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New build houses can make great rental properties for a number of reasons. Of course everyone likes to live in a nice new home as they are generally more comfortable, easier to heat and cool, are easy to keep clean and often come with mod cons that older houses do not have. These days too
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Recently we have been considering getting a home security system with multiple home security cameras so we can record any activity around our home, and hopefully this will deter any thieves from breaking into our home of vehicles. So I started looking at the various home security camera’s on offer from the various local shops.
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You are building your new home and you want to add that personal touch. What better way than to add some colour to your home. What colours do you want in your life? Building Companies Use Colour Pallets Many of the new houses built by the building companies look very similar and use very similar
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I was based in central Henderson since 2008 but now I have set up in new offices at Hobsonville making me known as the Hobsonville and Whenuapai mortgage broker for new builds. So I have been involved in the financial services industry since 1997 providing a range of advice on insurance, investments and of course mortgages
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When you consider the cost of every square metre for building a new home, you may start to look at ways to make smaller spaces appear larger than they are. Mirrors can make dark room seem brighter or a small space seem larger and more open, all depending on placement. And the cost of a
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Like the people that work within the banks, many of the Auckland mortgage brokers do not know much about financing new builds. Some people will find it easy to get a pre-approval, but when it comes to understanding exactly what is needed the bankers and many brokers struggle. Traditional Finance Versus New Builds Traditional finance
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Is buying a house and land package better, or should you buy a section and then find a builder to build a house? Buying a house and land package is typically an easier option and the building companies should have better buying power and therefore the prices should be okay; however often buying a section
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Build a new house is a bid deal and you need to plan well. When most people decide that they want to build a new house, the first thing that they do is head down to their local bank where they hold their current account to check if they are eligible to take out a
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As a local Hobsonville mortgage broker I like to keep an eye on the properties for sale in the area. Of course within the Hobsonville Point area we have seen new house and land packages released progressively by the building companies. The supply of new homes has been managed quite carefully with the companies drip-feeding
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Getting lending for for new home building is different from just getting a home loan for an existing home, so therefore it is better to speak to a mortgage broker that is an expert and has specialist knowledge in lending for new home building. My name is Stuart Wills and am a specialist in sourcing finance
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