PUBLISHED PRESS
At First-Place we continue to grow and succeed in the home building industry and it doesn't go unnoticed. Below are articles that First-Place has been featured in concerning the housing market and our position within this ever changing industry.
"With high prices and soaring rents, what are political parties promising to do about housing?"
Daniel Ziffer | May 9, 2022
If the great Australian dream is the security of owning your home, the election campaign might feel like waking late to discover the alarm on your phone has been ringing...
"Demand for first-home buyers in Geelong is seeing it harder to get into the market"
Cheandre Llewellyn | Feb 26, 2022
First-home buyers are being urged to look to Geelong for land. First Place Building's Daniel Senia said value in an unaffordable market benefits the local area...
"Crypto goes real world for home buyers"
Marion Rae | Nov 17, 2021
Some want to buy a house or get paid in cryptocurrency, others just want to have fun with Blockchain gaming. Millennials, Generation Z and developers are looking to expand the use of cryptocurrencies and digital payments...
"Build more homes to make housing more affordable, says property industry"
Daniel Ziffer | May 9, 2022
Major parties are promising to build about 30,000 social homes, but the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute says there is a shortfall of 433,000 properties across the country...
"Housing affordability crisis leading to fewer babies"
Ronald Mizen | Dec 11, 2021
Affordability for first home buyers continued to deteriorate last financial year, which demographers and social researchers believe is contributing to couples having smaller families and taking longer to start them...
"Is Australia feeling the Waitrose effect?"
Nina Hendy | Mar 4, 2022
It is a simple fact that the location of a development and the profile of its neighbours will have a profound impact on its saleability...
"The great Australian challenge"
Daniel Senia | Dec 3, 2021
With decreasing affordability across the home building industry, the "great Australian dream" of home ownership has become the "great Australian challenge" for first-home buyers...