Reverse Mortgages for Investment properties now offered.

Heartland has expanded its reverse mortgage business and will now lend against investment properties and second homes, as the product becomes more popular in New Zealand.

Tuesday, February 18th 2020 The lender has launched its new product, the Second Property Loan, off the back of strong growth.

Heartland will provide reverse mortgages to over 60s on second homes, investment properties and holiday homes.

The product is aimed at people who may not want to release equity from their main residence.

Bright-line Test - definitive & useful article with permission of Moore Stephens

Moore Stephens newsletter 9.9.19

Complaints to Banking Ombudsman

Home loan complaints rise

Complaints against banks by home loan borrowers rose by 12.3% last year amid a rising number of declined applications, according to the Banking Ombudsman Scheme. Wednesday, September 18th 2019 per article in TMM

Influence of OCR drop on fixed rates

He said fixed rates were priced off wholesale swap rates, which had already been pricing in a 1 per cent official cash rate, anyway.

"These fixed rates are already well ahead of where the official cash rate has been. There's been a huge amount of anticipation of the official cash rate coming down."

Doughnut Economics

We read a lot about GDP growth and whether or not this is happening, and how to make sure it happens. I picked up something on National Radio, arising from the visit to New Zealand by Kate Raworth - author of Doughnut Economics - which I found really thought-provoking. She is worth visting on www.kateraworth.com

RBNZ SEES INTEREST RATES NEAR CURRENT LEVELS FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE

Wednesday 5th June 2019

The Reserve Bank's central view is that interest rates will remain broadly around current levels for the foreseeable future but it has the room to provide more monetary stimulus if necessary, said assistant governor Christian Hawkesby.

Comment - we look out for statements which are helpful and intereting from whence they come. This one struck me as noteworthy.

A good time to look at booking a fixed rate.

With rates at a low-point, this is a good time to look at booking a fixed rate.

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