No one has yet lived in your brand new home and it has that new home smell and feel. Buyers love it that their build guarantee covers most things and there's little maintenance to do for the first 10 years. Real estate agent Jeremy O'Rourke, managing director of Lodge Real Estate, can rattle off a long list of reasons some people dream of buying new. • New homes are designed for modern lifestyles with walk-in wardrobes, double or triple car garaging, en suites and heat pumps. New schools are being designed with "Modern Learning Environments", which are considered better layouts for 21st-century learning.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 13, 2016 02:38 UTC