The Western Australian government has focused on public housing and construction ahead of its Budget on Thursday.
A build-to-rent fund was announced, alongside a $210 million shared equity scheme which will provide up to 1000 loans.
The Keystart scheme will lower both upfront purchase costs and ongoing mortgage payments.
Modular homes are also leading the charge for affordable housing in the state, with Keystart also adding a new low deposit modular home product to the market.
Both Keystart initiatives will kick off later this year.
Earlier this month a boost to public housing was also announced, with an additional 1300 social homes to be added.
This was the reaching of a goal set by the WA government two years ago, looking to bring a total of roughly 4,000 new social houses and repairs and refurbishments to existing dwellings.
All these new homes are underscored by more investment into the building sector for the state, with the announcement of a $37.5 million funding boost yesterday.
$25.2 million will be allocated towards expanding the Group Training Organisation Wage Subsidy Program, which will provide places for a further 225 apprentices or trainees.
The remaining funds will be used for existing programs in the sector, including the Construction Visa Subsidy Program.
