finery

According to REINZ’s latest data, December was a “solid close to a strong year” for the New Zealand property market. But real estate agents across the country are also seeing signs of a gradual slowdown. Read on to learn more about what’s happening in this space.  December rounding off a strong year Year-on-year price growth …

Property market headwinds “gathering strength” Read More »

Are you thinking about your financial goals for the year ahead?  As one year moves into another, it’s a great time to take stock of where you’re at, and where you’d like to be in another year’s time. Now, if you have insurance in place, you already know that’s a key part of your financial …

2022: Your cover and the road ahead Read More »

Summer is finally here, which means it’s time to chuck something on the barbecue and make the most of the lovely long evenings. In our travels, we found this lovely bit of humour about “barbecue personalities”. Here’s our Kiwi take – which one are you? The TV contestant This barbecue host won’t just offer you …

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What happened in the world of mortgages   2021 was a big year for the property market. While commentators had predicted that Covid-19 would cause a big correction in house prices, values steamed ahead and in the latter half of the year the national median price was up more than 30 per cent on 2020. But …

Year in review: 2021 mortgage changes Read More »