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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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Sobering new research has revealed the average first homebuyer deposit has reached a record high of $119,560, leaving many Aussies struggling to come up with th…
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A fresh report has revealed the grim reality of how long it takes for Australian first home buyers to save for a deposit.
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Labor has detailed its key housing policy, offering to help 10,000 households a year into home ownership by dramatically cutting the price of a property.
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