03/09/2026
First-home buying looks complicated from the outside.
Broken down, it’s really seven steps.
Get your finances sorted → know your borrowing power → save toward your deposit → get pre-approved → search with a real budget → inspect and review the contract → exchange and settle.
Every first-home buyer moves through this at their own pace, and there’s no shame in being at step one.
The buyers who move fastest once they’re ready are usually the ones who understood the process early.
This is the first post in our Property 101 series, we’ll be covering deposits, LVR, LMI and more over the coming weeks.
Save this one so you’ve got the full picture in one place.