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  1. LatestFirst Home Buyersrealestate.com.auQLD

    Mortgage squeeze deepens as home loan repayments claim two-thirds of income

    Queensland homebuyers face an unprecedented mortgage squeeze, with repayments consuming 66 per cent of income after rates were hiked again overnight.

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  2. First Home Buyersrealestate.com.au

    RBA cash rate hike delivers five-figure blow to first home buyer budgets

    More than a third of young Australians have abandoned the dream of homeownership as four rate rises drain tens of thousands of dollars from first-home buyer budgets.

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  3. First Home Buyersrealestate.com.au

    First-home buyers face risk of owing bank more than homes are worth

    Thousands of Aussies who accessed a key support program spruiked by Anthony Albanese are on the verge of going broke and losing everything, new data shows.

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  4. First Home BuyersThe Guardian

    Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers

    Exclusive: Policy initiative for England will help more young people on to property ladder, prime minister tells Guardian A new help-to-buy scheme aimed at giving first-time buyers who cannot rely on the “bank of mum…

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  5. First Home BuyersThe Guardian

    Taylor distances himself from Bragg’s proposal to let homebuyers use super as collateral for mortgages

    Opposition leader said the idea for Australians to use their superannuation savings as collateral for a loan ‘is not our policy’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free…

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  6. First Home BuyersThe Guardian

    Stephen Ashman on the difficulties facing first-time homebuyers – cartoon

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  7. First Home BuyersThe Guardian

    Help-to-buy scheme delivered ‘very high value for money’, review finds

    Exclusive: George Osborne’s programme to reduce costs for first-time buyers delivered £25bn in social value in UK last year George Osborne’s scheme to reduce costs for first-time buyers represented “very high value for…

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  8. First Home BuyersThe Guardian

    No deposit, no problem: the new 100% mortgages for first-time buyers

    Banks and building societies have started relaxing affordability rules and becoming more creative with products For many first-time buyers, getting their foot on the property ladder can feel like an impossible dream.…

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  9. First Home BuyersThe Guardian

    ‘It feels unfair’: the Britons struggling to get a mortgage since Iran war began

    Whether first-time buyers, in between homes or refixing, people tell of impact of higher mortgage rates on housing Prospects of cuts in UK interest rates in 2026, which were widely expected at the start of the year,…

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  10. First Home BuyersThe Guardian

    UK homebuyers face worst mortgage affordability since 2008, data shows

    ‘Least affordable’ areas mainly in London commuter belt, UK Finance finds, with Iran war not yet reflected in data Business live – latest updates UK homebuyers are facing the worst mortgage affordability pressures for…

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