Take the guesswork out of buying your first home with Coral Homes’ comprehensive First Home Buyers Guide. From understanding the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme to navigating the building process, stamp duty, and more, Coral Homes is here to make your journey easy.
Find your perfect home
Build or Buy – Which is Better?
Every Aussie family, when entering the property market, faces an essential choice: do you buy an existing home or build a new one? With over 30 years of experience and a reputation built by over 25,000 satisfied homeowners, we’re here to share insights that can help you make this important decision.
Your Dream, Your Design
Ever dreamed of a home that truly reflects your style? With Coral Homes, you can make that dream a reality. Building with us means designing a home that’s uniquely yours, crafted around your lifestyle needs and personal preferences. With our extensive range of home designs, finding the perfect fit is easy.
Unbeatable Value
Coral Homes offers you a brand-new home packed with inclusions as standard, so you won’t need to spend extra on upgrades. We’re committed to delivering stylish, on-trend homes that provide outstanding value for money.
Trust in Quality
While existing homes can have charm, they often come with hidden costs. Every Coral home goes through an independent quality inspection as part of our seven-step quality assurance process, ensuring your new home is both beautiful and built to last.
Transparent from Day One
Have questions? We’re here with answers. Our open pricing policy means transparency from the start, so there are no surprises. Whether it’s understanding your quote or exploring the build process, we keep you informed every step of the way.
Award-Winning Service
Coral Homes has received industry recognition, winning the HIA Professional Major Builder Award twice and achieving top customer satisfaction on Product Review in 2021 and 2022. Trust in our award-winning service to bring your first home dream to life.
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Why Coral Homes?
When choosing Coral Homes, you’re selecting a builder with experience, dedication, and a commitment to everyday Australians. Here’s why we’re the right choice:
Years of Experience
Building homes since 1990, we’ve been trusted by over 27,000 Australians.
Unmatched Value
Our approach means we accept deposits in alignment with our capacity, ensuring our commitment to your dream home.
Exceptional value for money
We're not just about building first homes; we're about providing unbeatable value. Our promise? Comprehensive standard inclusions that mean fewer upgrades and more savings for you. After all, we believe you shouldn’t have to splurge later on what should be expected from the start.
Award-winning excellence
Being a two-time recipient of the HIA Professional Major Builder Award, we're equally humbled by our back-to-back wins on Product Review for customer satisfaction in 2021 & 2022.
Transparent pricing with no surprises
Your budget isn’t a game and we treat it with respect. Our open pricing policy and easily accessible quotes mean you're always in the loop.
Commitment to quality
Each home is a culmination of dedication and an intricate seven-step quality assurance process, including independent inspections. This isn’t just about ticking boxes; it’s about crafting spaces families can thrive in.
Post-build support with a robust warranty
Handing over the keys doesn’t mean our relationship ends. Our robust Service and Warranty Program ensures you feel supported and valued, long after the construction dust has settled.
When it comes to your home, you deserve the best. With Coral Homes, you’re not just choosing a builder; you’re choosing an award-winning partner dedicated to bringing your dream home to life. Experience the Coral Homes difference today.
Building Your First Home – Our Process
Building your first home with us is easy. You just follow our Standard Process, which looks a little something like this:
1. Research
Let the journey begin!
Whether you are looking for some style inspiration or your dream home – our website and display homes are the perfect place to start mapping out your home building journey.
Our experienced New Home Consultants are on hand to answer any questions along the way and if you’re looking for land to fit your dream home on, we’ll help source the perfect block.
Best of all, when you choose an eligible house and land package, we can provide you with a fixed price quote, before you pay any money. We can look at the best siting options for your home whilst addressing developer guidelines. This is a great way to ensure you keep to your budget by providing peace of mind up front.
2. Pre-Site Process
Once you have decided on your dream home and location, you’ll receive a personalised free estimate, followed by a preliminary agreement of your new home and tender.
When you are happy to proceed, your full working drawings (plans) and HIA contract will follow.
Now it is time for the real fun to begin – selecting your colours! At the selection stage you’ll make choices suited to your own style and flair. Be it tiles, paint, electrical layout and more, you’ll be spoilt for choice in our showroom.
Following your selections, we’ll finalise all your paperwork and ensure all the relevant approvals are completed to commence construction. This is a pivotal step in the beginning of building your new home!
3. Construction Process
Time to see it all come together. After a site start date has been issued, your Building Supervisor will then become your primary point of contact. Your Supervisor will contact you to arrange a meeting on site where you will discuss the construction of your new home and from there on, provide you with a weekly update on the progress of your home.
The construction process comprises, the house base, frame, external linings and fixing and finally practical completion. Once these stages are complete, you’ll attend your final walk-through inspection to clarify any outstanding items. After all the key milestone stages of building your home are completed, you are at the handover stage where you receive the keys to your dream Coral home!
4. Aftercare
To help you settle in and provide additional peace of mind, we will provide you with a Service & Warranty Program after handover. We will fix any of the minor items which may occur as a result of your new home settling.
Your home is also covered against structural damage by a statutory Builder’s Warranty for a period of 6½ years in QLD and 6 years in NSW.
Coral Homes partners with all the leading building suppliers, meaning we incorporate the highest quality inclusions in your new home and each of which comes with its own manufacturer’s warranty.
For more information visit the Service and Warranty section of our website.
First Home Buyer Advice
With over 30 years of experience, we’ve helped thousands of Australians create their dream homes. Explore our wealth of advice, from budget planning to understanding the First Home Buyers Grant, designed to make building your first home an achievable goal.
First Home Buyer Articles
Dive into our articles to get all the insights and tips you need for a smooth home building experience. From understanding the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme to navigating the building process, stamp duty, and more, Coral Homes is here to make your journey easy.
First Home Buyers FAQs
Does Coral Homes build in my area?
What homes designs are best for first home buyers?
What do I need to know about the building process?
How do I apply for the first home owners grant?
What is stamp duty?
What is lenders mortgage insurance?
What is included in the price of my home?
Can I alter existing designs?
How long will the build take?
What if I don’t have land?
What if I already have land?
Why build a new home?
How do I know Coral Homes is the right builder?
Why build a new home?
What if I already have land?
What if I don’t have land?
What support does Coral Homes offer for first home buyers?
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Disclaimer: *To find out more on the the First Home Owners’ grant in Queensland click here or for New South Wales click here.
Facade image may depict features such as landscaping, timber decking, furniture, window treatments and lighting which are not included in the package price or which are not available from Coral Homes. Floorplan is indicative only, conceptual in nature and subject to change. Floorplan may depict fixtures, fittings, features, finishes, inclusions, furnishings, vehicles and/or other products which are not included in the house design, not included in the package price and/or not available from Coral Homes. *Price shown is based on Coral homes price list of your chosen region. Price shown does not include stamp duty, registration fees, additional amounts payable in respect of variations to the house design requested by the buyer or any other incidental fees associated with the acquisition of the land and home. Plan is subject to approval by the Principal Developer and Local Authorities. Additional costs may apply for bushfire, acoustics, N3, easements or additional covenant requirements and retaining walls. Coral Homes reserves the right to withdraw this package at any time, prior to entry into a contract, without notice. For full terms and conditions in relation to all our current offers including further information on offer inclusions click here. QBCC 50792/1014053, OFT NSW 62084C, BLD260339.