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In the UK the figures in a survey showed 20% of potential first-time buyers expect to be 40 years old before they buy their first house.
The trend in Britain is showing that the “typical” age of a first-time home buyer may soon increase from 31 to over 40, to up to 44. The concern then is can they then prove they can support a mortgage, as they may require to pay out the mortgage before retirement.

FHSAs were a great idea, but were viewed as complex, inflexible and take too long, so most first home buyers did not take up the offer.
Well now the offer has been upgraded, and hopefully more first time home buyers will take them up.
FHSAs have attractions that are usually overlooked when people are looking for a savings vehicle.

Premier Bligh said that she wanted young Queenslanders to be able to afford a home, and in fact wants all Queenslanders to have the dream [of homeownership] within their grasp.
Property Industry experts say that infrastructure charges levied by the Queensland Government had increased development costs by 35 per cent.
The reforms are expected to be implemented in the first half of 2011.

Most first time home buyers are not aware that they will buy many homes during their lifetimes, and that’s because our needs and our wants are constantly changing. We do get better at the process with experience, but that doesn’t mean you don’t need assistance after your first couple of home buys are behind you.

Australia’s housing market is showing signs of strong activity, spurred on mainly by bargain hunters and first-home buyers as sellers become desperate.

New First Home Buyers incentive hurts second home buyers. Queensland general manager of Brisbane-based developer Devine Homes, Paul Nash, said second-home buyer demand has been sluggish, but when the $21,000 first-home owner’s grant was introduced in October, there was a pickup in first-home owner inquiry. First Home buyers charge petering out “We had a spike, [...]