Region. First home buyers favour the west

Office of State Revenue figures showed first home buyers favoured Western Sydney. There was a 37 per cent increase in Blacktown that had an average of 61 new buyers a month, up from 44 a month before the Federal Government’s grant was increased. Parramatta and Bankstown North registered a 37 per cent increase also, each with almost 40 new buyers a month. Liverpool, Casula and Mount Pritchard filed the most applications, with 22 per cent increases. This pushed the number of grants above 80 a month, The Sydney Morning Herald reported