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Explore factors making 2026 a good year for home building for first-time buyers.

The latest research from MyFirstHome shines a light on the elephant in the room. First home buyers have changed. What used to be a financial goal to tick off in your 20s has slowly but surely been pushing out to something that, increasingly, is now achieved in your 30s.

First-time buyers are increasingly older and more financially established before stepping into the property market. 45.3 per cent of first home buyers are aged over 35,and make up 64.1 per cent of all buyer-types. The federal government’s expanded Home Guarantee Scheme commences this week on October 1, allowing first-time buyers to purchase with a 5 per cent deposit.

No surprise that the Reserve Bank of Australia holds interest rates. With the market in wait-and-see mode for further drops, there’s no immediate change to borrowing power, but the momentum in the property market is clear thanks to the government’s surprise lifeline for first-home buyers.

Home Guarantee Scheme: getting into First Home Buyers into your first home faster, with a 5% deposit.

Home buying service MyFirstHome (a division of Oliver Hume Home Solutions) has identified the 20 best suburbs in Melbourne, South East Queensland, and Adelaide, where first home buyers can take advantage of the Federal Government’s expanded Home Guarantee Scheme.

Marrone Park, in Victoria’s desirable Cranbourne East, is one of the best suburbs for first home buyers.

A new platform designed specifically to support first-home buyers to get on the property ladder will provide access to dedicated Home Buying Coaches to help navigate the increasingly complex world of grants, lending, co-ownership models, and property searching.

The First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) is a one-off payment designed to help first home buyers get started. While the basic criteria are...