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INDUSTRY NEWS
Home Guarantee Scheme expands to 40,000 places
Property market leaders have welcomed the expansion of the Federal Government’s Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS), but cautioned rising interest rates and inflation remained key issues for first-home buyers.
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Banks start accepting further First Home Loan Deposit Scheme applications
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomes the news that banks will start accepting loan applications for the New Home Guarantee under the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. "The emphasis on new builds and an increase on the price caps for new homes means that it has never been a better…
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First home loan scheme helping millennials: HIA
Data indicates the Federal Government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme is already helping millennials achieve their home ownership aspirations while giving a boost to regional areas. According to HIA Chief Executive Industry Policy, Kristin Brookfield, government data shows 34 per cent of First Home Loan Deposit applicants are aged between 25 and 29, while 76 per cent of applicants are…
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Energy changes for new homes out for comment
The Australian Building Code Board (ABCB) last week released the public comment draft of the 2019 Building Code that includes changes to the energy efficiency rules for new homes. In a press release from the HIA, they believe the resulting changes now out for comment will make a significant difference in the energy ratings for new homes across Australia. Last week’s…
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Victorian government announces initiative to get young people into their own home
The Victorian Government’s announcement that it will be soon accepting applications for its shared equity scheme known as HomesVic has been welcomed by HIA – it is a positive scheme that addresses the rising problem of housing affordability and will help see young people achieve the Aussie dream of owning their own home faster,” senior spokesperson for HIA Kristen Brookfield said. “The…
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Building Ministers Move on Building Product Safety
Friday’s meeting of the Intergovernmental Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) presented an opportunity take action on building product safety in the wake of the recent London Grenfell Tower fire and follows calls by many to undertake audits of residential apartment buildings and other high risk buildings. The BMF is a body of Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers responsible for building and plumbing policy and…
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Treasurer’s pre-budget comments considered positive by industry experts
In a key pre-budget address to the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Treasurer Scott Morrison reaffirmed the Coalition’s strident opposition to changing negative gearing tax concessions, plus a drive to increase private investment in the supply of housing. Key points in Morrison’s Address No disruption to current negative gearing policies (as this would come at a cost to renters)…
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HIA is happy that Federal Gov is doing more to help first home buyers
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has thrown its support behind the Turnbull Government’s to focus on first home buyer access and reducing the costs of new housing supply. Treasurer Scott Morrison is currently in London, looking to find ways to open up our housing market to more people and help solve the crisis in some of our cities, taking the…
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