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There are currently five separate grants and schemes a first home buyer in Queensland might qualify for - two state, two federal, and a stamp duty exemption that sits alongside all of them. Several ca...

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Queensland First Home Buyer Grants and Schemes, 2026: The Complete Guide

The Reserve Bank met on 11 August and left the cash rate on hold at 4.35%, in line with market expectations. It's the outcome most economists had pencilled in, but it doesn't change the underlying pre...

RBA holds at 4.35%, what it means for your new home

New research from HomeLoanRates.com.au, analysis of the latest ABS Consumer Price Index data conducted by Primara Research, reveals the cost of building a new home rose 5.8% in the year to June 2026, ...

New home build costs climb 5.8%, the fastest in almost three years, as rate rises squeeze the supply pipeline

“New home sales in the month of April increased by 4.9 per cent despite rising interest rates and domestic and global uncertainty,” stated HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon. The HIA New Home Sales repor...

Confidence in new housing market remains

For many Australians, property investment can feel out of reach. It is often seen as something that requires years of saving, complex calculations, or specialist market knowledge. In practice, a well-...

How strategic property investment can help you grow wealth and buy the home you truly want

Financing a new home build works differently from purchasing an established property. Instead of a single loan settlement, construction projects usually involve staged payments, land purchases and len...

A buyer’s guide to financing a new home build

Rising land values and limited housing supply in established suburbs are forcing many buyers to reconsider how they secure a new home. Instead of choosing between renovating an ageing property or relo...

Knockdown rebuild or buying new: which path suits today’s home buyers?

The promise of building new is flexibility. Floorplans look adaptable, façades come in multiple styles, and display homes are presented as a starting point rather than a fixed template. But once you m...

Customising Your Plan: What builders will (and won’t) let you change before construction starts

Electric vehicle uptake is no longer a fringe consideration for homebuyers. For many, the question isn’t whether they’ll own an EV, but whether their next home will support one properly. In new estate...

EV Readiness: What it really takes to install a fast charger in a new home or apartment

Upsizing is rarely just about adding another bedroom. For many homeowners, it’s about correcting compromises made in an earlier home, limited storage, cramped living areas, or layouts that no longer m...

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Inside Eight Homes' most popular Gold Range designs for upsizers

Mimosa Homes has expanded its Geelong footprint with the opening of three new display homes at Armstrong Mt Duneed, adding further clarity for buyers assessing mid-to-upper family homes in one of the ...

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Mimosa Homes opens three new display homes at Armstrong Mt Duneed

AHR Builders has spent more than three decades delivering custom homes across Melbourne&rsquo;s south-east, Gippsland, Bass Coast and the Mornington Peninsula, but the regions it works in are not chos...

AHR Builders builds on local expertise across Victoria's south-east

AHR Builders has spent more than three decades delivering custom homes across Melbourne’s south-east, Gippsland, Bass Coast and the Mornington Peninsula, but the regions it works in are not chosen at ...

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Alamora is one of the newest masterplanned communities taking shape in Tarneit, part of Melbourne’s rapidly expanding Wyndham growth corridor. Delivered by Villawood Properties, the project builds on ...

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Inside Alamora: Builders to consider in Tarneit

Building on a sloping block is common across Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs, where established neighbourhoods and hillside terrain often make flat sites the exception rather than the ru...

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The builders shaping homes on sloping blocks in Melbourne's east and south-east

Kingsfield is one of the largest masterplanned communities underway in Melbourne’s north-west, reshaping the scale of new housing in Sunbury. Delivered in multiple stages with around 2,200 allotments ...

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Inside Kingsfield: Builders to consider in Sunbury

Gen Fyansford has quietly become one of Geelong’s more established masterplanned communities, positioned between the Barwon and Moorabool Rivers and just minutes from central Geelong. The estate focus...

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Inside Gen Fyansford: Builders to consider in Geelong

YourLand Developments has officially marked the start of construction on Acclaim, its 1080-lot masterplanned community in Donnybrook, with a sod-turning ceremony held today on site alongside Lauren Ka...

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YourLand breaks ground on $800m Acclaim community, unlocking major new infrastructure for Donnybrook

Builder collapses have shifted due diligence from a box-ticking exercise to a core part of buying new. For house and land buyers and off-the-plan purchasers alike, a builder&rsquo;s financial stabilit...

How to check a builder's financial health before you sign a contract

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