Housing and construction

Home Buyer Assistance Finder

The NSW Government offers 2 key programs to help home buyers.

The Assistance Finder will guide you through a series of questions about your situation and the home you want to purchase.

Based on your answers, it will provide an indication of your eligibility and instructions on how to apply.

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Housing and construction information

Renting a place to live

Find out how to start a tenancy, renting costs and how to get repairs done. Learn how to end a tenancy, get your bond back and what to do if things go wrong.

Buying and selling property

What you need to know about buying and selling a home. Calculate your buying costs such as transfer (stamp) duty, and if you are eligible for first home buyers assistance.

If you need emergency accommodation

This is a guide for people who are at risk of becoming, or who are, homeless, as well as for people needing temporary crisis accommodation in an emergency.

Latest housing and construction updates

Ministerial media release

22 November 2024

Four buyback homes to get a new lease on life at Mount Pleasant Resilient Lands Program site

As part of the largest assisted relocation program in Australian history, the first of four buyback homes have been relocated to the Resilient Lands Program (RLP) site at Mount Pleasant Estate in Goonellabah this week.

Ministerial media release

22 November 2024

Community Building Partnership grants available soon to boost local community infrastructure projects

Local infrastructure projects across NSW are set for a boost with the next round of the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership (CBP) grant program to open early next year.

Ministerial media release

20 November 2024

New strata laws introduced to protect owners and make strata living easier

The Minns Labor Government has introduced its third wave of strata reforms to the NSW Parliament today, continuing its work to confront the state’s housing challenges and address cost of living pressures.

Ministerial media release

16 November 2024

Penrith Stadium ready for kick off

Penrith Stadium Redevelopment has reached a major milestone with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure granting planning consent, clearing the path for a contract to be awarded and work to start.

Ministerial media release

15 November 2024

The future face of Sydney revealed with pattern book designs released

The Minns Labor Government has today revealed six outstanding designs that have been selected as the winners of the NSW Pattern Book Design Competition, helping deliver more well-built homes, faster.