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Happy settlement day to Chad and Tayla. It’s been 50 days on the nose since they first reached out hoping to get organised to buy a house in 12 months time…. So stoked for you both!

2 week working holiday down south to fill the cup. Special thanks to StarLink helping me stay on top of mahi while we bach it. Air New Zealand too, for waiving the fee on the first flight we missed and looking the other way when Freddy’s power chuck resulted in outfit changes for our aisle

Hump day hoon to Opōtiki 🌊🏍️

Capitalising on some summer sun and the 2 wheel commute.

Congrats to my buyer, and good luck to the three clients tabling offers this week.

The median house price here is still under $460,000. With some banks accepting deposits as low as 5%, that’s around $23,000 on the median.

If your KiwiSaver is sitting around that level and you’re thinking about swapping from renter to buyer, drop me a line.

Big gear change from the banks heading into silly season. Most were offering 0.9% so this is a pleasant surprise. Minimum loan amount of $200k and you need to have 20% deposit/equity. For context, on a $700,000 home loan this amounts to $10,500 of cash in your pocket. Reach out if you want more dets.

Big news from Number 8 HQ — on May 30th we welcomed Winifred Holiday Clayton (aka Freddie) into the world, and she’s been keeping the real boss (Lou, not me) and I busy ever since. Things have been a bit quiet on socials, but the home office is alive with the sounds of out-of-tune lullabies, one-handed typing, and flickers of Freddie’s first smiles 🙃

Noticed the word moan features in testimonials. Lucky ours are the good kind… enjoy the long weekend lovers

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