Home Group Reviews: What WA Investors Should Check Before Signing

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Quick answer: Home Group is a Perth-based project builder, family-owned by the Silvestro family and part of the same group as Blueprint Homes. It has a 4.8 out of 5 rating from 912 reviews on ProductReview.com.au. Its finance arm, National Home Finance, is a Home Group subsidiary, and its promotions and price hold all come with written conditions. Read them before you sign.

This review sets out verifiable facts about Home Group for property investors considering one of its house and land packages: the company behind the brand, where it builds, its promotions and their conditions, how packages are sold, and the questions worth asking before you sign. Every fact links to its source.

 

Who Is Home Group?

Home Group trades in Western Australia and Victoria. On the Australian Business Register (ABR):

  • HOME GROUP WA PTY LTD, ABN 21 603 963 864, an Australian private company active from 30 January 2015, located in WA 6021 (ABR).
  • Regional companies with similar names are also registered at the same postcode: HOME GROUP WA SOUTH WEST PTY LTD (ABN 82 100 691 638) and HOME GROUP WA GREAT SOUTHERN PTY LTD (ABN 35 110 245 755) (ABR, ABR).
  • Home Group’s terms list its design registrations as BRN 101180 (Perth), CDB-U 59667 (Victoria), BRN 12773 (South West) and BRN 12772 (Great Southern) (Home Group terms).
  • Home Group describes itself as “family owned and operated” under the guidance of the Silvestro family (Why Home Group).
  • Business News reports that the Silvestro Building Group launched Home Group in 2012 and that Home Group and Blueprint Homes sit in the same group, with Anthony Silvestro as Managing Director (Business News).

Don’t confuse Home Group with Home Group UK, an unrelated UK housing association. Because several Home Group companies are registered, ask which company and builder registration number will appear on your building contract.

 

Where Home Group Builds

Home Group’s website lists Perth, Bunbury and the South West, Albany and the Great Southern, and Melbourne as its build regions (Home Group). Its terms say products, prices and specifications may differ between Perth, Victoria, the South West and Great Southern (terms).

 

Home Group House and Land Packages and Guarantees

Home Group’s Perth house and land page listed 25 packages when we checked. The packages shown on the first page were priced from $746,344 to $994,990 (Home Group house and land). Prices change often, so check the current listing.

Its terms say advertised package prices include “an allowance for site costs only”, that actual site costs depend on a full site survey and engineer’s report, and that the price may include an adjustment for the $10,000 First Home Owner Grant, which only eligible first home buyers receive. The terms also say a developer settlement rebate “may have been deducted” from some package prices advertised on realestate.com.au, “amount may vary up to $40,000” (terms). For an investor, those two points matter: a price that assumes a grant or a rebate you don’t get is not your price.

Home Group promotes these guarantees, all with conditions:

  • 12-month price hold (Perth): starts on the date the Preliminary Agreement is signed and the CAT2 period is confirmed.
  • 8-month build time (Perth Facebook campaign): single storey only, measured from slab down to practical completion inspection, “subject to conditions outlined in HIA contract”, Perth Metro only.
  • $80,000 bonus inclusions: Luxury specification range only. In the two-storey range it excludes main-area floor tiling.
  • $2,000 deposit: a preliminary agreement fee for sketching and estimating. The terms state it is non-refundable and is deducted from the final contract price.

All of the above are quoted from Home Group’s terms page (terms). Promotions change, so ask for the current conditions in writing and check which ones apply to the exact home and specification range you’re buying.

 

How Home Group Packages Are Sold

Home Group says its specialists “assist buyers with Finance and Land” (Why Home Group). Its terms state that finance in WA and Victoria is provided by National Home Finance Pty Ltd (Australian Credit Licence 555292), “a subsidiary entity of Home Group” (terms). If you use the builder’s own finance arm, compare the loan against an unrelated lender or broker.

What it means for you: when a package is sold through a marketer or investment group, that seller is commonly paid a commission by the builder or developer. That commission is part of the package price, whether or not it’s shown on the contract. Builder commissions can run into tens of thousands of dollars. Here’s how hidden commissions in house and land packages work.

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Home Group Review Ratings

On ProductReview.com.au, Home Group (all locations) is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 912 reviews, and Home Group WA is rated 4.8 out of 5 from 653 reviews (ProductReview: Home Group, ProductReview: Home Group WA). Ratings are a snapshot as at 5 October 2026.

 

Pros and Cons of Home Group

Strengths (based on Home Group’s published materials and ratings):

  • Established WA project builder, part of the same group as Blueprint Homes.
  • Strong ProductReview rating across a large number of reviews.
  • Price hold and build-time promotions are published with written conditions.
  • Builds across Perth, the South West, Great Southern and Melbourne.

What to weigh up:

  • Several similarly named companies: confirm which one you contract with.
  • Advertised package prices may assume a First Home Owner Grant or a developer rebate that may not apply to an investor.
  • Site costs in advertised prices are an allowance only.
  • The $2,000 preliminary agreement fee is non-refundable.
  • The in-house finance arm is a Home Group subsidiary.

 

Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Home Group Package

  1. Which company, ABN and builder registration number will be on my building contract?
  2. Does the package price include any First Home Owner Grant adjustment or developer rebate? What is the price without them?
  3. What are the actual site costs for this lot, and when will the site survey and engineer’s report be done?
  4. Which promotions apply to my home and specification range, and are their conditions written into the contract?
  5. Is anyone involved in selling me this package paid a commission, and how much?

 

How REIN Can Help

REIN acts only for the buyer. REIN may hold referral or commission agreements with builders, including some reviewed on this site. Any builder or developer commission REIN receives on your purchase is disclosed to you in writing and rebated 100% to you.

REIN charges a service fee for our work, agreed in writing before you start. Where REIN receives a builder or developer commission on your purchase, we disclose it and rebate 100% of it to you. The rebate typically covers the fee and more. We’ll show you the numbers on your package before you commit.

 

Common Questions About Home Group

Who owns Home Group?

Home Group describes itself as family owned and operated under the Silvestro family. Business News reports it was launched by the Silvestro Building Group in 2012 and sits in the same group as Blueprint Homes.

Is Home Group the same as Blueprint Homes?

They are separate brands in the same group, according to Business News. On the ABR, Blueprint Homes (WA) Pty Ltd and Home Group WA Pty Ltd are separate companies.

Is the Home Group $2,000 deposit refundable?

Home Group’s terms state the $2,000 preliminary agreement fee is non-refundable, and that it is deducted from the final contract price.

What is Home Group’s rating on ProductReview?

4.8 out of 5 from 912 reviews (all locations) when we checked on 5 October 2026.

Can REIN check a Home Group package before I sign?

Yes. Send us the package and we’ll check the price, any commission built into it and the contract terms. The package check is free, with no obligation to use our service.

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Send us the package. We’ll check the price, any commission built into it and the contract terms, and tell you straight whether it stacks up. Free, no obligation, and we’ll never pressure you to switch.

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Written by the REIN Editorial Team. Researched with the help of AI tools, then fact-checked against the sources below. Last updated 5 October 2026.

Reviewed by Scott Fraser, founder of REIN, licensed real estate agent (NSW) with 10 years on the developer side of house and land.

 

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About this article: This article is published by Real Estate Investors Network Pty Ltd (REIN). REIN acts for buyers only. REIN may hold referral or commission agreements with builders, including some reviewed on this site, and any commission REIN receives on a client’s purchase is disclosed in writing and rebated 100% to that client. This review is not endorsed by Home Group.

Home Group and any other names or trade marks mentioned belong to their respective owners and are used only to identify them. Information about Home Group comes from its own website and the public sources listed above, as accessed on 5 October 2026, and may have changed since.

Review ratings are a snapshot on the date we checked and may not include every review. Statements of opinion are ours. If you believe anything in this article is inaccurate or out of date, please call us on 1300 446 445 and we will review it and correct it promptly. This is general information only.

It does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs, and is not financial, credit, legal or tax advice. Consider seeking independent advice before acting.

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