What To Keep In Mind When Buying Your First Home This post is brought to you by Amanda Morrall, Simplicity’s Head Of Communications and Education. Deciding to buy a house is a huge decision. Buying your first home will likely be the single most expensive asset you own. You want to get it right....

Are you planning on using your KiwiSaver Withdrawal for the deposit on your first home?  Here are a few things to consider. KiwiSaver tips for first home buyers If you’re planning to use your KiwiSaver Withdrawal to help buy your first home, or land to build on in the future, it pays to check you’re...

We were recently asked about the requirements for using your KiwiSaver HomeStart grant to purchase land for building a new home.  More specifically the question asked was “Is a HomeStart grant still obtainable in the situation of purchasing land now but waiting a period of time before building...

  Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler. Photo / Mark Mitchell Official Cash Rate remains at 3.5%, KiwiSaver deposit rule change to kick in, NZ’s most underrated suburbs, continued calls for property taxes and more in this week’s First Home Buyers Weekly Wrap. OCR remains at 3.5%...

This week’s First-Home Buyers news stories include several articles giving advice for KiwiSavers looking to buy their first home. KiwiSaver: Rules for first-home buyers tweaked If you are buying a home using KiwiSaver funds what are the regulations around living in the home for the first six months?...