September 3, 2010

Property shortages and dwindling backyards: This Week’s Picks

Renting, investing or a becoming a landlord: we’re looking at tips for Investors, first home buyers and househunters.

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Property shortages and dwindling backyards: This Week’s Picks

Saving strategies – how to get your home deposit sooner

According to a recent Bankwest report, it now takes 4.5 years for a first home buyer on an average wage to save what they need for a 20 per cent deposit: $85,800 to purchase the median house, and $76,900 to buy the median unit.

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Saving strategies – how to get your home deposit sooner

Could you save your deposit in a matter of months?

WHILE the news seems to be negative in regard to the time it takes to save enough money for a deposit for a first home, there are a number of places in Australia where property is not only affordable – it’s downright cheap. Granted, they’re not in metro areas, they’re not even on

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Housing market enjoys solid growth

By: Staff Reporter Investors have officially filled the gap created by first home buyers, new research has found. According to Australian Property Monitor’s Quarterly Housing Report, Australia recorded solid house …

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Housing market enjoys solid growth

First home loan applications on the rise

MORE first home buyers applied for a mortgage in the June quarter, but demand for credit cards fell.

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First home loan applications on the rise

$1.2 billion First Home Saver Accounts go untouched

The Federal Government’s First Home Saver Accounts have reportedly gone almost untouched since they were announced in the 2008 Budget.

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$1.2 billion First Home Saver Accounts go untouched

Savings account track records ‘vital to home ownership’

Prospective first home buyers must have a strong savings history if they are to be successful in the property market, it has been suggested.

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Savings account track records ‘vital to home ownership’

First home saver accounts ‘unpopular’

DEMAND for the much-vaunted first home accounts has been much less than expected, PM Gillard says.

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First home saver accounts ‘unpopular’

Affordability tight, but options remain

Despite the recent fall in housing affordability, there are still many options for first home buyers looking to enter the property market.

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Affordability tight, but options remain