
Future-proof your property portfolio
How do you enjoy the last of anything? The last day in your home, the last day at a job you love. For many of

Picking the best agent for trading up
Obtaining the best price How do you pick the right real estate agent to sell your home? From the method of sale, to getting tips

How to setup up income and life cover, that works when you need it most
A reassuring fact is that 92-93% percent of claims were accepted and paid (as reported by AIA & Fidelity life). However for those families where

The simple way to head towards being mortgage free
Heading towards a destination is easier when you have a map, of equal weight is knowing where you sit currently. We all understand that paying

Revolving Credit – how does it look?
We all know that if you pay your home loan faster – it gets paid off faster. Most people prefer not to make a major

Should I keep waiting on the central bank forever
Following the OCR cuts majority of banks reacted by mostly passing on the .5% to the floating rates. The fixed rates however received less love.

What is the cost of holding an investment home
For a typical couple approaching there 50s, getting into an investment property could mean another $800,000 in retirement(in this example). That is considering a property

Funding for medication a risk easy to mitigate
There will always be limits on the amount of healthcare a country can afford. I actually feel like we have it pretty good here in

Go easy on going short for too long
It is a given that the central bank will move the OCR down. However, does that mean that fixing short is the best approach to

Investors start to smell the spring air and borrow more
An interesting change is happening in the aggregate lending figures from the RBNZ. Investors were overtaken by first-home buyers in terms of the volume lent

Is medicine covered in medical insurance since its a big part of treatment?
Surprisingly out of the 1,400,000 health insurance polices that might be active in NZ, guess how many have decent cover for medication? Well apparently one

Median house prices find a floor to stage something new
Auckland median house prices out this month, showing an increase of 1.1% in August compared to the previous month. Quite different to what was happening