Home Buyers Miss Out On Large Slice Of Grants Pie

HOME BUYERS in NSW have missed out on millions of dollars of funding after the lion's share of $112 million in Commonwealth housing affordability grants was awarded to smaller states.

New Buyers Provide Hope

FIRST-home buyers are storming back into the property market, lured by aggressive interest rate cuts and generous government grants, but official job figures out today hold the key to whether the recovery is shortlived.

Villa A Solid First Step On Property Ladder

HUNTER realtors say first-home buyers are flooding the lower end of the market and the proof is in the property.

First-home Grant May Last Longer: Plibersek

The Federal Government will not rule out extending the First Home Owners Boost beyond the official cut-off date of June 30.

Push For Home Grant Extension

GENEROUS first home buyers' grants could be extended beyond the June 30 cut-off, as the Government seeks to continue stimulating the flagging economy. Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek left open the possibility when she announced that 5385 people took advantage of the scheme in November, its first month of operation.