Journalists can direct their media enquiries to our media contact:
Simon Hatcher
Hughes Public Relations and Communications Counsel
M: 0419 780 071 T: 08 8412 4100
Email: simon@hughespr.com.au
Address: Level 1, 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide SA
Website: hughespr.com.au
All other media enquiries can be sent to our HomeStart Communications Team: media@homestart.com.au
With cost of living pressures and soaring rents, biopharmaceutical process engineer Alex Knight, 24, can see why young people aren’t moving out of home.
Learn what a shared equity loan is and how you can use it to your advantage
STATE Government-owned lender HomeStart Finance says it continues to field global interest in its range of lending products, on the eve of Asia's largest housing affordability conference in Kuala Lumpur...
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HomeStart Finance recently featured in the Autumn issue of SA Builder magazine, the communication outlet for Master Builders SA, to discuss the benefits of HomeStart’s construction lending options...
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Last week, a leading mortgage broker announced it was adding a new lender that specialises in affordability to its lending panel... View the full article.
MODERN twists to mortgages are giving first home savers and low-income buyers a better chance of getting a foot in the door... View the full article.
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Aussie Home Loans has announced the appointment of a new lender to its panel, providing its brokers with a new range of mortgage products for South Australian clients... View the full article.
Experts say while it's becoming harder for young people to get into the housing market, there are ways to get into your own home sooner... Watch the full story
Buying their first home was a dream come true for Indian migrants Manpreet Kaur and Amarjit Singh, who says it took years of saving and good fortune ro make their property dreams come true... View the full article
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The Bank of Mum and Dad is being urged to consider turning off the money taps with an increasing range of mortgage products helping young homebuyers get a start... View the full article
Simon Hatcher
Hughes Public Relations and Communications Counsel
M: 0419 780 071 T: 08 8412 4100
Email: simon@hughespr.com.au
Address: Level 1, 187 Rundle Street, Adelaide SA
Website: hughespr.com.au
All other media enquiries can be sent to our HomeStart Communications Team: media@homestart.com.au
2024
Long haul to home of his own
With cost of living pressures and soaring rents, biopharmaceutical process engineer Alex Knight, 24, can see why young people aren’t moving out of home.
Can South Australia's first home buyer scheme work elsewhere?
The Federal Government’s Help to Buy housing scheme remains stuck in the senate with the Opposition the Greens both refusing to pass it.
But for over thirty years South Australians have been able to access a similar scheme called HomeStart.
So does it work?
But for over thirty years South Australians have been able to access a similar scheme called HomeStart.
So does it work?
New 2% deposit loan unlocks property market for more first home buyers
South Australian first home buyers building a home will save thousands with a new 2 per cent deposit home loan available through HomeStart.
A Labor election commitment, it’s the latest in a suite of measures to help more South Australians enter the property market.
A Labor election commitment, it’s the latest in a suite of measures to help more South Australians enter the property market.
2023
HomeStart loans hit 10-year high
Treasurer Stephen Mullighan says the state government-owned home lender HomeStart supported 1394 first home buyers with new loans in the most recent financial year – the highest number in a decade.
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The changing profile of SA home owners
There is no doubt that South Australians’ desire to own their own home is still very much alive, but it is also clear that home ownership rates, particularly among young South Australians, are falling. Recent data from HomeStart shows how home ownership has become harder to achieve, with many South Australians experiencing more barriers to home ownership than ever before.
Article written by The Bunyip Newspaper
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Article written by The Bunyip Newspaper
Record year for HomeStart as stamp duty relief continues momentum
The value of loans issued by government lender HomeStart surpassed $800 million for the first time ever for the 2022-23 financial year.
More than 2000 South Australians purchased a home financed through HomeStart over the past 12 months, a 33% increase on the average for the past decade and the highest number of loans since 2010.
More than 2000 South Australians purchased a home financed through HomeStart over the past 12 months, a 33% increase on the average for the past decade and the highest number of loans since 2010.
2022
South Australians can soon buy their first home with low deposit on HomeStart loans
Owning a home could soon become a reality for more South Australians with a state-government backed lender lowering their minimum deposit requirements.
Eligible graduates will be able to apply for a home loan with HomeStart Finance with as little as 2 per cent deposit.
HomeStart Finance take over as the Official Member Partner of the Adelaide 36ers
The Adelaide 36ers are thrilled to announce HomeStart Finance will continue their support of the Club ahead of NBL23.
Their support will increase from Community Partner to take over as the Official Member Partner of the Adelaide 36ers for the 2022-23 season.
What to consider with Shared Equity Loans
Learn what a shared equity loan is and how you can use it to your advantage
2021
HomeStart announces new CEO
Andrew Mills has been appointed as the new CEO of HomeStart Finance, taking over from John Oliver who will retire in December.
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2020
2019-2020 Annual Report
2019
2018-2019 Annual Report
Lender is attracting interest
STATE Government-owned lender HomeStart Finance says it continues to field global interest in its range of lending products, on the eve of Asia's largest housing affordability conference in Kuala Lumpur...
View the full article.
Innovative construction lending options
HomeStart Finance recently featured in the Autumn issue of SA Builder magazine, the communication outlet for Master Builders SA, to discuss the benefits of HomeStart’s construction lending options...
View the full article.
Mortgage broker welcomes affordability-focused lender
Last week, a leading mortgage broker announced it was adding a new lender that specialises in affordability to its lending panel... View the full article.
Extra loan help for homebuyers as lenders create new chances
MODERN twists to mortgages are giving first home savers and low-income buyers a better chance of getting a foot in the door... View the full article.
SA lender joins Aussie
Aussie Home Loans has announced the appointment of a new lender to its panel, providing its brokers with a new range of mortgage products for South Australian clients... View the full article.
Rent Trap
Experts say while it's becoming harder for young people to get into the housing market, there are ways to get into your own home sooner... Watch the full story
Homeownership rates rise among new migrants in South Australia
Buying their first home was a dream come true for Indian migrants Manpreet Kaur and Amarjit Singh, who says it took years of saving and good fortune ro make their property dreams come true... View the full article
2018
2017-18 Annual Report
View the full report.
View the media release for the highlights.
Click here to view all previous annual reports.
Let's shut the Bank of Mum and Dad
The Bank of Mum and Dad is being urged to consider turning off the money taps with an increasing range of mortgage products helping young homebuyers get a start... View the full article
