As a first home buyer in New South Wales, you may be eligible for a duty exemption, concession and/or a grant.
First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme
What's on offer
- Full or partial exemption on transfer duty.
Requirements
- Buying your first home in Australia
- Its value must be less than $800,000
- Find out about more requirements
First Home Owner Grant ( New Home )
What's on offer
- $10,000 towards the purchase price, in addition to the First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme benefits
Requirements
- Buying or building your first home
- It's a new home that no-one has lived in before
- It's worth no more than $750,000
- Find out about more requirements
First Home Buyer Choice ( Property Tax )
What's on offer
- Choice to pay either the existing up front transfer duty or an annual property tax.
Requirements
- Buying your first home in Australia
- New or existing home with a value up to $1.5 million
- Vacant land on which you intend to build a home with a value up to $800,000
- Find out about more requirements at First Home Buyer Choice.
Who can apply
To qualify as a first home buyer, you must be purchasing the first home you or your spouse have owned or co-owned in Australia, although there are some exceptions.
You must also move into the property within 12 months, and live there for at least six continuous months.
You must be:
- an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia
- at least 18 years old.