Video with Sumit Joshi, RyRo Loan Centre
First home buyer stamp duty in NSW, explained
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- Posted 15 May 2025
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What this video covers
How the NSW first home buyer stamp duty exemption and concession work for homes and vacant land, and where to work out your own figure.
Related: NSW stamp duty calculator
Transcript
What Sumit says
0:00Hi, Sumit again from RyRo Loan Centre Senior Mortgage Advisor. Let's talk about the concession number two for the first home buyers, which is the stamp duty concession. It's really simple, but I often get a lot of calls people are confused about what this is and how it works. It's really simple guys if you are first home buyer you're in New South Wales.
0:24You're buying your first property and the value of that is under $800,000 you pay no stamp duty. That's as simple as it gets no stamp duty under $800,000 if you go above 800 up to 1 million dollars purchase price. You get a discount being a first home buyer and those discounts can be calculated on my website
0:48ryroloancentre.com.au under the calculator stamp duty calculator. There is also which is not relevant these days, but there is a vacant land concession as well in New South Wales. If the value of the land is under $350,000 no stamp duty if the value of the land is above 350.
1:10But less than 450 you still get a discount on stamp duty and again that that can be calculated as well. On the website under stamp duty calculators.
Transcribed from the video and lightly corrected. General information only, not advice for your situation. See our disclaimer.
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