by Elise Vine | May 19, 2021 | Blog
We have known for a while that there are some changes coming for KiwiSaver. The reason for the changes is to take better care of the over 400,000 people that are still in default KiwiSaver Schemes. The major change is that all members in default schemes will be moved...
by Elise Vine | May 6, 2021 | Blog
We’ve written about Credit Cards before (that blog post here), the good and the bad aspects. Now we’re going to delve a bit deeper into how credit card debt works. What is the cost of your credit card debt if you only pay the minimum repayments? Spoiler: it’s a lot. A...
by Elise Vine | May 1, 2021 | Newsletters
Hi there! Here we are 1/3 of the way through the year already and instead of settling down into old familiar rhythms, our clients and the team at Building on Basics are finding that the pace seems to be steadily increasing. The property market continues to operate at...
by Elise Vine | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog
Let’s look at some local property figures. Canterbury is still one of the more affordable places to live in New Zealand, but that doesn’t mean it’s a slow or easy market! As many of our clients are in this region, we are very aware of how challenging the market is at...
by Elise Vine | Apr 15, 2021 | Blog
We all know that there are more buyers than sellers in the housing market at the moment. Build more houses – problem solved! Well, maybe not. New Zealand’s Building and Construction industries are at capacity, with many builders and industry specialists fully booked...
