Cooking The Books Podcast – What Do Mortgage Changes Mean For You?
Date Published: 5 December 2018
Each week the NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB’s Cooking The Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today it’s what’s actually changed for mortgages, and how you can take advantage of it. Hosted by Frances Cook.
For those who feel home ownership is out of reach, there’s been some welcome news in the last week.
The Reserve Bank has loosened the mortgage rules, making it easier for people with a small deposit to be approved.
Of course, those with a small deposit are usually first home buyers.
Add to that, interest rates are staying low, Auckland and Queenstown house prices seem to be cooling down, and KiwiSaver has existed long enough for some people to have built up a good deposit amount.
It certainly seems enough to be cautiously optimistic – so is it big enough to help you get a foot on the property ladder?
I talked to Mortgage Lab Founder Rupert Gough for the latest Cooking the Books podcast.
We discussed what’s changed for both home buyers and investors, the fish hooks that still exist, and what more changes might be on the horizon.
For the interview, listen to the podcast.
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