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First Home Buyers News
Nicola Martin
Draughty villa, tiny townhouse: Bank economists remember their lives as first-home buyers
NZ’s housing market experts on the best advice they ever received.
Kiri Gillespie
‘No one’s judgey’ - The ‘out there’ town where Kiwi buyers are ditching the mortgage
NZ’s steampunk capital has cemented its reputation as a friendly spot for first-home buyers.
Nicola Martin
Escape to Australia: The locations Kiwis should target ... and the ones they should avoid
Be ready to compromise.
Kiri Gillespie
How to set yourself up for a successful 2025 – what the experts have to say
Buyers urged to do their homework now and get pre-approval.
OneRoof
OneRoof House Price Report - January 2025
The housing market's winners and losers revealed.
Nicola Martin
NZ’s mortgage-free hotspots: Where homeowners are breaking free of debt
Less than a third of New Zealand homes are mortgage-free.
Nicola Martin
Return of the bear pits? How first-home buyers can beat the auction competition in 2025
Top tips for buyers worried about a return to the post-Covid frenzy.
Kelvin Davidson
NZ in recession - expect a 0.5% cut in interest rates in February
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Kelvin Davidson
My house price hunch: Why 2025 could be the ‘year of conflicting forces’
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Catherine Masters
‘We’ve had quite a few kamikaze buyers’ - Agent blows his boom tally out of the water
Diego Traglia says sales hit an all-time high last month thanks to falling interest rates.
Ed McKnight
Revealed: Banks put the brakes on ‘secret’ mortgage rate discounts
Four behind-the-scenes changes that will hit borrowers hard.
Catherine Smith
Swimming champ's $1.6m auction win after four-year home renovation saga
Georgia Marris Smith and her carpenter husband took a gamble on a damp Auckland house.
Ed McKnight
Six reasons you shouldn’t buy a house right now
There’s a lot of uncertainty still in the housing market.
Nikki Preston
Young Kiwi’s late-night DIY interrupted by police - cop thought I was a drunk intruder
Homeowner spent every waking hour bringing his first house up to scratch.
Zoe Hunter
Couple, aged 58, empty their KiwiSaver to buy their first home
“It means we will still be paying off a mortgage in our early 80s.”
Nikki Preston
Filthy Wellington do-up up for grabs - kitchen covered in mould and grime
Beneficiaries of deceased estate just want it sold.
Catherine Masters
Will 0.5% OCR cut automatically mean cheaper home loan rates?
Mortgage expert also weighs in on the impact of Donald Trump’s election victory.
Catherine Masters
‘It’s busy, busy’: Warning of auction rush as buyers face pivotal moment to secure a home before Xmas
There is still a lot of cash out there, say agents.
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