First-home buyer: a 6-step plan

Buying your first home is less about a single leap and more about a sequence of small, well-ordered steps. Knowing the order is half the battle.

Start with the number, not the listings

Pre-approval gives you a real budget and the confidence to act when the right place appears. Browsing first only sets a benchmark you may not be able to meet.

From pre-approval to settlement, the path is the same one we walk every first buyer through — and it's far shorter than it looks from the outside.