Onward Homes
First Home Buyers
Buying Your First House?
Don’t Panic, It’s Really Easy
What Do You Need Help With?
When considering buying a house, there are a few things to consider. This includes your goals, finances and who to include in your support team. Settled.govt.nz covers these points and more in detail on their website. Click ‘Learn More’ below to read their guide.
Once you begin your property search, you may encounter some terms and abbreviations that you are unfamiliar with. Before beginning your search, you should familiarise yourself with:
- Your property options
- The different types of property ownership
- Viewing an open home
- Buying with an agent vs privately
Once you begin your property search, you may encounter some terms and abbreviations that you are unfamiliar with. Before beginning your search, you should familiarise yourself with:
- Learning about the neighbourhood
- Learning about the property
- Doing your homework
- Learning about leaky buildings
- Learning about problem building materials
- Understanding the impact of natural hazards
- Understanding meth
- Using a property checker
Once you begin your property search, you may encounter some terms and abbreviations that you are unfamiliar with. Before beginning your search, you should familiarise yourself with:
- Confirming your finances
- Understanding the sale & purchase agreement when bying
- Buying by auction
- Buying by tender
- Buying by deadline
- Buying by negotiation
- Understanding a multi-offer process
Once you have had an offer accepted, the final steps in the process before the house is yours is called settlement. You should consider:
- Planning for settlement day when buying
- Settling on settlement day when buying
- Getting help when things go wrong when buying