If you have less than 20% deposit, you are referred to (by the banks) as a Low Equity (or Deposit) Borrower. You are required to meet a different set of…
So you’re looking to purchase. Could a flatmate help you purchase a more expensive house? Will a bank take that extra income into account? How much interest will flatmate income…
In this day and age, where house prices are rapidly increasing, it is easy to think that home ownership is an impossible dream. Before I became a mortgage adviser I…
Order your Credit Report It’s free to order your own Credit Report and is a great insight into what the bank will know about you. See what loans are recorded…
It’s a question we get asked a lot. If we have an extra amount of money in our salary, should we use the money to pay down our mortgage or…
Apartments are a very tempting purchase, especially for first-home buyers. They tend to be lower cost and therefore much more within reach. But there are a few things to be…
Auctions can be a little bit overwhelming. They’re meant to be. It’s why they result in higher prices for the Vendors. To help ease the stress, here are 6 quick…
One of the simplest ways to grow your deposit is KiwiSaver. Below, we take a quick look at how quickly your deposit could grow and the numbers around this. Robyn…
While the Reserve Bank has tried to make finance more difficult in the past 6 months, they have also tried to encourage mortgage lending on newly constructed properties. In other…
Getting a mortgage can be stressful and a lot of that stress is caused by waiting for the bank to make their offer. You can significantly reduce wait time by…
Good news! You’ve completed your application, handed over a mountain of paperwork (just kidding, our system is paperless) and now you’re pre-approved for your mortgage! After a phone call from…
So you’ve decided to purchase an investment property, here are first 3 things you can do to get the ball rolling.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has released it’s 6 monthly Financial Stability Report. Previous Financial Stability Report Almost exactly one year ago, on the 29th November 2017, the RBNZ announced…
Recently we looked at some tips for bidding at an auction. But what if the house you love is for sale by tender? Tenders are much less time-pressured than auctions…
Surrounding yourself with property experts is not just a good idea; it’s absolutely necessary. And while it sounds expensive, you don’t have to go full-Thomas-Crown to get the advice you…
In recent years, the Reserve Bank has been working on reducing the amount of Interest Only mortgages in New Zealand. In the article below, we look at how it affects…
Kiwis like Credit Cards… a lot. If you’ve got 10 minutes, you could get one online right now (don’t). And the price for easily-acquired, unsecured debt is usually ~20% p.a.…
When you’re looking for an investment property, you are often either looking for capital growth or yield (ideally a positive cash return). There’s a quick and easy trick that we,…