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Diary of a first-home buyer: part two

ANALYSIS: From Wahoo to Uh-oh...

NBR co-editor Hamish McNicol speaks with Dita De Boni

About a year ago, Shoeshine shared the story of how he and his family secured their first home in Pukekohe.

It was a bit of rant about how difficult it was for a couple earning roughly $150,000 a year, with a $120,000 deposit (courtesy of a last-minute $50,000 gift), to just squeak onto the very

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Hamish McNicol Mon, 05 Dec 2022
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