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As part of the 2020-21 Federal Budget, the Australian Government has committed an additional 10,000 First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) places for the 2020-21 financial year, specifically for eligible first home buyers purchasing new homes.

Thank you to those who attended our first research webinar on 'Employment, housing demand and COVID-19', featuring demographer Bernard Salt, The Demographics Group's Director of Research Simon Kuestenmacher, NHFIC's Head of Research Hugh Hartigan and NHFIC's Lead Research, Shane Lee.

The global COVID-19 pandemic could cut demand for housing in Australia by between 129,000 and 232,000 dwellings over the next three years based on a range of scenarios, according to new research released today by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC).

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has today released its first research report on the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, which  provides a snapshot of key trends and insights for the Scheme’s first six months of operation.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), together with the leading industry fund Cbus Super (Cbus), is pleased to support the NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) in a leading-edge pilot program that will deliver new social and affordable housing for NSW.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has finalised a $100 million agreement with NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) to fund critical infrastructure, accelerating the delivery of new social and affordable housing in NSW.

From today, 10,000 new places under the Government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme will become available for the 2020-21 financial year.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has today finalised the largest social bond - at $562 million - by an Australian issuer.

Residential construction has the second largest economic multiplier of all the 114 industries that make up the Australian economy, according to the first targeted report from the National Housing Finance and Investment  Corporation’s (NHFIC) new research unit.