FIRST HOMEBUYERS ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY THEY LIVE IN TOOWOOMBA! A couple of years back the Government made some very drastic changes to the requirements for a property to be eligible for the First Home Owner Grant (or Great Start Grant). A property has to be either brand new or a new construction. This means that the majority of first home buyers in Australia will never receive the grant (currently $20,000) because those properties are generally much more expensive and simply not affordable. We are very lucky that in Toowoomba our properties are much more affordable then the major cities and that new homes can be purchased with repayments generally being similar to what the purchaser would otherwise pay in rent. www.brendanhoman.com.au