PropertyResidentialFirst-home buyersPrint articleThe deals developers are offering to reel in first home buyersNila SweeneyReporterMar 6, 2020 – 4.34pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginFrom interest-free loans to guaranteed valuation at settlement and even free rent of up to six months, residential developers are going all out to reel in first home buyers amid a backlog of unsold stock and weaker-than-expected investor demand.Sydney-based developer Eastern Pacific has started offering interest-free loans with loan matcher AffordAssist to top up the deposit of buyers who have the borrowing capacity but not enough savings to get a loan.Loading...Nila Sweeney writes on property from our Sydney newsroom. Email Nila at nila.sweeney@afr.com.auSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFirst-home buyersOff-the-plan marketProperty developmentStrataProperty marketConstructionLatest In ResidentialFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PropertyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineBishop stares down critics: ‘I turn down many more roles than I take on’Myriam RobinThis restaurant has New York buzz. You’ll never guess where it isThe watch brands courting women with dazzling designsBOSS Financial ReviewWhy this top Nike exec starts her day with a protein coffeeAmelia McGuireWhat Dutton and Bandt do nextThis public servant founded a $4b company. He never wanted to be an entrepreneurLife & LeisureMeet the Melbourne-based master of lighting designStephen ToddRevered perfumer Penhaligon’s sniffs success Down UnderPorsche’s latest Taycan is ‘like nothing else on the road’Rich ListAnchorage Capital Partners COO resigns, jumps to family officeSarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma RapaportArada will use builder Roberts Co to expand into Australian housingLiberman-backed Monark buys $44m infill site in Melbourne’s north