30) have secure, well-paying jobs and are trying to ... More

First home buyer loans have skyrocketed to their highest level in a decade, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. December saw total volumes jump by more than 6%, in seasonally adjusted terms, to a record 9606, the highest in a ... More

2020 could be the year to jump onboard the property bandwagon, or expand your portfolio if you're already on it. A turnaround in the Australian housing market in the second half of 2019, along with further interest rate cuts on the cards, points to ... More

Coming up with 20% of the property's price is a big challenge for many would-be buyers, but is the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme the solution? What we know The Coalition promised it would do just that if it won the May election and the details ... More