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The Home Guarantee Scheme makes it easier for Australians to buy a first home by reducing the deposit required to as little as 5%, or just 2% for single parents, without the added cost of lenders mortgage insurance (LMI). From 1 October 2025, the Scheme will be even more accessible, giving more buyers in more locations the chance to enter the property market sooner. Find out everything you need to know about what this means for you on our blog.
Everything you need to know about buying your first home.
There are many benefits to building a new home over buying an established home. You’ll enjoy a home tailored to your style, with potential grants and stamp duty savings for first home buyers.
Use our First home buyer checklist to help find the right home for you
Calculate everything from how much you can borrow, to stamp duty you may need to pay.
Find out how you could own your own home at our free First Home Buyer information sessions.
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Our mortgage and finance partners are on hand to guide you through various financial options. If you’re eligible, they’ll explain the steps to getting your first home buyers grant and help you find out what other benefits may be available. Our mortgage partners will also help you find the right home finance option that works for you.
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They’ll help you assess lenders and products tailored specially for first home buyers.
Find out how much you can afford to borrow.
Metricon will help you find the perfect block of land for your first home. We’ll guide you through the various steps to securing your block, and ensure factors such as land size, incline and street frontage are taken into consideration. We’ll also help with any developer guidelines governing your land and home design choice.
To keep the process simple, we've created checklists of the key considerations to note when buying land for your Metricon home.
Metricon has a range of home designs specifically tailored to first home buyer budgets.
Start by browsing our stunning, contemporary home designs and by visiting our display homes to see our floor plans come to life!
We also offer affordable home and land packages in leading estates. Talk to our new home advisors about options to suit your budget and lifestyle.
Ready to make the dream of owning your first home a reality? Get started today.
Whatever your personal situation, HomeSolution by Metricon have a plan to make it easy for you to gather the deposit you need and get started on owning your very own dream home. We’ll help you save the money you need with two great savings plans to choose from. We have all the skills and advice you need to make your new home a reality. And we make it easy.
Metricon has been building homes for Australian families since 1976. We have the expertise and understanding to ensure your journey to home ownership is as smooth and simple as possible.
When you build with Metricon we give you our commitment to quality design, construction and customer care. We even guarantee it with a lifetime structural guarantee
Our stunning home designs are just the beginning when you build with Metricon. You can customise your home colours, finishes and fixtures in our industry-leading selection centre Studio M to add your personal touch to your selected design.
Metricon home designs have won many awards and industry accolades, testimony to the skill of our design team in creating stunning home designs that work for the Australian lifestyle and your family.
For first home buyers in NSW, finding the right house and land package can be exciting, but it can also be daunting. At Metricon, our experience and understanding can help you find and build your dream home, and help you love where you live. We’ve helped thousands of Australians, and we can help you, too.
First home buyers in NSW need to be able to trust their home builder, giving them the confidence they will be with them every step of the way. Thousands of Sydney families have entrusted building a new home to Metricon for over the past 40 years. And that’s because Metricon homes are designed with the Australian family in mind, in all its wonderful variety. Our experience, reputation and innovation set us apart, giving first home buyers in NSW designs that are stylish and affordable.
First home buyers in NSW who are building a home, renovating a home or buying a house and land package, can access the first home buyers grant in NSW from the NSW government. When you buy your first home, you may be eligible for $10,000 as part of the grant scheme. First home buyers in NSW can be eligible for the grant if they buy a house and land package valued at up to $750,000. If you are building a home on an existing block, or buying a house that needs extensive renovations, that figure is $600,000. You must move into the house within 12 months of the completion of construction. Stamp duty for first home buyers in NSW can also be reduced, or even scrapped altogether. Find out more at the NSW Office of State Revenue.
The first home buyer scheme in NSW is pretty straight forward. There are a number of eligibility criteria, but the main ones are that you must be over 18, an Australian citizen, building a new home (or undergoing a major renovation) and you must be an individual, not a company or a trust.
The short answer is no, not for the same house. The first home buyers grant in NSW is for the property itself, and it must be for your principal place of residence. It’s also important who owns the house. If the house is owned by both you and your partner, and you or your partner have received a grant as part of the first home buyer scheme in NSW or Australia, then you may not be eligible. You also won’t be eligible if you or your partner have previously owned or co-owned a property in Australia.
Some banks and lenders do allow you to use your first home buyers grant in NSW to make up part of your deposit. However, it’s worthwhile speaking to them before you make your application. Most Australian banks and lenders will require a deposit of 20% of the value of the property. Metricon’s Deposit Calculator can help you work out how to save for your home deposit.
At Metricon, we proudly team with experienced developers in quality estates across NSW. Building a new home means you can choose to live in an area that is built with families in mind, one that is close to all the services and facilities you need. At Metricon, we want you to love where you live, and we can help you find your perfect address right from the start.
