At the Home Buyer Head Start Series in March we heard from a great collection of industry speakers share their insights on home ownership and home building in 2025. It was great to have so many home buyers attend and ask questions from our panel of experts. Every speaker brought their own unique perspective to the series. The key takeouts can be watched on the video and a sumamry is below:

• Victoria Devine, the host of “She’s on the Money” podcast, author and former financial advisor provided excellent insights and things to consider when preparing to buy your own home “You cannot purchase a home if you don’t have your finances in order.” Download a budget spreadsheet from her website here.
• Kade Rawlings from SOHO Living and Lisa Nightingale from Carlilse shed light on the benefits of buying a house and land package with a builder
• May Pok from Metricon shared from her personal experience on what home means to her and how to find out what home means to you
• Dan Reilly, foreman and ex-contestant from The Block shared valuable lessons about the building process and the things to keep in mind when building
• Nazeem Hussain, comedian and TV personality, shared his insights on how to save for your first home leaning on his previous experience at PWC as well as hosting The Pineapple Project Podcast
• Amy Saward from Saward Interiors, shared tips on how to FIND your personal style and communicate this to your builder

If you are in the market for a home why not visit the Display Village at Manor Lakes. There are 13 homes on display from Melbourne's leading builders including Carlisle Homes, Metricon Homes, SOHO Living, Dennis Family Homes-Simonds, Mimosa Homes and Central Property.

The advice, opinions and insights of this article are general in nature. This article does not take into account your personal financial circumstances or objectives and may not always be entirely accurate, complete or current. We recommend speaking to a financial advisor or mortgage broker before making any financing decisions with respect to your existing home loan or any new home loan.