Looking for tips on buying your first home like how much you could afford, where you should look, how much you need for a deposit, how you should go about making an offer or what questions should you ask your real estate agent?

Help is at hand from The National Bank. Here are just some of the ways we could help.

This site - the Home Buyers Centre
This website is a comprehensive online resource for anyone thinking about buying or selling a home. It includes home buying checklists, home loan calculators, home buying case studies, information about the home buying process and much more.

Home buying help and Home Loan interest rate updates right to your inbox
Find out about interest rate changes and what's happening in the home loan market directly from our Economics team. You could also subscribe to our monthly home buying newsletter, 'On The Home Front'.

Fresh thinking for first home buyers
Need a little lateral thinking to get you into a home? Talk to The National Bank about:

• Ways to save your home deposit faster
• Our FirstHome options
• Getting a conditionally pre-approved home loan (valid for six months) for an indication of how much you can borrow before you start looking for a home
• Competitive interest rates
• Pre-approved credit cards with a home loan.

You may be surprised at how The National Bank could help you
Our lending staff are experienced, flexible and would like to help you into a home - it's all part of the service. Contact us by:

• Talking to a Mobile Mortgage Manager near you
• Coming into any branch
• Calling us on 0800 185 185 and talking to a lending specialist.

Our lending criteria, terms, conditions and fees apply. Where borrowing over 80% of a property's value is approved, a Low Equity Premium on a graduated scale will apply and a Registered Valuer's Report will be required. Eligibility criteria and conditions apply to FirstHome options. Contact us for more details. Please also read our disclosure statement (on The National Bank website).