Shared home ownership is becoming a popular way to buy a first home in New Zealand, but finding a home that is suited to shared equity is not always that easy – but now we have the “Shared Equity tick®” which you will start to see on property listings. It’s a new concept to solve […]
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If you really want a new home for your family then the you might be surprised to know of this opportunity that allows you to buy a better home than you may have thought possible. You may have thought that you needed to save more (a bigger deposit) or earn more (a bigger income) to
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When we heard from Shane we questioned if he could buy a home, but we thought we should consider all options for him and we’re glad that we did. Shane was like many first home buyers – lacking the deposit that banks are asking for (20%) and being single was short on income for the
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You may be wondering what the difference is between banks versus mortgage brokers, or mortgage advisers as we now refer to them in New Zealand. When looking for a good mortgage for your first home, or even the next home there are two main options: firstly going directly through a bank or secondly working with
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It’s not easy buying your first home with a small deposit and in many cases it can seem that home ownership is an impossible dream. You can speak with most banks and they just say “NO” that you need a bigger deposit, or some banks and mortgage advisers might suggest the First Home Loans scheme
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First home buyers have always struggled to get onto the property ladder, but now with co-ownership there is another way. For many years in New Zealand parents have helped their children with a deposit or part of the deposit needed to buy their first homes. That helps some people, but not everyone has parents that
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