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How to access the first home deposit scheme
The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme was one of Scott Morrison’s big commitments at the last election, promising to make it easier for first-time buyers to get onto the ladder. In a nut shell, it helps people with smaller deposits...
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First home buyers signing up for loan scheme
First home buyers have started to apply for a new government scheme designed to get them onto the property ladder sooner. The First Home Loan Deposit Scheme kicked off on 1 January, with eligible first home buyers able to access...
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What is a rental yield?
In the world of a property investor, there are almost countless measures, terms and phrases to get acquainted with that help you determine your future and current position, viability and long-term outlook. For landlords, one of the best indicators of...
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First home buyer scheme will be first in, first served
First home buyers will need to move quickly if they wish to benefit from a new government deposit scheme. The Federal Government’s First Home Loan Deposit scheme comes into effect on 1 January next year. The caveat is that there...
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First homebuyers – now is your time
For the first time in a long time, the conditions are right for hopeful first homebuyers to strike and get their foot on the ladder. Over the past 18 months, house prices have slid in many major capital cities,...
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Fees to look out for when buying your first property
When you’re buying your very first place, it can be easy to get caught up in the excitement of it all – as well as how overwhelming it all can sometimes feel. You know how much you’ve been pre-approved for...
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Why buying a home is less risky than starting a business
If you log onto a news website or switch on breakfast television, you could be forgiven for thinking Millennials should just give up on most aspects of life. Wages have stopped growing. The world is an unstable and uncertain place....
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The Rise and rise of the millennials as the new home buying forces
As we have recently written about with the re-emergence of the 1st home buyer and it seems that it’s a new breed that’s the driving force behind this. The Millennial population, who are typically born between 1981 and 1996, represent...
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Rentvesting gaining traction amongst first-time buyers
Did you know that nearly 10,000 dwellings were financed to first property buyers in August? The bought about the same number of dwellings the month before that and the month before that, too. In fact, the percentage of dwellings bought...
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Why pre-approvals are imperative for first homebuyers
First home buyers are continuing to stake their claim on markets across the country with many usurping their competition by being better prepared to make a solid offer. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that about 18 per...
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