{
  "id": 183292,
  "title": "Nearly 1,500 properties bought using Australia’s first home buyers' 5% deposit scheme converted into investments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/nearly-1-500-properties-bought-using-australias-first-home-buyers-5",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T15:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/06/first-home-buyers-deposit-scheme-investment-property"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New data shows the federal government scheme has been used by high-income borrowers, including one couple earning an annual $674,000 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The government’s 5% deposit scheme for first home buyers has enabled the purchase of nearly 1,500 properties that were turned into investments, new data shows. The scheme is also helping hundreds of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}