by Cam | May 6, 2020 | Auckland Market, Finances, Mortgage Broker, Refinancing
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...
by Cam | Apr 22, 2020 | Auckland Market, COVID-19, Finances
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,...
by Cam | Apr 21, 2020 | Auckland Market, COVID-19, First Home Buyer
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...
by Cam | Apr 1, 2020 | Auckland Market, COVID-19, Mortgage Broker
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....