The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) welcomes the registration of the updated Investment Mandate to enable Federal Government widening the remit of the National Housing Infrastructure Facility (NHIF), making up to $575 million available to invest in new social and affordable housing projects in addition to financing housing-enabling infrastructure.

Use the interactive map to see statistics on first home buyers that participated in the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme between 1 January and 30 June 2020.

Data is as at 30 June 2020.

You can search by postcode or local government area (LGA) and click on the map to view key information.

First home buyers are individuals and households that are entering the home ownership market by purchasing a property for the first time. The number and share of first home buyers in the market is often used as an indication of the strength and affordability of the overall home buying market, making it an important area of research.

The Home Guarantee Scheme is an Australian Government initiatives to support eligible home buyers purchase a home sooner. Data generated from the Scheme allows NHFIC to generate unique insights into the first home buyer market.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), together with specialist community housing provider BlueCHP and social impact fund manager For Purpose Investment Partners (FPIP), has announced a $20 million investment in Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) projects across four Local Government Areas (LGAs) in New South Wales.

Annual rental growth in regional Australia has peaked and is slowing – rapidly in some areas – suggesting that the flow of people between the cities and regions triggered by the pandemic is unwinding, according to new analysis released today by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation.

Around 31 per cent or nearly 3 million households in Australia are renters, with 26 per cent of households renting from private landlords and 3 per cent of households renting from state or territory housing authorities. Changes in the rental market are important because they typically accommodate lower income earners who are more vulnerable to experiencing housing stress. The COVID-19 pandemic period has had a substantial impact on Australia’s rental markets, with vacancy rates now at low levels in most cities and regions.