New Zealanders are getting help to understand about home ownership.

A series of FREE workshops about all the things first home buyers need to know is coming to your community.
Welcome Home First Steps, supported by Housing New Zealand, will take people through the entire house buying process so they can carefully plan a successful move from renting to home ownership.

The workshops are purely educational and designed to teach people about the process of home ownership. so they can make better informed choices.

Welcome Home First Steps workshops cover: home ownership; deciding what you want in a home; budgeting and goal setting; the home buying process; getting a home loan; maintaining your home and building a new home;.

The workshops are free to attend, guest speakers include a  Lawyer, Mortgage Broker, Real Estate Agent and Banking representative. Also included is a presentation of the Welcome Home Loan and information on Shared Equity. Workshops will be held over one day 9-3pm. Details of date and venue to be advised.

Please note, you must register your interest before you can attend the course.

More information about the Welcome Home First Steps course please contact Anne-Maree Canning or Brenda Tuffery on 0800 178 783