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Derek Rose

UNBELIEVABLE: New homebuyers using smaller deposits borrowing more | History Defined

Government schemes are allowing first-time homebuyers to borrow more with smaller deposits. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

First-time homebuyers are borrowing more while putting down less money as they take advantage of government schemes to help them buy sooner.

The average first-home buyer in 2025 borrowed $480,000 from Commonwealth Bank, up from $369,000 in 2021, the bank says.

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