In the fourth podcast episode of the OneRoof and Cooking The Books special look at the housing market, host Frances Cook looks at how much location affects your property choices and property values.
A house is a weird blend of a massive financial decision, and a massive lifestyle decision.
So no wonder people get stressed when they're trying to find the right place for them.
There are all sorts of things to weigh up to know if this is the right house for you and your circumstances.
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Do you want kids? Do you want to be close to your work, or do you want more space?
Do you dream of planting a vege garden, or can you think of nothing worse than spending the weekend mowing lawns?
If you weigh this up in the right way, the right house can both set you up financially, and increase your happiness in your day-to-day life.
If it goes wrong, it can get ugly fast.
For the latest Cooking the Books podcast, I talked to Bindi Norwell from REINZ and Ashley Church from OneRoof.
We discussed the house lifestyle factors everyone should take into consideration, how small is too small, and whether you should consider buying in a less expensive city.
Listen to podcast below or watch the video at the top of the article:
Listen to other episodes in the series:
Episode 1: Buy v rent
Episode 2: Saving for a deposit
Episode 3: Negotiating a mortgage
