The changes could see some first-home buyers catch a break. Photo / File
The changes could see some first-home buyers catch a break. Photo / File
Each week the NZ Herald and Newstalk ZB's Cooking The Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's what's actually changed for mortgages, and how you can take advantage of it. Hosted by Frances Cook.
Add to that, interest rates are staying low, Auckland and Queenstown house prices seem to be cooling down, and KiwiSaver has existed long enough for some people to have built up a good deposit amount.
It certainly seems enough to be cautiously optimistic – so is it big enough to help you get a foot on the property ladder?
I talked to Mortgage Lab CEO Rupert Gough for the latest Cooking the Books podcast.
We discussed what's changed for both home buyers and investors, the fish hooks that still exist, and what more changes might be on the horizon.
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