How to help your children into their first home
Posted: Feb 24th, 2020In: Mortgage TipsPurchasing a house is the quintessential Kiwi dream, and with good reason. In most parts of the country, property prices have been rising steadily in recent years, and many New Zealanders view home ownership as[...]
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The property market heats up across New Zealand
Posted: Jan 27th, 2020In: Mortgage TipsNew Zealand’s property market ended 2019 with a bang, the Real Estate Institute’s latest data shows. Here’s what you need to know. High number of properties sold REINZ’s December update showed that the number of[...]
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How to become a home owner in 2020
Posted: Jan 20th, 2020In: Mortgage TipsIs this the year that you’re going to become a homeowner? Homeownership is top of many people’s lists of New Year’s resolutions, but how do you turn it from a big dream into reality? There[...]
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Take control of your mortgage in 2020
Posted: Nov 25th, 2019In: General Tips, Mortgage TipsYour mortgage is probably the biggest debt of your life: a significant chunk of your spending each month, the interest rate you worry about most … and the date at which you’ll be mortgage-free hovers[...]
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Here’s how to get a loan for an investment property
Posted: Oct 29th, 2019In: General Tips, Mortgage TipsIf you’ve been thinking about buying an investment property, you may want to know how to secure that all-important loan. When the Reserve Bank tweaked its loan-to-value restrictions to impose higher equity requirements on investors[...]
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How to pay a lump sum off your mortgage
Posted: Oct 13th, 2019In: General Tips, Mortgage TipsMost people want to get rid of their mortgages as fast as possible. After all, even at low interest rates, the longer you hold a loan, the more money you have to spend on it.[...]
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The power of $10
Posted: Sep 5th, 2019In: Mortgage TipsBecoming mortgage-free is a significant life goal for many New Zealanders – and rightly so. With about 40 percent of new borrowers borrowing over five times their annual incomes, your home loan payments are probably[...]
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Mistakes that can stop you getting a mortgage
Posted: Sep 5th, 2019In: Mortgage TipsApplying for a first mortgage can be an exciting and stressful time. For most people, it’s the biggest debt they’ve ever had. If you, or someone you know, is about to go through this, here[...]
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