{
  "id": 12154633,
  "title": "Thousands of first home buyers caught in negative equity trap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/thousands-of-first-home-buyers-caught-in-negative-equity-trap",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:01:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/10/thousands-of-first-home-buyers-caught-in-negative-equity-trap/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to The Australian’s Mackenzie Scott, more than 102,000 Australians have used the federal government’s 5% first-home buyer (FHB) deposit scheme since it was expanded on 1 October 2025. Analysis by realestate.com.au suggests about 1,143 households that took the offer of buying a home with a deposit of just 5% were likely in negative equity The post Thousands of first home buyers caught in…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}