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Buyer's agents
First home buyers
OwnHome
Low deposit options
What’s included in OwnHome’s property consultant service?
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March 24, 2025
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Deposits
First home buyers
What are genuine savings? Do I need them to get a mortgage?
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March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
Costs of buying a home
How do I share a mortgage with a partner?
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May 17, 2024
young family who purchased a home through a nonbank lender
First home buyers
Deposits
What is a non-bank lender and how do they compare to the Big Four banks?
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May 17, 2024
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Auctions
Costs of buying a home
First home buyers
Negotiating purchase price
Best time of year to buy a house: Seasons for the property market in Australia
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March 24, 2025
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Mortgage brokers
First home buyers
Do I pay my mortgage broker?
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May 17, 2024
couple sitting with their dog discussing closing credit cards before applying for a home loan
First home buyers
Loan to value ratio
Should I close my credit cards before applying for a home loan?
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March 24, 2025
couple going to an open house looking to buy when the cash rate is high
First home buyers
Costs of buying a home
Mortgage brokers
Should I buy a house while interest rates are high?
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May 17, 2024
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First home buyers
First home buyer schemes
What is the Queensland First Home Owner Grant?
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March 24, 2025
Family sitting on the deck of their own home with their small children
First home buyers
Upfront costs
How do childcare fees impact getting a home loan in Australia?
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May 17, 2024
young couple sitting on the couch, celebrating their home purchased with an OWnHome Deposit Boost Loan
OwnHome
Upfront costs
First home buyers
How does an OwnHome Deposit Boost Loan work?
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April 11, 2025
family sitting at the garden table eating lunch at home with a loan with an offset account
First home buyers
Loan to value ratio
What is a home loan offset account?
Updated 
May 17, 2024
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First home buyers
Loan to value ratio
What do lenders look for in my bank account transaction records when I apply for a home loan?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
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Deposits
First home buyers
Does my car loan impact my ability to get a home loan?
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May 17, 2024
Couple leaning against window of their home holding a paint roller while DIY renovating to cut costs
Costs of buying a home
First home buyers
What is the average cost of renovations in Australia?
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May 17, 2024
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News
First home buyers
Australian home loan statistics 2023
Updated 
March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
Upfront costs
Costs of buying a home
Low deposit options
Deposits
What is the Australian Labor government's Help to Buy shared equity scheme?
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March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
Costs of buying a home
How do I calculate interest on my home loan?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
young family walking up the steps to their new home that they took out a bridging loan to purchase
First home buyers
What is a bridging loan and when can I use one?
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March 24, 2025
Cool furnished living room in first apartment covered by first homeowner home and contents insurance
First home buyers
Costs of buying a home
What you need to know about insuring your first home
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March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
Costs of buying a home
What is negative gearing and how does it work?
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March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
Can I get a home loan if I’m self-employed?
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March 24, 2025
mother and children playing in a hammock who need to know their buying power to purchase their forever home
Costs of buying a home
Deposits
First home buyers
What is my borrowing power and how do I increase it?
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March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
What happens if I pay off my mortgage early?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
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Costs of buying a home
First home buyers
Loan to value ratio
What is it a home valuation and how much does it cost?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
young couple taking a picture with the keys to their new home purchased with a gifted deposit
Low deposit options
Deposits
First home buyers
How do I gift my child a home deposit?
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March 24, 2025
Father and daughter playing in their garden after having his DTI assessed by a lender
First home buyers
What is debt-to-income ratio?
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March 24, 2025
home with a green front lawn purchased using a loan for a home loan deposit
Deposits
First home buyers
Guarantor home loans
No deposit home loans
Can I use a personal loan for my home loan deposit?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
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Lenders mortgage insurance
Deposits
Low deposit options
First home buyers
Do I qualify for a Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) waiver?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
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Conveyancers
First home buyers
Deposits
Settlement & move in
What’s the difference between tenants in common and joint tenants?
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March 24, 2025
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Deposits
Auctions
First home buyers
Is it possible to lose your home loan deposit?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
News
What can I do about my noisy or disruptive neighbours?
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March 24, 2025
family sitting on the couch in a home purchased with parents as home loan guarators
First home buyers
Deposits
Guarantor home loans
Upfront costs
Refinancing
How long does a guarantor stay on a mortgage in Australia?
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March 24, 2025
Australian home that payments are subject to RBA movements
Costs of buying a home
Deposits
First home buyers
Loan to value ratio
Home loan interest rates: May 2024
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March 24, 2025
Family looking at a house that they hope to put a deposit in for
Auctions
Deposits
First home buyers
How to pay your deposit at an auction
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March 24, 2025
Couple looks at laptop sitting on the couch reviewing their loan application
Deposits
First home buyers
Low deposit options
What happens if my home loan application is rejected?
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March 24, 2025
Father gets his daughter ready for school worried about a coming Australian recession
Costs of buying a home
First home buyers
News
What is a recession, is Australia headed for one, and how can you prepare?
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May 17, 2024
man playing with his baby in the kitchen in the home he purchased with a home loan with an offset account
First home buyers
Offset account vs redraw facility: Which is better for you?
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May 17, 2024
couple with their child researching on a laptop how to lower their mortgage rate
First home buyers
Guarantor home loans
Refinancing
How to lower your mortgage rate
Updated 
March 24, 2025
young couple and their baby in the house they bought utilising a NSW first homebuyer scheme
Costs of buying a home
First home buyers
First home buyer schemes
Upfront costs
What is the First Home Buyer scheme in NSW, and how does it work?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
Australian couple looking at loan options considering comparison rates
Deposits
First home buyers
What is a home loan comparison rate?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
Row of Sydney terrace houses on which the rent is rising
First home buyers
News
What is the average rent in Australia?
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March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
Timing the housing market vs time in the housing market — which Is better?
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May 17, 2024
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Upfront costs
First home buyers
First home buyer schemes
Do first-time home buyers in Australia have to pay stamp duty?
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March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
What is a strata scheme? Should I buy a strata property?
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May 17, 2024
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Building & pest inspections
First home buyers
Home inspection checklist: 15 things to check before buying a home
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March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
How to calculate the value of a home?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
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First home buyers
News
How does the cash rate impact interest rates?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
Australian couple in room with laptops deciding if it is cheaper for them to buy or rent their home
First home buyers
Deposits
Is it cheaper to rent or buy a home in Australia?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
Australian house purchased with super with backyard view of pool
First home buyers
Low deposit options
Can I use superannuation to buy a home in Australia?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
Living room with wicker chairs
First home buyers
Negotiating purchase price
What makes one property superior to another?
Updated 
March 10, 2023
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First home buyers
Deposits
Top 10 ways to save for a house deposit
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May 17, 2024
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Deposits
First home buyers
How long will it take me to save for a house deposit?
Updated 
March 24, 2025
Person typing with books on a table
First home buyers
How can I repair my credit score?
Updated 
August 2, 2023
Australians looking at a laptop together
First home buyers
News
Do you need the bank of mum and dad to buy property?
Updated 
May 17, 2024
The back view of an Australian house.
News
First home buyers
Fixed rate vs variable rate home loans
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March 24, 2025
Couple in a park with their dog.
First home buyers
Pros and cons of rentvesting
Updated 
May 17, 2024
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First home buyers
Deposits
60 terms to know when buying a house
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May 17, 2024