All guns blazing for 2022!Boom and just like that the year has kicked off all guns blazing As we move into 2022, I believe this year and next will be a period of...
Why are Mortgage Interest Rates rising?Over the last couple of months fixed mortgage interest rates have risen at their fastest pace in 15 years, rates have increased by 2.0%...
The OCR Gone Up, but that's not the big newsWith Auckland now in some sort of twilight zone indefinite lockdown (but hey, you can see friends for a picnic), the long-anticipated and...
Lock Down 2021 Ground Hog day, or is it?In 2020, the first ever Covid-19 case was reported on the February 28, yet it took one month for the country to go into Level 4. This...
How high will interest rates go?Is it time to hit the panic button? With the recent increase in fixed mortgage interest rates last week, I have had a number of clients...
Which is a better investment an Existing Property or a New Build ?With the recent tax changes, I have received a number of enquiries from clients questioning which is a better investment, an existing or...
The Housing CrisisOver the last few years there has been a lot of talk and very little action on fixing the housing crisis. This is mainly due to a lot of...
Negative Interest Rates, something from Alice in Wonderland?With the Reserve Bank cutting the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 1.0% we are moving closer to the weird world of negative interest rates....
How low will interest rates go?The Reserve Bank has just dropped the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by .50% for the second time this year to a record low of 1.00%, If these...
It’s a game of 2 halvesIn the first half of this year we have seen a lot of things happening in the property market, most aimed at property investors. We have...