Home Loans

Back in 2008, in the middle of the Global Financial Crisis, I founded Squirrel mortgage brokers. One of my first clients was a couple who were looking to buy their first home in Auckland. They had a combined income …

In my last column looking at the property market around New Zealand, I wrote about the end-game being underway for the three-decade period of high average house price rises. I remain of that view but, for …

The Reserve Bank’s decision to pause an Official Cash Rate rise leaves homeowners with a dilemma. The rapid escalation to a level-4 lockdown delayed this month’s seemingly inevitable rise, but odds are still on a …

We are starting to see commentators and even the Reserve Bank talk about falling house prices towards the back-end of next year. We should not be surprised that none of them are from real estate …

There are a growing number of factors in play that suggest that while demand for housing will remain firm and house construction strong, we've entered the end game for the period of strong house price …