Get a head start on the journey to your first home

The First Home Head Start program has been developed by Lodge Real Estate in partnership with Total Mortgages, iCLAW, and Know Your Building to give first home buyers the tools, information, and support needed to successfully navigate their first home purchase.

We hold regular seminars where we collect all the experts you need to talk to in one room - a mortgage adviser, a lawyer, a building inspector, and a real estate agent. Each shares their knowledge and experience, then you'll get the chance to talk to them 1-on-1 over drinks and nibbles for some tailored, unbiased, professional advice. 

To be notified when our next seminar is just provide your details below. On this page you'll also find all our first home buyer resources - booklets, podcasts and recordings of past seminars.  

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Download our Buying your first home Ebook

Our guide to buying your first home will help you gain an understanding of how to go about the process of finding the perfect home for you.

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Presenters

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Paul Conway

Salesperson/Training Manager

Highly regarded by his peers in real estate, Paul is a high performing sales consultant and has spent 1000's of hours mentoring others on how to achieve their goals. He'll cover off the latest market statistics, what areas offer great value and potential, and what current listings are available in the typical first home buyer price brackets.

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Jordan Cameron

Mortgage Adviser

Crowned in the top 25 mortgage advisers in the country for the last three years in a row, Jordan will be sharing his vast knowledge and experience on the finance options available to first home buyers. Answering all your questions about KiwiSaver, low deposit mortgages, using guarantors and more. 

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Sam Douglas 

Partner

Sam is one of only nine lawyers in Hamilton to be named an 'Accredited Property Law Specialist" by the Property Law Section of the New Zealand Law Society. He'll be on hand to answer all your questions about sale and purchase agreements, conditions of sale and the other common legal considerations to make when purchasing a home. 

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Ryan Gulbransen

Building Inspector 

With over 6 years of building experience, and having completed more than 3000 inspections, there isn't much Ryan hasn't seen when it comes to residential construction. He'll tell you about the common construction methods used in  New Zealand homes, what you need to look out for, and why it pays to get a building inspection done.