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Labor’s five percent deposit scheme is set to shift the housing market significantly, with young Australians keen to see the plan come to fruition.
FIRST HOME BUYERS
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It now takes a record number of years to save up a 20 per cent deposit, with Aussies needing 10.6 years.
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The major parties have announced their latest big ticket policies to tackle the affordability and housing crises but both have come in for fierce criticism.
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Radio host Tom Elliott has outlined several reasons why he thinks property prices are set to go up across the country this year. (AUDIO)
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The head of the world’s largest investment firm has called for a new type of mortgage that would represent a major shake-up in Australia’s housing market.
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A growing number of young adults are ditching renting, staying at home and buying a house for investment purposes rather than to live in.
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If increasing home ownership is the goal, we should want fewer investors in the market. We should want investors to sell to first-home buyers.
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First-home buyers need to borrow more than half a million dollars to get into a property across Australia, according to a new report.
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The federal government's Help to Buy bill has been passed into law by parliament.
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A finance guru has claimed that the sooner you buy your first home, the poorer you’ll be, with “simple maths” proving him right.
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First-time purchasers appear to be considering options for entering the homeownership market.
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Western Australian families struggling with the soaring cost of living have been thrown a lifeline as the state government stumps up an extra $762 million in as…
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