Archive of: property ownership
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5 reasons why 2012 is a good time to buy a house posted January 15, 2012
I have a funny feeling that this year we’ll be helping more people into their first home than ever before. Yes, I think 2012 is a good time to buy a house. That’s despite the doom and gloom that keeps coming out of Europe. The ongoing quakes in the garden city. And the downbeat articles [...]
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$18,000 house deposit – thanks Kiwisaver! posted May 15, 2011
I’ll cut straight to it – if you’re not in Kiwisaver yet (or an equivalent scheme), somethings wrong with you. Although thousands of people have signed up there is still a group of people who seem paranoid about getting into it. In terms of simplicity it’s a good scheme. That a heap of people who [...]
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To rent or buy? posted May 15, 2011
he Kiwi dream has always included owning your own place, your Turangawaewae, the good old 1/4 acre paradise. But if you take a bare ‘money in vs money out’ approach, renting almost always comes out the better option. Surely its not all about cost though? If it was then as Olly Newland said in a recent [...]
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