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Government looking at shared equity scheme for first-home buyers
(Original article in the NZ Herald - May18) People struggling to buy a home could soon be given the opportunity to co-own a property with a bank or government agency to make it more affordable. A shared equity scheme, which
Broker says first-home buyers borrowing $50k to $80K from parents
(March 18) - NZ Herald article: The gap between the property haves and have-nots looks set to widen as a growing number of first-home buyers turn to their parents to get help jumping on the property ladder. Figures from Australia
Sharesies… More great kiwi thinking
"Sharesies was interested in how it could help people get "tips and tricks" from each other, she said, and remove taboos around money so that people could talk about the strategies they used. "There is a need for advice but
A third of Kiwis will still have a mortgage at age 65
Almost a third of people won’t have paid off their mortgages by the standard retirement age of 65, according to a shock bank report. A generation of “grey” borrowers face either working longer, using their KiwiSaver pot to pay off
CEOs fear children won’t own homes
Original article from the NZ Herald – SEP 2016. We fear our children won’t own homes, say the nation’s business leaders. Housing is one of the biggest issues in New Zealand at the moment — that was the response from CEOs
Planning an Escape?
55 hours a week + small children at home + wheels starting to come off? You may be tempted to dream of another life - one out of the city? Selling up in Auckland, executing the escape: lower prices for