First Home buyers

By Emilie Lauer At its sixth meeting of the year, the central bank announced its latest cash rate decision amid ongoing global tensions, higher cost of living and a slower property market. It was without any surprise that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.60 per cent during its sixth meeting of the year. The move has taken the cash rate to a 15-year...

By Emilie Lauer The new Help to Buy scheme is now open for eligible Australians, with the government helping 40,000 households to land their first home with only a 2 per cent deposit. Australian citizens across the country can now apply for the new Help to Buy initiative, a shared equity scheme designed to help make home ownership more achievable for thousands of eligible households. Under the...

In a revealing new report, Herron Todd White, a leading property advisory firm, has scrutinised the impact of government first homebuyer assistance schemes across Australia. This report emerges at a crucial time, coinciding with the recent expansion of the federal Home Guarantee Scheme on 1 October. The scheme’s expansion includes removing place limits and income caps while increasing price thresholds...

With an expansion of the First Home Guarantee scheme to soon come into effect, the consequences of government policies on the property market should be thoroughly examined. By Gemma Crotty The Smart Property Investment Show host Liam Garman sat down with Results Mentoring directors Simon Buckingham and Brendan Kelly to unpack potential repercussions of government schemes on the property market,...

By Mathew Williams  The planned expansion of the government’s First Home Guarantee has been brought forward to 1 October, with the Treasury predicting it could open the door for 70,000 first home buyers to enter the market with as little as a 5 per cent deposit. The government has announced that the planned expansion of the First Home Guarantee has been brought forward three months from its...

By Sebastian HollomanThe next wave of the Home Guarantee Scheme has been released, with 50,000 new places now available for the 2025–26 financial year.The latest wave of the Home Guarantee Scheme is now open, with 50,000 new places on offer for the 2025–26 financial year. The Home Guarantee Scheme is administered by the independent body, Housing Australia, and aims to help home buyers enter the...

By Gemma Crotty Rent and mortgage repayments make up a significant proportion of Australians’ household budgets, with the younger generation finding entering the property market increasingly difficult. READ...

Momentum Media’s Real Estate Business and Smart Property Investment brands have launched the First Property Buyer Show, showcasing expert insights to help young Australians navigate the housing market and enter the housing ladder. As housing affordability continues to dominate headlines, Real Estate Business and Smart Property Investment have introduced their latest podcast series: the First...

Ahead of the upcoming 2025 federal election on 3 May, both major parties have announced several policy pledges that can significantly shake up the real estate sector.Since the federal election was called on the 28th of March, the current Labor government and the opposing Coalition party have rolled out a series of housing policies they’ve promised to implement if elected.During the campaigning period,...