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We have an opinion or two about what’s going on in the property market! Here’s where we share the latest.
Time to refinance: Should you?
Before I answer that question it’s worth defining what ‘refinance’ actually means because it’s a word people use in different ways. Some people use it to mean ‘change banks’. Usually because they’re annoyed with their current bank or they have this idea that another...
INCOME: Why quality’s (almost) more important than quantity right now
Bigger is better right? The more the merrier too? In a financial context both make a lot of sense. When you think about borrowing money for a mortgage in the Auckland market, the more income you’ve got then the better your chances of getting that mortgage. That’s...
Will the LVR changes let you take the next step?
A journalist’s job is to write a headline that gets you interested enough to click on it and read the story. [See above!] Never forget that clicking means you’ll get to see an advertisement that pays their wages. So, when you see “Reserve bank to remove LVR rules”, I...
First Home Buyers: Your deposit will come back
Unfortunately, community transmission of Covid-19 has been widespread amongst KiwiSaver funds. Balanced and growth funds have taken the biggest beating, but even the really conservative funds have had a few grazes. Unless you’ve been off the grid for all of lockdown,...
Lockdowners: Have you done a budget yet?
We’re now into the fourth week of lockdown and you’ve probably had plenty of time on your hands. Time to watch Netflix. Time to use a small portion of the 20kg bag of flour you panic bought. Time to get seriously anxious about your income situation. Time to bury your...
COVID-19: What’s the short-term outlook for the property market?
Over the last week or so people have asked me what my view is of the property market here in New Zealand with all this Covid-19 business going down. My answers? Well, here’s my outlook short-term. Without wanting to get too scientific about it, Covid-19 has or will...
How much can I borrow?
It’s rather appealing. The idea of punching a few numbers into an online mortgage calculator and getting an instant answer about whether or not you’re good to go on the mortgage front. Our slick market research (5 minutes of Googling) told us that people are searching...
Price or advice – what’s the real value of a good mortgage broker?
When you’re taking your first stab at the property market, you’ll hear many people say ‘You should talk to a mortgage broker – they’ll get you the best interest rate.’ But you know what? There’s a lot more we’re good for. Any mortgage broker worth his or her...
Building your house deposit – What you need to know
For first home buyers the idea of saving for a house deposit has always meant hard work. In Auckland saving a house deposit has become pretty much impossible for the average Joe Blo. But listen up, that doesn’t mean building a house deposit isn’t possible… The tack...
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