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A GUIDE TO BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME

First Home Buyers Hub

Buying your first home can be overwhelming, but we’re here to help. We’ve compiled essential information and resources to guide you through every step of building your first home, making the process easier and stress-free for first-time buyers.

A GUIDE TO BUYING YOUR FIRST HOME

Buying your first home is an exciting milestone, a place to call home and make your own. It’s also one of the most significant steps you’ll make towards financial security. We’re here to help you on your journey to buying your first home.  

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Why building new might be the smartest way to go
The benefits of building new for your first home
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Dictionary for first home buyers
Set yourself up for success with our first home buyers dictionary, where we explain all the terminologies.
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Boosting your deposit with KiwiSaver 
Pull together your deposit faster with Kiwisaver, First Home Loans and more
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Budgeting tips customers wish they knew sooner
First home buyers share budgeting tips they have for those building their first home
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Top tips from recent first home buyers
First home buyers tell us why they decided to build new rather than buy an existing home

Case Studies

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Income from flatmates got this first-home buyer across the line
Getting income from flatmates is a simple house-hacking strategy Connor Rensford used to get himself over the hurdle.
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Co-ownership is this trio’s path onto the property ladder
Siblings Curtis and Kayla Epapara were always close, so teaming up to build a house with Kayla’s partner Jerry Moli was a natural step for the trio to get onto the property ladder in Ohauiti, Tauranga.
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Whangārei local builds first home in Parklands Estate
When Natasha Hemara is cooking in her kitchen and looks out onto the native bush that lines her backyard, she is glad she took the steps to build her first home. Natasha was one of the first people to build in Parklands Estate, in Whangārei, and was sold as soon as she saw bushland nearby.
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Building a family base north of Auckland
Ian and Kerry Burger emigrated to Auckland from South Africa four years ago with their children Sean (10) and Jamie (7) and they now own their first Kiwi home in Milldale.
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A speedy timeframe for young family in Rototuna Village
Anu Jose and Vipin Johnson built their dream home in Rototuna Village in Hamilton in 2021, incorporating many of the features of the Kainui house plan.
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Kiwisaver helps first home buyers build dream home in Riverhead
Patrick Wilde and his partner Rebecca Ward trusted award-winning builder Generation Homes to construct their first home in the burgeoning town of Riverhead, located about 20 minutes north of Auckland city.

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