This first-time buyers’ bargain has it all

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, One of my favourite jobs is writing a weekly feature for first-time buyers, where we showcase a property that offers something unique and valuable to first-timers. Sometimes it’s location, sometimes it’s price, a big garden, or period charm. This week is the first week in a while that I’ve been able to feature a home that [has all of the above and more.]( A stand-alone home only a short train ride from Wellington CBD, the little bungalow in Tawa is packed with period features, and priced to appeal to folks eligible for the First Home Grant and Loan. It also sits on a grassy, 468m² section, has three bedrooms, one bathroom, and a separate dining room, which opens onto the backyard. It even has a garage. And all for around the same price as a postage stamp-sized home in a new development. A few months ago, I reckon the Tawa bungalow would have been a $900,000 bank-buster, well out of reach of most first-timers. How times have changed. You know that joke about the best time to buy being five years ago? I have a feeling they’ll be telling that joke in five years time. Hope you have a great weekend - and happy hunting to the first-timers among you. [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Kylie Klein-Nixon [padding] Senior Homed Reporter [padding] [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Inspired by a…what now?? [spacer] The stunning colour of this little bungalow in Tawa is what first catches the eye. And you’ll never guess what bathroom appliance inspired the combination of blue and grey. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Rough as guts bargain [spacer] This property in Beach Haven is being advertised as “rough as guts”, because that’s what it is – there is no pulling the wool over anyone’s eyes in this marketing campaign. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [Privacy Info]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Derelict dream home [spacer] Scroll through the photos on this property listing and you get a sense of just how special this house once was. They’re the personal pictures of the King family, watching their dream home be built in 1966. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Clip-on beach hut [spacer] It’s about as small as it comes, but this 17m² cabin on the Coromandel coastline packs plenty of punch, and a national architectural award. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Privacy Info]( [spacer] [Privacy Info]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Happy ending, and beginning [spacer] A West Auckland couple who lost a $66,000 deposit after a years-long building dispute have had their home finished for free – and in time for their daughter’s wedding. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] World wanderer [spacer] Extroverted introvert and Stuff quiz master extraordinaire Paul Bugeja ​has always felt an insatiable pull towards following a path less travelled. He’s been “unhomed” and loving it for years. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [Privacy Info]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [Discover more at Homed]( [padding] [spacer] You are receiving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed newsletter. [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]