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The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) released the second annual First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) Trends & Insights Report, covering data on the FHLDS and New Home Guarantee (NHG) for 2020–21.

Developer contributions for local infrastructure are inconsistent, lack transparency and have broadened in scope, adding more to the cost of new homes and potentially impeding new housing supply, according to the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC).

Removing stamp duty would increase housing mobility, lead to more efficient use of the nation’s housing stock, and reduce state and territory revenue volatility, according to a new research paper by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC).

From today, 30,000 new places are available under the Australian Government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, the New Home Guarantee, and the Family Home Guarantee.

The Government has appointed Mr Adrian Harrington as the part‑time Chair and Member of the Board of the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC), and Mr Kelvin Ryan and Ms Jane Hewitt as part‑time Members of the NHFIC Board. Mr Harrington and Mr Ryan have been appointed for a five‑year period commencing from 19 July 2021. Ms Hewitt has been appointed for a three‑year period from 26 July 2021.

The Australian Government has announced new property price caps for the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme and the Family Home Guarantee, which apply from 1 July 2021.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has today finalised $462 million of social bonds taking total issuance to approximately $2 billion since the organisation was established three years ago.

The first multimillion dollar infrastructure funding agreement between the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) and the South Australian Government has been finalised, accelerating the delivery of new social and affordable housing in the state.

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has today finalised its first sustainability bond at $343 million, with the issuance more than two times oversubscribed.