First Home Buyers

Australia’s most affordable suburbs in 2024 revealed

With cost-of-living pressures biting, buyers flocked to a handful of markets, drawn by the offer of affordability.

Industry • By Emilie Lauer

Brisbane market set to heat up as first home buyers flood in

Following the federal election results, the Brisbane market has seen a surge in first home buyers’ optimism, set to drive ...

Industry • By Emilie Lauer

Families shift strategy: Buyer’s agent fees replace handed-down cash

As stock tightens and competition heightens, parents have switched strategy to support their children, now offering to ...

Buyers Agent • By Emilie Lauer

FHB properties lead national gains for October

Properties within the First Home Guarantee price caps significantly outperformed higher-value homes in October, with some ...

Sales • By Mathew Williams

FHBs ‘aren’t backing down’ despite economic headwinds

A new report has found young Aussies are steadfast in entering the property market amid rising property prices and ...

Industry • By Adrian Suljanovic

First home buyer activity surged in 2024

First home buyers have been taking the market by storm, with the number of FHB investor and owner-occupier loans tripling ...

Growth • By Emilie Lauer

First home buyers capitalising on reduced interest rates

Home lending data has revealed a spike in first home buyer activity as new home sales hit 13-month high.

Industry • By Jack Campbell

First home buyers increasingly depend on ‘bank of mum and dad’

Thousands of Australians are reliant on their parents to help buy their first property as home ownership becomes ...

Industry • By Gemma Crotty

First home buyers: Is it a case of 'lies, damned lies and statistics'

There has been a great deal of publicity about the lack of first home buyers entering the property market recently. 

Industry • By Tony Brasier

Frustrated first home buyers turn to tech and agents to snag homes fast

As competition continues to ramp up across the country, first home buyers have increasingly turned to buyer's agents and ...

Industry • By Emilie Lauer

Housing market gains momentum in June

How have property prices, interest rate cuts, investor hotspots, and first home buyers shaped the property market over ...

Industry • By Gemma Crotty

Market watch: Residential, commercial, and FHB trends for agents

Rising clearance rates, tightening supply and surging investor interest have reignited Australia’s property market – but ...

Industry • By Mathew Williams

Older units set to lead Perth’s property surge

As the Perth market continues its growth, buyers have been turning to older unit blocks for more affordable options, with ...

Industry • By Emilie Lauer

Price point forcing buyers to ‘pivot’

First home buyers are being priced out of their preferred suburbs and are finding the nearby suburbs to be an attractive ...

Industry • By Mathew Williams

Property frenzy and FOMO: Prices soar as buyers rush ahead of FHB scheme

As property values soar and competition heats up ahead of the First Home Guarantee scheme, how are agents navigating ...

Industry • By Emilie Lauer

SA first home buyers left in the dust as prices rise

Tight supply and fierce competition have made it more challenging for first home buyers in South Australia to secure a ...

Industry • By Emilie Lauer

Will the 5% deposit scheme finally put a roof on rising prices?

An expert has forecast that the new 5 per cent deposit and LMI removal in the home buyer scheme will ease home prices ...

Sales • By Mathew Williams