Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 23, 2009 12:27 pm "The boost to the first home owners grant will not be extended beyond June 30, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has suggested. "The first home owner's boost, as you know, we have indicated that will conclude within a very fixed and finite time frame," he told reporters in Perth. "It's had strong useful results so far, but I have got to say all good things must come to an end." The grant was raised from $7000 to $14,000 for existing dwellings and from $14,000 to $21,000 for new homes as part of the government's $10.4 billion stimulus package last year. Mr Rudd said the Government was still measuring the full effects of the boost but it was important the community understood deadlines were imposed for a particular purpose. Withdrawing the grant could hit some families hard..." Re: THE AGE - First home-owner deadline looms: Rudd 2Apr 23, 2009 12:29 pm It will be interesting to see what house prices do in the next few months then! So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27695 Hi VK, I am now retired however I have stood beside over 300 owner builders in the past 18 years that have successfully built their own homes. First of all a building… 10 22664 |