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While first homebuyers now have it easier in some ways, they face a whole new set of challenges.
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First-home buyers who start saving for a deposit now face an agonising wait to simply get into the property market, new modelling of earnings and property price…
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The federal government's Home Guarantee Scheme means it is now cheaper and easier for more Aussies to break into the property market, despite the nation's housi…
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AMP has teamed up with Australian fractional property ownership platform Bricklet to give property buyers without a deposit a leg-up into the market.
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The property downturn has barely made a dent in the sky-high deposit required to purchase a first home, new analysis shows.
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Housing affordability has barely improved despite the property market downturn, although a handful of affluent areas are the exceptions.
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Despite recent government initiatives, many people are struggling to save up for a deposit for their first property, new research has found.
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The rising cost of living is making it harder for potential home buyers to save a deposit and reducing how much some can borrow to spend on their next property.…
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"I was told interest rates would rise, but I thought my pay would rise with it."
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The decision whether to buy and then rely on a quick sale of the family home, or to sell first and hope the market doesn't take off is one that can have significant financial and logistical ramifications.
A range of award-winning development projects are shaping Perth and contributing to the city's aim of meeting infill targets to house a growing population in a sustainable way.
Fast-tracked developments, rent rise limitations, and 800,000 new homes; the Victorian Government on Wednesday unveiled the most ambitious suite of housing reforms in a generation.
A boom in property sales around an energised property market point to price increases continuing into 2024, while research has revealed three national investor hotspots and where upsizers should be looking to buy.
Mortgage brokers are an intrinsic component in any real estate investment strategy, says award-winning finance expert from Specialist Mortgage, Helen Avis.
The seemingly endless torrent of rent increases may be coming to an end, with economic indicators pointing to an easing of the rental crisis in 2024.
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