Residential Home Loans

First Home loan

Loan Process

Complete your application, discuss options with your broker, find a home in your price range, get your loan approval, and move in!

Buying a new home

It is important to have some genuine savings saved over a period of at least 3 months, especially when you are going to borrow over 80% of the property value.

If you are a single parent the government has announced the ‘Home Guarantee Scheme’ which allows single parents to buy a home with as little as a 2% deposit. 

What type of support is provided? 

  • Existing house, townhouse or apartment
  • House and land package
  • Vacant land with a separate contract to build a home
  • Off the plan apartment or house.

Which one suits me?

  • First Home Guarantee – Home buyer looking to buy a home sooner.
  • Regional First Home Buyer – Home buyer in a regional area.
  • Family Home Guarantee – Single parent or single legal guardian of one or more dependent children.

The Family Home Guarantee is exclusively to provide single parents the opportunity to build or buy a home with a deposit of just 2%. 

Otherwise, you will need at least 5% of the purchase price ($20,000 for 400,000 house), 5.6% of the purchase price ($28,000 for 500,000 house) and 6% of the purchase price (36,000 for 600,000 house) plus the $15,000 grant will give you enough. The latest information on the first homeowners grant in Queensland, can be found here.
This link has the eligibility criteria for the eligibility test and frequently asked questions.  Home Guarantee Scheme. 

For outside Queensland check the state government website for the First Home Owners Grant (FHOG) information.

home guarantee scheme

Get in touch today so we can get you into your new home sooner. 

The federal government First Home Guarantee Scheme (HGS) is to replace all previous First Home Loan Deposit Schemes (FHLDS).

Talk to us today to find out where you best fit, as the eligibility criteria is different for each scheme. 

Common frequently asked questions.

How many places are available?

For FY2025/2026:

  • First Home Guarantee – 35,000 places
  • Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee – 10,000 places
  • Family Home Guarantee – 5,000 places.

Is my deposit calculated as a % of the purchase price or property valuations?

The deposit requirement is a percentage of the Property Value.

Property Value is assessed by our Participating Lender, and it may be different to the purchase price. In those situations, please speak to us about what this means for you.

Do I have to be a first home buyer?

The First Home Guarantee and Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee are for first home buyers or those who haven’t owned a property in Australia in the last 10 years.

The Family Home Guarantee is for buyers who don’t currently own property or those who won’t have any other property interest once their new home settles.

We can discuss with you various other options that are available to you to purchase your home and provide appropriate advice.

What changed for the HGS from 1 October 2025. 

The Scheme expanded to include the following changes:

  • Removed income caps for Scheme applicants
  • Increased the property price caps in line with average house prices
  • Removed the limit on the number of available places for all guarantees
  • The Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee has now been merged into the First Home Guarantee and Family Home Guarantee.

How do I apply?

Click here to get in touch with us today.

If a member of your family (parents or friends) owns or is paying off a house, and is willing to assist you as a guarantor (they will only need to guarantee 10% plus costs of the house you want to buy) from the equity in their home if they will guarantee 20% plus cost you won’t pay and Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) at all.

If you need to discuss your options or plans to buy your first home. We will assess your situation and help you find the most suitable bank, and prepare your loan application to help you buy your first home. Let’s get started

Refinance better bank

Get a Better Offer, Save Interest, Lower Your Monthly Repayments, Repay Your Loan Sooner.

The Australian Banking Reforms have paved the way to empower you as the consumer to get a better offer, this supports smaller lenders to compete with the big banks and secure the long term sustainability of our financial system.  

Some lenders are offering a refinance cashback to entice you.

Talk to us first to be sure this will work to your long term advantage. Another reform was the ban on early exit fees (sometimes referred to as a Deferred Establishment Fee) from 1st July 2011.  This is a big step in empowering you to be able to make a lender switch without a huge cost. when the best interest laws came into force on 1 January 2021, only your broker can work in your best interest. Going directly to a bank, they can only work in their best interest, or should I say “the interests of the shareholders”

Now is a good time to consider looking at your loan particularily if you are coming off your fixed rates, rates are on the increase, and fixed rates have shyrocketed, lets discuss your options to give you certainty in these uncertain times.

Investment mortgage

Funding Your Investment Property

Set up and structuring your investment loan. With the guidance of our financial consultants and lending specialists, property investment may pay for itself or even earn an income. We work with you to help you understand and capitalise on the different investment strategies and the benefits that this can make to your cash flow. A strategy used by many investors is utilising available equity in property that has grown in value. Talk to our lending specialist before you look for your investment property, you could save money or reduce you payments with the right loan structure. Investing in property is generally a long term investment, and securing a investment property in the right location certainly helps. Do you have all your loans cross collateralised or separate loans for each property? Talk to our loan specialists to work out the most suitable structure for your financial plans. Let’s get you started!

Things you should know

Eligibility and approval is subject to the Government’s COVID-19 SME Guarantee Scheme eligibility criteria and standard credit assessment. Not all amounts, term lengths or rates will be available to all applicants. Fees, terms and conditions apply.

6 month no repayment period – Back to Business Loan. There will be an initial 6 month no repayment period during which interest will accrue but no repayments will be required. At the end of the 6 month grace period, regular fixed daily or weekly repayments will commence comprising of principal and interest. For the first 26 weeks after the 6 month no repayment period, each daily or weekly repayment will also comprise an instalment of the accrued interest and the 2% Service Fee that accrued during the grace period.

6 month no repayment period – Back to Business Line of Credit. There will be an initial 6 month no repayment period during which interest will accrue but no repayments will be required. At the end of the 6 month grace period, regular weekly repayments will commence comprising of principal and interest on amounts drawn under the facility. For the first 26 weeks after the 6 month no repayment period, each weekly repayment will also comprise an instalment of the accrued interest and monthly service fees that accrued during the grace period. After the end of the grace period, the regular monthly service fee will also be payable in arrears each month over the remaining term. At the end of your loan term you will have the option to repay the outstanding balance in one lump sum or roll the outstanding amount into an amortising term loan to be paid down over a further 50 week period.

Fees – No fees will be payable in the first 6 month no repayment period. The following fees will become payable after the end of the first 6 months:

Back to Business Loan: 2% Service Fee on the loan amount, which will be capitalised and become payable in instalments over the first 26 weeks following the end of the grace period.

Back to Business Line of Credit: $35 Monthly Service Fee applies over the entire term, which will accrue during the first 6 months. The accrued monthly service fees will become payable in weekly instalments over the first 26 weeks after the end of the grace period, along with the regular monthly service fee which will be payable in arrears each month over the remaining term.

Security: No asset security is required upfront to access the funds. Personal guarantees will be required.

Funding Limits: The total sum of your funding supported by the Government’s SME Guarantee Scheme (including funding from other financial institutions) must not exceed $250,000.

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