FHB grants obsolete amid construction crunch
Western Australia’s First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) is irrelevant when there are no homes to be had, a buyer’s agent has warned.
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Western Australia’s First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) is irrelevant when there are no homes to be had, a buyer’s agent has warned.
This amid Perth construction crisis
Rentals that are earning enough to cover the interest repayments can still be found in more than 80 suburbs nationwide, data from CoreLogic shows.
Perth is poised to see house prices and rents rise over the next few months as it continues to attract many Australian buyers and renters who are priced out in other more expensive capital cities.
The suburbs of Brabham and Henley Brook in Perth’s north-east top the list of the city’s most mortgaged suburbs, according to 2021 Census data.