Federal budget First-home buyers

2022 - 3 - 29

home guarantee scheme

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Boost for first-home buyers from Budget 2022 (Money magazine)

First-home buyers are among the winners of this year's Federal Budget, with the government floating a new Regional Home Guarantee and boosting the number of ...

Similar to the existing First Home Guarantee scheme, eligible buyers using the new scheme will be able to take out a home loan with a deposit as low as 5% without the need for mortgage insurance. "Many people have chosen to move to regional areas over the last two years to build a new life, placing pressure on housing affordability in these areas. The Budget also outlines an expansion to the number of places available under the existing First Home Guarantee and Family Home Guarantee schemes.

More relief for first-home buyers and single parents (The Sydney Morning Herald)

First-home buyers, single parents and regional Australians will be able to get into the property market sooner, with the extension of a government loan ...

This has climbed to more than eight years for the average Sydney couple looking to save a 20 per cent deposit for an entry-level home, recent Domain research shows. They can bring forward purchases that would have eventually occurred anyway, while doing little to help those for whom homeownership has slipped completely out of reach. Meanwhile, one in five Melbourne suburbs had a median at or below the city’s existing price cap of $700,000, CoreLogic analysis shows. No change to price caps was noted in Tuesday’s budget, despite rapidly rising property prices. That is up from 20,000 places this financial year. Another 10,000 places per year will be available for both first-home buyers and previous homeowners in regional Australia, under the new Regional Home Guarantee. Both citizens and permanent residents will be eligible for the scheme limited to new homes, as long as they have not owned a property in the previous five years.

Budget expands deposit scheme for first home buyers: a second ... (The Conversation AU)

The federal government's expanded first home loan deposit scheme will help those who qualify, at the expense of those who don't.

This was a contributing factor in the US subprime mortgage crisis that led to the global financial crisis of 2007-08. To do that all buyers would have to get the same concession, and there would have to be no effect on the supply of houses. So the scheme will have some impact on property prices, but not enough to offset the value of the help to those buyers who qualify. It will push up prices, but not by the same amount as the value of the loan guarantees. This scheme will push up prices, but not by the same amount as the value of the assistance. The deposit guarantee scheme scheme to assist first home buyers is what economists call a second-best option.

Fears of two years of rate rises (NEWS.com.au)

Tens of thousands more Australians will have access to government programs designed to help them buy their first home under changes announced in the federal ...

“Helping more single parents to buy a home with a deposit as low as 2 per cent. In a regional centre that cap falls to $500,000. That is $21,000 more than they would save using a standard savings account. That increase is still happening. It will be available to both citizens and permanent residents who have not owned a home for five years. The First Home Guarantee would allow them to instead buy the home with a deposit of $20,000, a quarter of the size. Stream live analysis of what the federal budget means for you on Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. There is, however, some good news for people considering taking out a mortgage. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. The changes announced in the budget bring the total number of places available under the umbrella of the Home Guarantee Scheme to 50,000 per year. “HomeBuilder, the First Home Super Saver Scheme and the Home Guarantee Scheme have helped make the dream of home ownership a reality,” he said, adding that 160,000 Australians purchased their first home in the last year. The government hopes that will have the added benefits of encouraging more home construction outside the nation’s capital cities, and encouraging more migrants to live in regional areas.

Federal Budget 2022: What the changes to home ownership ... (9News)

The Federal Government has confirmed recently announced measures that will see tens of thousands more Austr...