KiwiSaver
KiwiSaver First Home Withdrawal: How It Actually Works
Three years of membership, the $1,000 you must leave behind, and why the money goes to your lawyer, not you.
First home
The First Home Grant Is Gone. Here’s What’s Left
The First Home Grant closed on 22 May 2024 and nothing replaced it. Here are the three things that still exist, including a 5% deposit loan.
Home loans
Buying a Cross-Lease in Auckland: What Your Bank Actually Checks
What a flats plan is, what makes a title defective, and why a deck built in 1998 can stop your home loan dead.
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