We often look at the prices that houses are selling for and question if New Zealand houses too expensive. Most of us probably think they are, but what is too expensive? Let’s Get Some Detail What we decided to do was to look at how New Zealand house prices compare

Changes to the First Home Products come into effect on 1 April 2021. This includes the First Home Grants and First Home Loans. What Are The Changes? The changes recently announced include: lifting the house price caps for both new properties and existing properties in those places where access to

This Government had us waiting since the end of last year for the changes for first home buyers, and today they were finally announced It’s intended that the changes will mean house prices increase less quickly, but economists are not so sure. The Government believe that the changes will help

As mortgage advisers we often see people on social media either praising a mortgage adviser for getting them a home loan after getting frustrated with the banks who said “NO” or saying that it’s easier and faster to get a home loan approved directly with a bank. There is of

Many people will ask family and advisers if they should buy a house now or save a bigger deposit. This is a question that all first home buyers ask, and not just in New Zealand. In 2020 when COVID hit there were a number of economists that were predicting house