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• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• New homes partnership a win for all involved

  New homes are being built as part of an ongoing partnership between Kāinga Ora and the Department of Corrections. construction sector upon their release. This is regarded as an important factor in reducing reoffending rates. Kāinga Ora benefits by getting more new homes into its

• Young couple helped into their forever home

  A young couple, who were living with their baby and five-year-old son in their grandparent’s sleep out, are the first people in Tairāwhiti to use Kāinga Ora’s First Home Partner scheme to get into their own first home. . “People who want to get into their first home need to start reaching out for information and support. Working with local Kāinga Ora staff, a mortgage broker, real

• First off the ground: civil construction completed in Roskill South

  Across dozens of neighbourhoods set to deliver tens-of-thousands of new homes, Roskill South is the first in a Kāinga Ora large-scale project to have all its civil construction completed. homes for sale both at market rates and more affordable price points. Already, Kāinga Ora has completed about 350 homes in Roskill South, including almost all of

• Partnership bolsters bid for ‘critical’ iwi housing aspirations

  Hapū in Motupōhue Bluff want to provide more affordable homes for their community. A partnership with Kāinga Ora could help them reach those aspirations. Tahu hapū based at Te Rau Aroha Marae in Motupōhue (Bluff), has set itself the goal of delivering more affordable housing for its community as home ownership rates