Maricar & Servillano

Hoping to create a prosperous future for their two young children, Maricar and Servillano left their home in the Philippines and moved to Australia in 2011. When the children are at school, Maricar works as a finance manager in a construction industry and Servillano is a tradesman. They were intent on buying their first home, but trying to save for their deposit while raising their family and paying rent, that dream always seemed to be somewhere years in the future. But that all changed when Servillano saw a Facebook post about AffordAssist.

Later that day, when Maricar called AffordAssist to learn more about the program, she was so satisfied with the answers to all of her questions that her and Servillano asked to inspect properties that same weekend. AffordAssist showed them a number of properties, including one that would ultimately become their first home. It is a split-level townhouse-style apartment in Ropes Crossing with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two car spots. Priced at $480,000, this brand-new apartment provided everything they wanted. Their Micro Deposit of $10,000 was supplemented by the First Home Buyers Grant of $10,000 and placed in a trust account. AffordAssist then provided the Deferred Deposit Agreement, allowing them to repay the balance of the deposit directly to the Developer. Two months after seeing that Facebook post, they moved into their new home. Buying their first home and welcoming a newborn to their family assures that 2019 will be a year that Maricar and Servillano with treasure for the rest of their lives.