Department of Health & Human Services, Tasmania
About Housing

Websites offering property listings

Housing Tasmania

• Properties for sale
• Quick Build Homes

There are also a number of property websites that provide listings of properties.  These include

• www.realestate.com.au
• www.domain.com.au
• www.propertypoint.com.au

Getting started

Buying or selling a home can seem complicated, especially if it's your first time, but a range of information and help is available from the following places:

Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading

Real Estate Institute of Tasmania

First Home Buyers

The First Home Owner Grant is a one-off grant that aims to assist people to purchase their first home. A Duty Concession is also available for first home buyers. More information on both these schemes is available on the State Revenue Office website. 

Tasmanians on low-incomes

Housing Tasmania is also able to help low income Tasmanians to purchase a home of their own. There are three different forms of assistance:

• Streets Ahead - incentive program – includes $6,000 deposit assistance to buy a home from the Director of Housing.
• HomeShare - sharing home ownership with the Director of Housing by:
• buying a home from the Director including Quick Build home
  or
• buying a home in the open market.
• Shared Equity

If you are successful in buying your new home, information is also available on conveyancing

Housing Industry Association (HIA) - Statewide
Real Estate Institute of Tasmania (REIT) - Statewide

Home Improvements and Maintenance
Consumer Rights