In New Zealand we now look forward to beautiful autumn colours, then winter ski-ing on the picturesque volcanoes in North Island and beautiful Queenstown in the South Island.
Winter also means Rugby - keep your eye on the All Blacks!!! So far in 2012 globally so much has happenned in such a short time. New Zealand's property market has started to strengthened with national affordability improved 4.0% and 7 out of 12 regions have shown improvement.
Demand for mortgages is the most active in 4 years. Interest rates remain low (no Reserve Bank change for 3 years). Auckland has hit a 5 year peak in March. On 25 April Anzac Day a day when "good mates" Aussies and Kiwis commemorate loss of Anzacs at Galopoli in 1915. See Anzac links below.
We should be proud to live in the best part of the world (in opinion)!!!
Fantastic Anzac Memorial song where Walzing Matilda comes from!
ANZAC biscuits recipe
Quick Facts, Background and What Do People Do on ANZAC
What New Zealand Mortgage Solutions Can Do For You
We are mortgage brokers who specialise in providing New Zealand and Australian finance.
We are accredited with 12 New Zealand banks/lenders and accredited with over 35 Australian lenders. This gives us and you an advantage.
Our focus is to help provide mortgage options and creating loan solutions for Australian residents and people around the world wanting a New Zealand mortgage. Our main aim has always been to help people own their own home and to choose with me the best loan to suit them long term.
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Where Do I Start?
We have compiled a handy check list for you so you can begin to understand the process involved in getting a New Zealand mortgage.
We then recommend you read the section about NZ home loans and then take a look at our case studies to get an idea of the wide range of people we have helped.
New Zealand Mortgage Can Help You:
- Before you go to New Zealand.
- During the procedures when you visit New Zealand.
- Obtaining valuation from Registered Valuers in New Zealand to enable unconditional approval.
- Ensure solicitor, bank, valuer and New Zealand Mortgage Solutions all help clients towards settlement.
- Visit our useful links page for important websites you will find useful.
Media Releases
New Zealand Mortgage Solutions has been in the news recently. Please click on one of the articles below to learn more about us.
Mary O’Brien was also on Sky Business Channel 6.30pm Prime “Your Money On Demand” 1 August 2011 for a 5 minute interview re Australians Investing In New Zealand - small deposit and no stamp duty. Viewers found it great.
- “Relocation Relocation!” by Mary O’Brien Australia & New Zealand Magazine UK May 2012 - Mary O’Brien’s writeup on assisting people moving to New Zealand re a NZ Mortgage and NZ lifestyle advice before they shift to New Zealand from UK or elsewhere
- “Real Life Sydney - I Have A New Outlook On Life!” by Martin Bowman Australia & New Zealand Magzine UK December 2011 - Martin (Mary O’Brien’s of NZMS husband) moved from UK firstly to Auckland then Sydney outlines the great lifestyle Downunder in Sydney compared to UK. A “must” to read.
- “Moving To Auckland” by Mary O’Brien - Sep 11 Australia & NZ Magazine UK - September 2011 UK edition is Mary’s writeup in assisting visitors and emmigrants to Auckland on lifestyle, property and Mary obtaining finance for NZ properties. Great reading!!!
- Waikato Times Hamilton New Zealand Wed 4 May 2011 - Sales of Waikato tourism and lifestyle properties to Australian investors and Kiwis returning home have been held up by unrealistic asking prices from vendors.
- Mary of NZ Mortgage Solutions Sydney Beijing Stopover Writeup in Australia & NZ Magazine UK - February 2011 edition is writeup of Mary and her new husband Martin in their exciting stopover in Beijing in October 2010
- Now Is The Time To Inspect Kiwi Properties - Sydney Morning Herald 5 October 2010 by Anneli Knight
- “Hot Property - Getting There - Mortgages New Zealand” - Sep 10 Aust & NZ Magazine UK
- Obtaining an Australian Mortgage Before You Emmigrate To Australia - “Australia New Zealand Magazine UK Aug 2010″
- Your Investment Property Magazine - “Globalise Your Portfolio” - July 2009
- “Ask the Experts” - Jan 2009 Your Investment Property
- Your Mortgage July 06
- “Taking The Kiwi Lead” - Mortgage Professional Australia magazine May 2006
- “The NZ Connection” - Aust Property Investor magazine July 05
- Crossing The Tasman” - Profile of Mary: Mortgage Brief March 2004
- “The Advantages of investing in New Zealand” - Wealth Creator magazine November 2003
Newsletter - Edition 5
This Newsletter shows the great events, latest news and information in New Zealand. If you are a looking to purchase a New Zealand property as a First Home Buyer, as an Owner Occupier, an Investor (Resident or Nonresident), are contemplating shifting to New Zealand permanently from overseas, wish to purchase Lifestyle, Coastal or Commercial and Business property, then please read the interesting newsletter and website links.
Bookmark us and check back often, as we update this quite frequently. New Zealand is today world renowned for being one or perhaps the best place to live in the world!!!! Contact Mary
New Zealand Finance Updates
- Weekly Home Loan Approvals Reach Highest 3 years by Gareth Vaughan interestrates.co.nz April 2012 - Home approvals topped NZ$1.3 Billion - highest since April 2009
- ASB Focus On Interest Rate Cut 10 April - US employment announcement may cause possible NZ Interest Rate Cut by Reserve Bank
- Westpac - World Watch 10 April - Report by Westpac on World Financial Markets impacts on NZ exchane and interest rates
- Westpac - a Multispeed Economy 2 April - Westpac report interest rates and dwelling approvals NZ
- ASB Recovery Gains Firmer Footing 19 March - ASB up to date report on economy
- Westpac Fixed Rate Increase Yes Or No? 19 March - Westpac economist opinion to fix or not?
- ANZ Borrower’s Strategy Newsletter 9 March - BNZ opinion of economy 9 March
- BNZ - Is our Economy Improving 9 March - ANZ - interest rates and valuations comments March 2012
- Westpac Newsletter 1 March 2012 Time To Fix - Westpac Weekly newsletter Economist gives his opinionTo Fix?
- ASB February Report - To Fix or Not To Fix Your Interest Rate? - ASB - economist opinion to fix or not?
- Mortgage Approvals Highest Value Since 2009 22 March 12 - Weekly Home Approvals Top 7,000 for 1st time since Sept 2009
The Market Update
- Auckland Sales Hit 5 Year Peak in March by Landlords.co.nz 5 April - Busiest March trading or 5 years in housing market
- Kiwis Back In Market For Homes says Agents by Nicholas Jones NZ Herald Feb 2012 - Home loans increase in demand
- Nationwide Affordability Improves NZ Herald 28 March 2012 - Auckland 1st quarter improved 4.0%
- Auckland Tops The Most Expensive Suburbs by Michelle Cook Auckland Now 6 April - 14 of 15 most expensive suburbs to live in NZ are in Auckland
- NZ House Prices Continue to Increase - From Quotable Value March 2012 - NZ Map of Main Area Valuations Average Price & Value Change
- Nationwide Value Graphs By Quotable Value 13 March 2012 - Nationwide Values Continue to Increase
- Westpac Economist “House Prices Likely To Keep Going Up This Year But Not Sustainable In The Long Run 27 March 2012 “Property” - Westpac Graphs Housing, Interest Rates, Net Migration, Schooling, Auckland House Prices -v-Rest NZ
- Auckland Median Rent Continues To Surge by Gareth Vaugh Property March2012 -Median Rent Per week surge to $550 pw
- Auckland’s Rich List Suburbs NZ Herald Sep - See richest suburbs in Auckland and Prices
Lifestyle In New Zealand
- The World’s Friendliest City - Auckland Forbes Beth Greenfield March 2012 - Read the Friendliest City in the world - of course in NZ!!
- Baby Boomers’ Wealth Explodes by B Hickey interest.co.nz - Gross wealth of over 55 year olds has 47% from 2002 to now.
- Strong Sustainability - New Zealand 9 Feb Huffin Post - Read how the world sees NZ’s sustainability
- “The new New Zealand” - NZ Fine Exceptional Wines Financial Times 24 Feb 2012 - Financial Times highlights how a small island like NZ can have exceptional wines
- Real Life Sydney - I Have A New Outlook On Life! by Martin Bowman Australia & New Zealand Magazine UK December 2011 - Martin (Mary O’Brien’s of NZMS husband) who moved Downunder to NZ then Australia from UK outlines his experiences of great lifestyle, business, home ownership and climatic environment in Sydney Australia compared to UK.
- Moving To Auckand - by Mary O’Brien Writeup Australia & NZ Magazine UK Sept 11 - Great lifestyle, property, school zone and finance writeup by Mary O’Brien - contact Mary at NZMS website for all finance information.
- Moving Across The Ditch to Australia Without Fears But Moving Back To NZ Also - read attached Diane Clement 27 August of NZ Herald -It maybe easy to Move from NZ to Australia but read the implications and Kiwis returning to NZ from Aust
- Mighty Marmite by trademe.co.nz -Marmite (Vegemite in Aust) stocks dwindling is in big demand on web with 6 Mill searches
- Kiwi Business Owners Have “out lifestyle” Aussies by Susie Norquest Sydney Herald - Nearly half Kiwi Business Owners are in for lifestyle rather than the money.
- Kiwis Want Compulsory Superannuation by E Gibson stuff.co.nz
- God’s Country - The New Zealand Factor by Michael Tobias Pulisher The Forbes - Amazing country - read this.
- Auckland In The Top 5 World City Of Sails
- Tongariro Volcano Central North Island in Top 5 World Mountain Crossings by Paul Casciato New York
- Ex Pat Kiwis Overseas To Buy NZ Farms - Well-heeled Kiwis who have made it big in Australian dairying are being tapped on the shoulder by real estate agents to invest in their home country.
- Auckland World’s 7th Cheapest Tourist Place by Collum News Aug 2011
- NZ Lifestyle Thrills Galore -NEW Zealand is an adrenalin junkie’s paradise. For a relatively small country, New Zealand boasts a list of thrilling outdoor activities that is almost limitless.
- Big Tax Changes For Holiday Houses NZ Newsletter Withers Tsang Accountants Auckland August 2011 - Withers Tsang Accountants advise in Newsletter in detail Holiday House Tax Changes
- Exciting Beijing China Stopover Writeup by Australia & NZ Magazine UK Feb 2011 Edition - Mary of NZ Mortgage Solutions Sydney and Martin (to be wed on Sunday 13 March 2011 in NZ)
- Property Investment Playing It Safe NZ Herald Nov - Kiwis appetite for property Update
- NZ :”Living There”Writeup For Emmigrants - AustNZMag UK Sep 10 - What to do before you emmigrate to NZ from UK
- Queenstown Prime Destination For New Zealanders Metro Mag June 2010 - Queenstown is not only Prime Destination for Australians but also for New Zealanders
- Queenstown NZ’s Leading Tourist Town - Beats all other destinations in NZ as Favourite
- Travel Book - 101 Must Do Weekends - Get away weekends while residing in NZ
- NZ Trout Fishing World - The world capital of Brown Trout & Rainbow Trout
- Auckland’s Dull Heart in Trouble Sydney Morning Herald - Australian jealous of Auckland 4th Lifestyle World Ranking compared to Sydney 10th
NZ Tourist & Non-resident Info
- All Blacks “Haka” before each match by Wilipedia - Read the story behind the “Haka” Maori welcome dance before every All Blacks match
- Auckland 7th Cheapest Tourist Friendly City by Amelia Coollum News 7 Aug 11 - Visitors see the attached about Auckland
- “Auckland Top Place To Travel by Lea Lane Published July 25, 2011 | FoxNews.com” - Visitors - see the how adventurous you can be seeing Auckland
- The New Zealand Factor - The “most Desirable Tourist Destination In The World” by Michael Charles, Tobias - Read Michael’s writeup on the most desirable tourist destination. Michael is a well known travel writer
The Costs of Buying A Home In New Zealand
Immigration Information
- “Relocation, Relocation!” -Mary O’Brien’s writeup on assisting people moving to New Zealand re a NZ Mortgage and NZ lifestyle advice before they shift to New Zealand from UK or elsewhere
- Migration Turnaround Likely To Underpin Housing MarketNZ Herald Feb 2012 -Turnaround migration writeup
- NZ Residence Programme 7 March 2012 Dept Immigration -Check out immigration NZ website for updated Skilled Migrant Category jobs
- Life In New Zealand - Department of Immigration gives examples of different immigrants and their stories moving to NZ
- NZ Immigration Dept General Information - Overall in depth information refer to the Dept of Immigration
- Flight of the Kiwi - Better Opportunities for New Zealand Lifestyle
- NZ Invasion Bolstered By British Invasion May 10
New Zealand Lifestyle Statistics
- Lifestyle of Kiwi Businesses versus Australian by Susie Nordqvist Aug 2011 - Kiwi business owners have a more “enviable” lifestyle in NZ. Are they going for income or lifestyle between Australia and NZ?
- Home Ownership Falls In NZ by Brian Fallow NZ Herald 30 June -NZ Home ownership is falling due to Social and Affordability Issues
- Moving Across The Ditch by Diana Clement NZ Herald August 11 -Are Kiwis moving across to Australia then moving back to NZ cause of Australian Expensive Lifestyle?
- Women Decide on Property Survey Reveals - WOMEN are increasingly deciding a man is not a financial plan, with a survey revealing that the number of females buying property by themselves is growing.
- Population Indicators (Statistics Dept 1999-2009) - Lifestyle Statistics for New Zealand
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