Buying your first home is hard enough, and stamp duty has been one of the biggest upfront hurdles for too long.
That's why ACT Labor has cut stamp duty for first home buyers.
Owner-occupiers buying their first home won't pay a cent, saving thousands and helping more Canberrans into the market sooner.
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REMOVED STAMP DUTY
MAKING HOUSES MORE AFFORDABLE
Canberra has plenty of apartments and single homes, but not enough of the housing types in between.
Labor believes every Canberran deserves the chance to buy, build or rent in the community they call home.
Our planning reforms are making it easier to build more diverse housing in established suburbs and near local shops and group centres, keeping people close to the services they rely on.
We're also backing more build-to-rent developments to deliver secure, long-term affordable rentals across the ACT.
And we'll do it all while keeping the green spaces Canberrans know and love.
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MORE HOUSE CHOICE
DELIVERING MORE TOWNHOUSES AND DUPLEXES
A safe, secure home is a right, not a privilege.
ACT Labor will deliver 5,000 additional public, community and affordable homes by the end of 2030.
Working with the Albanese Labor Government, we're building homes for the Canberrans who need them most, including older women at risk of homelessness and women and children escaping family violence. Hundreds of homes are already underway, with more to come.
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5,000 MORE PUBLIC HOMES
HELPING CANBERRANS WHO NEED IT MOST
Labor is helping more Canberrans into their first home sooner.
First home buyers can purchase with just a 5% deposit and avoid Lenders Mortgage Insurance, with no caps on places and no income limits.
That means years cut from saving and tens of thousands of dollars back in people's pockets, because under Labor, home ownership should be within reach for everyone.
