The Talking Letterboxes
Have you been listening to the Talking Letterboxes? What are they talking about? New ‘Sum Insured’ policy for New Zealand homes. The way in which home insurance is provided for most New Zealanders will be changing over the coming months. As a result of the significant impact of recent natural disasters [...]
Continue reading...8 ways to strengthen your mortgage application
- Posted on June 25, 2012
- in First Home Buyers
- by Luke
Do you want to hit a home run with your Mortgage application? Here are 8 actions you can take that will help.
Continue reading...4 tricks for paying your mortgage off faster
- Posted on June 20, 2012
- in Financial Advice
- by Luke
1) Use you pay day to your best advantage! Get your salary direct credited to your line of credit; (get a line of credit if you dont have one equivilent to a months salary); 2) Fially use your Credit Card to benefit you! Use your credit card for 45 days [...]
Continue reading...Why use a Mortgage Broker?
- Posted on June 15, 2012
- in Financial Advice, First Home Buyers, Saving, Testimonial
- by Luke
A question we get asked a lot at Aspire Advisors is “Why would I want to use a Mortgage Broker?” Here’s 10 reasons why 1- A broker has experience and good relationships with a whole range of lenders 2- A broker removes the stress and hassle out of doing a lot of research [...]
Continue reading...Travel or Buy? The First Home buyers dilemma
- Posted on May 7, 2012
- in First Home Buyers
- by Luke
The Pro’s an Con’s of Travel versus Home ownership for First Home Buyers
Continue reading...14 Common mistakes First Home Buyers make
- Posted on May 5, 2012
- in First Home Buyers
- by Luke
First home buyers are bound to make mistakes, it is after all your first time! Here are 14 mistakes that you can avoid; 1. Don’t borrow too much on today’s situation and don’t consider the possibility of tommorrow being worse! Remember it’s not what you can borrow, its what you [...]
Continue reading...Your first real paycheck, what do you do?
- Posted on February 15, 2012
- in Financial Advice
- by Luke
Congratulations you lasted your first month at you first real job, how does it feel? All that study and work must be paying off now!! So what do you do with your first decent chunk of change? Blow it all at the bar like you did at University? Or are [...]
Continue reading...Why invest in property?
- Posted on July 10, 2010
- in Financial Advice
- by Luke
Luke discusses the pitfalls of investing in one asset class, and listening to advisors who have a vested interest in the one asset class
Continue reading...Rents will rise as house prices fall, Westpac predicts
- Posted on July 8, 2010
- in First Home Buyers
- by Luke
House prices will fall gently for the next two years before levelling out, but rents will rise because property investment is now returning less because of the October personal tax cuts, says Westpac in its latest housing market update. And while residential property sales may pick up a little in coming months as some property investors reorganise or quit the market, Westpac expects several years of subdued sales volumes and prices.
Continue reading...Brian Dalley: A milestone for first home buyers and KiwiSaver
- Posted on July 5, 2010
- in First Home Buyers
- by Luke
Brian Dalley explains how FHB’s can take advantage of KiwiSaver. Brian is a former NZMBA Mortgage Broker, Property Investor, and Real Estate Agent with over 15 years experience in the industry.
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