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Killed by KiwiSaver: The three quirkiest NZ mortgage policies
Some of the strangest and most frustrating lending policies have been around for a long time.
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How to buy that bach you’re currently renting
Will you need to stump up a 40% deposit or can you get away with 20%?
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Revealed: Every hurdle to getting a home loan in 2022
The lending environment now is extremely different to a year ago.
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Rupert Gough: How a Christmas blow-out can end up costing a first home buyer $60,000
Those looking to apply for a mortgage at the start of 2022 need to think about their holiday spending.
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Interest rate rises: Can you dodge the pain by breaking your mortgage now?
Mortgage rates have sky-rocketed in the last six months.
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How much do you need in your pocket to buy the average Kiwi house?
Prices are up and home loan rules have tightened.
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Rupert Gough: What Debt to Income Ratios really mean for borrowers
Expect the remaining retail banks to implement DTIs in the next couple of months.
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Rupert Gough: Would you fix your mortgage rate for 30 years?
With interest rates tipped to rise further, would locking in for longer make sense?
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Rupert Gough: How to make an extra $30,000 a year from the housing shake-up
New planning rules will allow more homeowners to build additional houses on their land.
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Buyers in Auckland vs buyers in Christchurch – who's better off?
Comment: Let’s run the numbers.
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Rupert Gough: Can you come clean on how much you’re paid?
Rethink how you think about your income.
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New property tax rules: What the changes really mean for investors
The big question now is: how will the banks react to the tax changes on rental property income?
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What if you can’t pay your mortgage during lockdown?
So far the banks haven’t released any special solution for homeowners facing hardship.
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Rupert Gough: What would happen to your mortgage if the housing market crashed?
Welcome to the world of underwater mortgages.
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Six months of home loan changes: Who are the winners and losers?
There has been a lot to unpack for first home buyers and investors.
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Three big reasons why interest-only mortgages still make sense
Even without tax deductions, investors and first home buyers can be better off.