Diary of a first-home buyer
ANALYSIS: When even a $50,000 gift barely gets you a home.
Hamish McNicol
Mon, 18 Oct 2021
Shoeshine and his family moved into their first home in Pukekohe last weekend.
It’s a small, recently-renovated two-bedroom unit more than an hour’s commute from the office that was at the top end of our budget.
There’s a reasonable deck and a steep bit of backyard shared with the neighbours,
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Hamish McNicol
Mon, 18 Oct 2021
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