Slow@lemm.ee to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 1 year agoNational promises to let under-30s raid their KiwiSavers for rental bondsplus-squarei.stuff.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
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minus-squareSlow@lemm.eetoAotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•Could a 'mortgage bomb' blow up borrowers? [No]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoTbh, I wouldn’t trust the banks to be honest on this one, it would scare away customers. I saw on interest.co.nz that there are still lots of people on 3-4% who will roll onto ~7% in the next 6 months. It’s definitely not straight forward doom and gloom but one to watch. linkfedilink
minus-squareSlow@lemm.eetoAotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz•Could a 'mortgage bomb' blow up borrowers? [No]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI’d say there will definitely be people struggling soon but how much, hard to say. Too early to call it but if I couldn’t handle the current rates I’d be talking to my bank early. linkfedilink
Tbh, I wouldn’t trust the banks to be honest on this one, it would scare away customers.
I saw on interest.co.nz that there are still lots of people on 3-4% who will roll onto ~7% in the next 6 months.
It’s definitely not straight forward doom and gloom but one to watch.