Mortgage repayments

Managing mortgages

At this time of year many of us come back from holiday intent on making some big changes in our lives – like buying a new house, or maybe even moving to a new town.  

Investing for the future

Kiwi Story

Bruce and Carmen, in their early 30s, have a $150,000 home loan, and they’ve been making fortnightly ...

Fees and interest rates

The price for a home loan and all the features it offers comes in the form of interest and fees.

Glossary: interest
Money paid in return for the use of money. If the bank is using your money (in a savings account) they pay you interest. If you are using the bank's money (via a loan), you pay the bank money.

Managing your mortgage

Once your mortgage is in place, there are steps you can take to make sure it is always working for you as well as it can.

In this section, you'll find information about:

Types of mortgage

When you're choosing a home loan, there are two big decisions you need to make: