First Home Buyers
Are There Stamp Duty Exemptions for Vacant Land Purchases in Queensland?
Yes — from 1 May 2025 Queensland charges nil transfer duty on eligible vacant land for a first home, with no value cap. Here's how it works.
Guides & explainers
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First Home Buyers
What Happens to My Grant if I Move Out of the Property in the First 12 Months?
Each First Home Owner Grant carries its own residence rule and its own consequence for breaking it — what's confirmed, state by state, as at July 2026.
First Home Buyers
Residency and visa status: who qualifies for first home buyer grants
Citizenship and PR tests for first home buyer grants differ by scheme and by state — what's verified, what isn't, and where New Zealand citizens stand.
First Home Buyers
Can I get the first home buyer grant if I buy a house and land package in Queensland?
Yes, in most cases — how the $30,000 QLD First Home Owner Grant treats a house and land package, and the separate QLD duty position, as at July 2026.
First Home Buyers
How does the Help to Buy shared equity scheme work?
How the Help to Buy shared equity scheme works: the 2% deposit, the Commonwealth's equity share, income and price caps, as at July 2026.
First Home Buyers
First home buyer stamp duty concessions by state
How first home buyer stamp duty concessions differ across all 8 states and territories — thresholds, property-type rules, and where to check your own.
First Home Buyers
How do I apply for the NSW First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme?
How the NSW First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme duty concession works, who qualifies, and what to check before applying. Not the FHOG — a duty scheme.
First Home Buyers
The First Home Owner Grant: amounts and rules by state
FHOG eligibility rules by state and territory: property type, residence requirements and how to apply. Amounts summarised; full table linked.
First Home Buyers
First Home Guarantee property price caps by state and territory
The Home Guarantee Scheme's property price caps for all eight states and territories in one table, current as at July 2026.
First Home Buyers
Do I qualify for the First Home Guarantee scheme?
The First Home Guarantee eligibility criteria in full, including the confirmed no-income-caps position as at July 2026.
First Home Buyers
How does the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme (First Home Guarantee) work?
How the First Home Guarantee lets eligible buyers purchase with a 5% deposit by guaranteeing part of the loan instead of charging LMI.
First Home Buyers
What First Home Buyer Grants Are Available in Australia?
Every state and territory runs its own First Home Owner Grant, with amounts from $0 to $50,000. See the full state-by-state breakdown, as at July 2026.