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First Home Buyer Guide 2026 | Free 31-Page Download, Updated September 2026 | MFA
FREE 31-PAGE GUIDE, UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2026

Every Grant, Scheme and Threshold for First Home Buyers, as at September 2026

Three rate rises, a renamed deposit scheme and four states that changed their rules this year. This guide has the current numbers, sourced.

4.35%
Cash rate, up 3 times in 2026
5%
Deposit, no LMI, no income cap
$30K
QLD grant, no end date
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First Home Buyer Guide
Every grant, scheme and threshold that applies to you, priced at September 2026.
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Why This Guide

What You'll Learn

Every figure is dated and traceable to a public source. The last section of the guide lists them.

Grants and duty by state

FHOG, stamp duty exemptions and the changes in TAS, ACT, WA and QLD this year, with the dates.

The 5% Deposit Scheme

What replaced the First Home Guarantee, the new price caps by region, and how it stacks with Help to Buy.

Borrowing power in a rising market

The 3% buffer, the DTI cap, HELP debt treatment and the credit card limit trap, with worked numbers.

Inside The Guide

What's Covered

01

The market in September 2026

Falling values, rising rates, and what changed this year

02

Grants and the super saver scheme

FHOG by state, and how the FHSSS actually works

03

The 5% Deposit Scheme

Renamed, uncapped, and the single biggest saving available

04

Help to Buy

Shared equity, 2% deposit, and the trade you are making

05

Stamp duty by state

Where the thresholds sit now, and where they moved

06

Your borrowing power

The buffer, the DTI cap, HELP debt and credit limits

07

The buying process

From deposit to keys, and the documents you need

08

Mistakes and true costs

What actually goes wrong, and what the purchase really costs

09

Your next steps

A 90 day plan you can actually follow

Melanie McNaughton

Melanie McNaughton

Director & Principal Lending Strategist

Melanie spent more than 12 years in commercial banking at NAB, ANZ and Westpac before moving to broking. Through the Connective aggregator MFA places loans with more than 60 lenders. These guides are what she tells clients in the first meeting, with the sources attached.

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60+ Lenders
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