First Home Deposit Saver Account

The First Home Deposit Saver Account has been introduced by the federal government so as to help the first home aspirants to make their dreams come true. This is a wonderful opportunity for the first time home buyers to save a deposit using this simple, tax effective program. It is true that in today’s recession [...]

Closing or withdrawing FHSA

You can withdraw your investment from your first home saver account after you have selected a home or a land to purchase. All your saving must be withdrawn before the selection of the land and completion of the construction as you can not withdraw the amount after completion of the construction of the home. Your [...]

Four Financial Year Rule for First Home Saver Account

You can not withdraw your saving from First Home Saver Account unless you kept at least $1000 per year for four financial years in your account. This means you have to save almost $20 per week to fulfill this four year rule of the first home saver account. An individual can open a First Home [...]

Types of First Home Saver Account (FHSA)

A number of financial institutions like banks and credit unions are offering different types of first home save accounts. The first home saver accounts offered by banks, credit unions and building societies are called deposit style accounts where as the accounts offered by super funds and insurance companies are called market-linked investment accounts.
Deposit Accounts
These are [...]

How to decide the right First Home Saver Account (FHSA)

There are a number of packages offering a number of options in your First Home Saver Account. However, you must choose the account if and only if it suits your requirement. The First Home Saver Account will only suits you if you want to purchase a home at least four year after opening the First [...]

First Home Saver Accounts Principle

First home saver accounts are offered by many banks and credit unions in assisting under age people to save money for the purchase of their first home. With the help of first home saver accounts you can boost up your savings to buy your first home ever. With a combination of low taxes and Government [...]

Introduction to First Home Saver Account

Let’s understand how the FHSA work:
·         The scheme of FHSA was launched as per the promises made by Prime Minister Rudd during his 2007 campaigning speech to provide simple tax saving schemes and government assistance so as to encourage individuals to start saving for their own homes.
·         This scheme is applicable for all the Australian [...]