Home Loans

If you want to make your home more eco friendly and save money by adding insulation, double glazing or solar systems, there are low cost sustainable home loans available from the banks. You can even …

Over the past year or so we've seen a decline in the number of properties sold in New Zealand, from 100,000 down to about 68,000. The chances are that turnover will decline a bit further …

It happened. As expected, the Reserve Bank of NZ announced a whopping 0.75% increase to the official cash rate, bringing it to 4.25%. I had been optimistically hanging out for a 0.50% rise, on the basis …

Continuing the major themes of the last few months, inflation and mortgage rates are still very much the focus out there across the housing market at the moment. We’re now only a week out from the …

With so much going on out there in the news mix, it’s hard to make sense of it all. A lot of our domestic headlines right now are dominated by falling house prices, climbing interest rates …

Two or three months ago I wrote that the downward phase in the residential real estate market cycle in New Zealand was entering its endgame. This is a situation where the market is still weakening …

There's a bit to be positive about in the housing market right now (marking a nice change from recent years, if we’re honest). Changes to the Kāinga Ora First Home schemes, and amendments brought in …

This article is for those first home buyers who had only just got a foot on the property ladder when the market started to turn late last year. I’ve no doubt you’re feeling pretty stressed and …

Author: Alasdair Duncan Saving money for a house isn't easy. Especially with sky-high inflation eating into your funds. And for those looking to buy a house, it can pose even more of a challenge. Not only do …