
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

What conditions should you place on a sale and purchase agreement?
It is always important to check with your lawyer before signing on a sale and purchase agreement or bidding at an auction. The conditions of
Refinance to get a better deal?
Is it a good idea to refinance and is it worth the hassle? The good The benefits of switching at the time of writing this,

Is it still a buyers market?
Is now a good time to invest in Auckland? Is it a good time to trade up? Are there other parts of New Zealand showing

Better for investors – 90 day ‘no cause termination’
A lot of changes will be made to the tenancy act to favour the landlord. Likely to become law very shortly will be: 90 day

How much do life insurance companies actually pay out?
Is life insurance worth it? There are many types of cover you can get, life insurance seems to be the most popular. AIA one of

Fixed interest rates get better
Wow what a difference a week makes, since this clip was created above fixed interest rates have gotten nice. How nice? We have three to

A nicer better home, easier in a flat market
With a lot of our work currently comprising of assisting clients move safely to a bigger home, here is another clip about the topic. Common

NZ housing market patchy bounce of the bottom?
With the not so sunny days, I myself was pretty sure digging into stats would only reveal the winter chill. Surprisingly as far as the

A mortgage advisers worth might be more than lending
The value of a mortgage adviser can be more to do with a road map and navigation than the mortgage itself. Why do more and