First Home Owners' Grant

• The Queensland First Home Owners’ Grant is a state government initiative introduced in 2000 to help first home owners move into their first home sooner. First home buyers who choose to buy or build a house, unit or townhouse valued at less than $750,000 are eligible to receive the $15,000 grant. In order to keep the grant, all applicants must move into the home within 1 year of completion and live in the home continuously for 6 months. To find out if you’re eligible for the First Home Owners’ Grant and to apply click here.

New Home Guarantee

• After the success of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, the new 2021-22 Federal Budget temporarily expands the Scheme by allowing an extra 10,000 New Home Guarantees in 2021-22. This will be made available from 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022 and allows more first home buyers to build or buy a newly built home and enter the housing market with a deposit of as little as 5 percent.

First Home Super Saver Scheme

• If you’re an eligible first home buyer, the new First Home Super Saver Scheme allows you to release up to $50,000 in eligible superannuation contributions to use as a deposit for your first home from 1 July 2022. This incentive is beneficial to assist you with the purchase of your first home.

Family Home Guarantee

• In the 2021-22 Federal Budget, the Government established a new program called the Family Home Guarantee, which aids eligible single parents with dependents the assistance to build a new home, or purchase an existing home with a deposit of as little as 2 percent. As of 1 July 2021, 10,000 Family Home Guarantees will be made available over four financial years. This initiative is aimed at single parents with dependents, regardless of whether that single parent is a first home buyer or previous owner-occupier. For the full terms and conditions and to check eligibility, we advise you to visit the Australian Government website.

Generally, a deposit of 5 - 10% of a property’s purchase price is an ideal amount to save for a deposit. However, the more money you save for a deposit, the more likely your chance will be for getting your home loan approved. If you’re eligible for the Family Home Guarantee, you may be able to save for a deposit of as little as 2 percent.

Have a credit card

• Unfortunately, not having a credit card does not make you more creditworthy. In fact, having a credit card and using it responsibly as well as paying it off on time is evidence that you can manage your debt.

Don't miss bill payments

• Missing your bill payments such as phone bills, mobile and internet on a regular basis may demonstrate that you aren’t reliable. Further to this, if you don’t make timely payments to these kinds of services, your credit provider might refer your debt to a debt collector or report your debt to a credit reporting agency. Both of these situations are not ideal as it leaves a negative mark against your credit score.

Pay off your debts

• If you have a loan, whether it be a car loan or a personal one, it’s a good idea to pay these off quickly and consistently to prove that you are able to successfully manage your debts. This will help to increase your credit score. 

The answer to this question varies from each person as it heavily depends on your current financial situation. To get a good estimate of how much you may be able to borrow, check out your bank’s website for a home loan borrowing calculator. This will generally ask you for how many people the loan is for, whether you have any dependants, what your income is, what your bills and living expenses are and whether you have any other loan repayments you’re making. Alternatively, you can book an appointment to talk to a lending specialist who will be able to give you a more accurate estimate of how much money you can borrow.

Going through a mortgage broker is entirely up to you and is usually dependent on your financial knowledge and how confident you are in navigating the property market. One of the benefits of having a mortgage broker is that they do all the legwork. This means that they take care of all the paperwork, sourcing your pre-approval and helping you to apply for any government grants you may be eligible for. Mortgage brokers will also compare various bank loans so that you can explore the best options for your and your family. Their experience and expert advice makes them a handy tool to have, especially when it comes to knowing what your borrowing power really is.

Yes, we do! In fact, we have 13 home designs that will fit a 10m lot width. These include cosy home such as our Scottsdale 16, all the way up to our spacious Barcelona 30. To view our full range of home designs that fit on a 10m+ lot width, head to our Home Designs web page and use our filter by clicking on the ‘10 or under’ button under ‘Lot Width.’

Yes, we offer a large range of house and land packages in different areas so that you will be able to find your dream home, in a fantastic neighbourhood! Visit our House and Land Packages webpage for more details.

Yes, we do. We know that it isn’t always convenient visiting all of our display homes around Brisbane, so we’ve brought our display homes to you through 3D Virtual Tours! Walk through our virtual display village online from the comfort of your couch and find your dream home today!

At Domaine Homes, we care about first home buyers like you, so that’s why we keep our prices low every day, so that you can get your foot into the property market! But to make building your first home even better, make sure you visit our Promotions web page to find out what promotions we currently have running that makes Domaine Homes the smarter and more affordable choice for building your new home.

Building a home is one of the most important decisions you’ll make in your lifetime and when you build with Domaine Homes, you’ll have peace of mind that your home has been built to the highest quality. We’re so confident in our quality assurance that our homes are backed by a Lifetime Structural Guarantee.Your Domaine home was built to last and we’re guaranteeing the structural integrity of your home for the lifetime of your occupancy. In the end, our homes are your homes, so throughout the entire process from start to finish, quality is our number one priority. We build homes with heart and at Domaine Homes, we think that makes all the difference.

At Domaine Homes, we currently build in Brisbane, the Greater Brisbane Region and Regional Queensland areas. Our home building service covers as far south as Kiama, all the way to the Great Lakes to the North. If we don’t yet cover your area, don’t worry, we’re on our way! Our Building Zones in Queensland are still expanding. Make sure you visit our ‘Where We Build’ web page for more information.

Yes, we do! We know how important it is to walk through a display home to view our high-quality standard, so that’s why we have a number of display centres around Brisbane for you to visit. To find your nearest display centre, please feel free to view our ‘Display Homes’ web page.