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Opening today: Call for Submissions, HAFF Round 3 to support 21,350 homes

Today, Housing Australia will release the Call for Submissions for Round 3 of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) to support the delivery of the remaining 21,350 social and affordable homes to meet the national target of 40,000 new homes by 2029.

05 Dec 2025

Applications now open for the Australian Government Help to Buy Scheme

Eligible Australians can now apply for the Australian Government Help to Buy Scheme (Help to Buy), a shared equity initiative designed to make home ownership more achievable for thousands of eligible households.

28 Nov 2025

More Australians supported into home ownership with the launch of the Australian Government Help to Buy Scheme

From 5 December, the Australian Government is making home ownership more achievable for more Australians with the launch of the Australian Government Help to Buy Scheme (Help to Buy) - a shared equity initiative designed to reduce upfront costs and open the door to home ownership for thousands of eligible Australians.

20 Aug 2020

New social housing to be delivered in innovative partnership

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), together with the leading industry fund Cbus Super (Cbus), is pleased to support the NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) in a leading-edge pilot program that will deliver new social and affordable housing for NSW.

10 Aug 2020

NHFIC infrastructure funding to deliver 781 new social and affordable homes

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has finalised a $100 million agreement with NSW Land and Housing Corporation (LAHC) to fund critical infrastructure, accelerating the delivery of new social and affordable housing in NSW.

01 Jul 2020

10,000 more opportunities to help Australians buy their first home sooner

From today, 10,000 new places under the Government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme will become available for the 2020-21 financial year.

24 Jun 2020

NHFIC finalises largest social bond from an Australian issuer

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has today finalised the largest social bond - at $562 million - by an Australian issuer.

19 Jun 2020

Home construction ranks as second biggest driver of jobs and economy

Residential construction has the second largest economic multiplier of all the 114 industries that make up the Australian economy, according to the first targeted report from the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation’s (NHFIC) new research unit.

03 Apr 2020

New financial model to support community housing providers now available

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) is pleased to announce the release a new financial model for community housing providers (CHPs).

01 Feb 2020

First Home Loan Deposit Scheme offered through 25 new lenders

Twenty-five smaller lenders around the country will today start offering the Australian Government’s new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, giving eligible first home buyers wider consumer choice.

01 Jan 2020

First Home Loan Deposit Scheme launches today

From today, eligible first home buyers will be able to apply for guarantees under the Australian Government’s new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme.

12 Dec 2019

CBA and 25 smaller lenders appointed to First Home Loan Deposit Scheme Panel

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) is pleased to announce that, following a competitive procurement process, it has appointed the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) as the second major bank lender, and a further 25 non-major lenders to the initial panel of residential mortgage lenders to offer guaranteed loans under the Australian Government’s new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, which commences 1 January 2020.

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