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• Tenant home ownership

  If you are currently a Kāinga Ora tenant, you may be eligible for a grant to go towards purchasing the home you’re living in. to consider when purchasing a home, such as: Legal fees – at least $1,000 Lender’s mortgage insurance premium Builders report – approximately $400 Loan

• Changes announced for home ownership products

  The Government has today announced changes to some of the home ownership products and programmes administered by Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. %, reducing costs that are passed on to borrowers. For example, someone with a mortgage of $600,000 will now pay $3,000 towards the insurance premium, instead of

• We’re the first in our aiga to buy a home

  Buying your first home is a huge deal even when you’ve grown up in New Zealand. For Suamasi and Semala, who arrived here as penniless newlyweds, it is literally the dream that’s come true. % deposit on a house. After two failed attempts to secure a mortgage, they approached a Sāmoan-speaking mortgage advisor for help with the application process. “It

• Budgeting tips

  Find tips and tools to help with budgeting, saving and preparing for unexpected costs. page Insurance Property insurance Kāinga Ora has insurance that covers your home including, damage from natural events such as storms, floods and earthquakes. You

• I never thought I’d need help with housing

  When a house fire left Ngarangi and her grandchildren with nothing, they found Kāinga Ora was there to help them start over. small sense of comfort knowing the house was insured. But later that night, she received the terrible news that her insurance policy had lapsed five weeks earlier

• Kāinga Ora home leapfrogs family to home ownership

  Denise and Shannon know the difference a stable home can make. They've recently been able to purchase their very own home, and credit their former Kāinga Ora home as the stable base that helped them get there. saving enough to start having serious conversations with a mortgage advisor. “Last year we still didn’t think we had enough saved for a deposit - turns out we

• History of State Housing

  New Zealand has a history of state involvement in housing that stretches back to 1894. State Advances Office 1935 - Mortgage Corporation formed 1936 - Mortgage Corporation merged with State Advances Office to form the State Advances Corporation 1938

• Young mum’s home ownership dreams come true

  For Maddy, a Dunedin neonatal nurse and mother of two, owning a home and providing a stable base for her young family has been a long-held goal. in. Not knowing where to start or whether she had the financial means to buy a home, Maddy sat down with a mortgage broker to see what was possible. “That

• A great place to work

  We asked some of our people what makes Kāinga Ora different to other workplaces, and the answer was unanimous: "I love getting the chance to make a difference and work with a team of people that care about me". individual situation). Healthcare Insurances - We offer eligible staff a suite of insurances, including Life, Trauma and Income Protection Insurance. Also

• Salu’s whānau settle back in, a year after the Auckland Anniversary flooding

  The new year signalled a happy start for Salu and her family as they settled into their renovated home. Now they can relax and look to the future rather than worry about the past. . Kāinga Ora Deputy Chief Executive for Auckland and Northland, Caroline Butterworth says that while private insurers offer contents insurance, “we are aware that