The Book That Busts Myths and Gets You Into Your First Home Faster

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Every page destroys myths and uncovers little-known truths that motivate you to change your mindset and sets you on a clear, proven path to owning your first home.

Backed by the team behind Aera, it’s packed with the exact steps, strategies, and mindset shifts that have helped hundreds of everyday Kiwis go from stuck to sorted. The book lays out in blow by blow detail how two average 30 year old Kiwis earning average wages with average Kiwisaver balances can get into their first home in 272 days.

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What's inside?

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Inside, we break down the stuff no one ever taught you, like how to actually get bank-fit, mortgage ready, what to prioritise (and what to let go of), and how to make smarter decisions without getting overwhelmed. We’re not here to sell you the dream. We’re here to help you buy it faster.

Written by Aera Founder, Derek Handley and Karl Fleet, The Fastest Way to Your First Home is a practical, no-fluff guide to help first-home buyers in Aotearoa get onto the property ladder faster.

This is why our book will change your life…

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We drop fresh, no-fluff content on the daily – tips, real talk, and straight-up answers to the stuff no one else tells first-home buyers. 

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About the authors

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Derek is the founder of Aera, New Zealand’s first company 100% dedicated to turning first home savers into first home buyers. Straight out of uni he started and sold multiple companies and built nonprofits, working alongside big names from Sir Richard Branson to Prince Harry. Author of the best-selling memoir Heart to Start on what it took to create a global Kiwi company before he was 30. 

Karl is a highly awarded copywriter who has worked on some of New Zealand’s most iconic brands, locally and internationally. He’s also the author of the addictive best-selling psychological thriller series The Truth Files, starring Justin Truth, a villain people love to hate.

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