Builder Rivergum Homes will hand over six newly constructed two-bedroom homes with off-street car parking on Birmingham Street to new homeowners this week after completing the new builds in 12 months. 

The new affordable homes are making home ownership a reality in Blair Athol, with access to nearby schools, reserves, services and transport. 

Just 20 minutes from the CBD, the 67 much-needed affordable homes are being built in a master-planned community, complete with new greenspaces, creating welcoming open areas around which families and a community can thrive. 

Much of the suburb is being rejuvenated by the SA Housing Authority. Already 50 of the 67 affordable homes for sale and eight house and land packages are either sold or under contract. 

These new builds are part of the SA Housing Authority’s Affordable Housing Initiative – delivering 1,000 new affordable homes to eligible South Australians over five years. 

There are also an additional 70 new public homes being built across Blair Athol under SA Housing Authority building programs. These homes are part of 1025 being built in South Australia under programs including the $232.7 million Public Housing Improvement Program, delivering the first real increase to public housing in decades. 

As part of the suburb’s rejuvenation, new greenspaces at Dover Street and Sheffield Crescent have been completed as spaces around which a community can grow. 

The affordable housing boost will enable more moderate-income households, including first home buyers, break into the market, having been listed exclusively on the Authority’s sales platform homeseeker.sa.gov.au 

To find out if you are eligible or to sign up for alerts when the next 17 houses in Blair Athol are listed, go to homeseeker.sa.gov.au and register. 

Purchasers of affordable homes can access finance through a HomeStart Finance Shared Equity Loan, which increases purchasers’ borrowing capacity without increasing repayments. Details can be found at www.homestart.com.au