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As of 16 January 2023, first home buyers in New South Wales have the option to opt out of paying upfront stamp duty and instead pay an annual tax. The First Home Buyer Choice scheme was introduced by the NSW Government in a bid to help reduce the entry cost for buyers looking to get into the property market. Our Clarendon Home Construction Finance Specialists dive deeper to explore which works out cheaper - stamp duty or an annual tax payment.

The Hayman 32 display home gives you the opportunity to explore the level of quality our Aspire range can offer. The double storey quintessential family home has everything you want, in a home to create lasting memories in.

You can visit the Hayman at our Cobbitty Display Centre, open 7 days from 10am-5pm.

Escape to the country has become not just a weekend getaway idea, but a bonafide lifestyle to make your forever home. The Bowral 52 at Braemar is the epitome of expansive family living, while still retaining a wholesome and classic homely feel that you are sure to fall in love with. The home design offers four spacious bedrooms, three and a half baths and a double garage… you will have everything you could need and want in this elegant but relaxed home.

You can explore the Bowral 52 at our Braemar Display Centre, open 7 days from 10am-5pm

A lesson in one of Clarendon Homes’ most popular styles - Contemporary. Here, Carolyn discusses the hallmarks of this style to help you discover which style is for you.

A lesson in one of Clarendon Homes’ most popular styles - Hamptons. Here, Carolyn discusses the hallmarks of the Hamptons style to help you discover which style is for you.

Choosing a demolition contractor can be challenging particularly when this is not something you have had experience with.

A lesson in Clarendon Homes’ most popular styles - Hamptons, Coastal, Modern Provincial and Contemporary. Here, Carolyn discusses the hallmarks of each to help you find “the one”.

Walking into the Bowral 44 single storey acreage style display home in Lochinvar, you can almost hear the whipbird call over the treetops as you immediately transport to a new era of Australian country living: cool, clean and refined design, with expansive living and cosy, serene escape in one

As Australians, we’re very aware of the amazing climate we enjoy. Unlike our European and North American neighbours, our milder seasons often mean that for much of the year, we have the option of living outdoors.

Where and how you’re living while your new home is being built needs to be as much part of your big-picture budgeting as the purchase of the house. It’s a common concern we see by customers in the early stages; How can manage rent and repayments? Particularly for knockdown rebuilds. But it’s also a concern we see customer after customer resolve in a financially stable, stress-free way. 

Your new home marks a new chapter in your life so create spaces that tell your story in the most beautiful way for the years ahead. There’s a point when you’re in the process of moving house where the place you’re leaving no longer feels like home. Often, the furniture is still in place but the things that made those spaces feel like yours have already been packed in the moving truck.

While looking for a house design, you’re probably considering either a single or double storey home. But, there’s another option available that you may not have considered: split level. Although not as common as our single and double storey home designs (mostly due to split level being better suited to sloped blocks), they are available and can solve problems you may have with finding a design to suit a block that isn’t level.