house buying

 

PHOTO: MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF The New Zealand property market has everything from 100-year-old wooden villas to modern townhouses.

The difficult thing about buying a home is that many people “don’t know what they don’t know”. If you’re a first-home buyer, or it’s been a long time since you were last in the property market, or you’ve never bought a home in New Zealand before, it’s likely that you won’t have any idea what to look out for.

As you will have discovered, everything can feel difficult in a new country. Navigating the property market is no different. We encourage everyone to build a support team when they’re preparing to buy a property so they’re ready when they find a place they like.

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