A first home journey with Glen and Nish
That first meeting ended with a handshake and a promise: “I’ll be back.” Three years and $90,000 of paid-off debt later, Glen and Nish didn’t just come back – they powered through every setback the Auckland housing market threw at them.
National scrapping the First Home Grant is not as bad as they say!
What was the First Home Grant? The First Home Grant (FHG) was a payment of between $5,000 and $10,000 that the government made to assist first-time…
Financial help for first-home buyers
Getting into home ownership is something nearly every Kiwi aspires to do. But it can be really daunting, and that’s something we’ve been helping…
Top 10 things to look for in a co-ownership mortgage
Husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends have been doing co-ownerships for years – it’s nothing new. However, what is new is that friends,…
With auction rooms empty, now is your chance
If you are interested in getting into the property market, and you have the means to do so, now is the time. The real estate market in Auckland is…
A real estate expert’s tips for landing your first home
We’ve worked with more than 1,000 first home buyers over the last ten years and we know that, when it comes to landing your first home, knowledge and being prepared is power!
That’s why we asked experienced real estate agent, William Tatana, for his advice on what first home buyers need to know to be successful.
Will having a flatmate help you buy your first home?
First home buyers often wonder aloud about whether or not the bank will include flatmates in their mortgage affordability calculation. Will that…
LVR changes? First home buyers, sorry, they mean diddly squat to you
You’re probably well aware that the RBNZ removed the LVR restrictions on 30th April 2020. What you might not realise is that this was done so that…
INCOME: Why quality’s (almost) more important than quantity right now
Bigger is better right? The more the merrier too? In a financial context both make a lot of sense. When you think about borrowing money for a…
First Home Buyers: Your deposit will come back
Unfortunately, community transmission of Covid-19 has been widespread amongst KiwiSaver funds. Balanced and growth funds have taken the biggest…
