What’s a kiwi to do? Rent or buy?

09/22/23 • 23 min

JB’s back! With high mortgage rates and a shortage of rental properties, choosing the best course of action can be tricky. JB and DC go into the pros and cons of each.

If you have any questions or things you’d like to hear us talk about, get in touch with us at [email protected] or [email protected].

The opinions expressed in this podcast are not financial advice, or a recommendation of any financial product. Any commentary provided are personal views and are not necessarily representative of the opinions of Squirrel. As always, we recommend seeking professional investment or mortgage advice before taking any action.

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JB’s back! With high mortgage rates and a shortage of rental properties, choosing the best course of action can be tricky. JB and DC go into the pros and cons of each.

If you have any questions or things you’d like to hear us talk about, get in touch with us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Want to borrow some money? The do's and don'ts for successful borrowing

This week our Squirrels dive into the five 'C's of credit: character, capacity, capital, collateral and conditions. These are the criteria that you'll need to fulfil in order to successfully borrow money. Understand all this and you'll have them throwing money at you.

On the flip side, this is how the banks and Squirrel model expected credit losses during tough times like the GFC too - and how they decide what asset classes are the best investments from a credit perspective. DC and JB dig into home loans as an asset class, how they perform and how the everyday investor can get amongst it.

If you have any questions or things you’d like to hear us talk about, get in touch with us at [email protected] or [email protected].

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If you have any questions or things you’d like to hear us talk about, get in touch with us at [email protected] or [email protected].

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