
More people are getting mortgages approved as they prepare for the Official Cash Rate to fall further.
Latest Centrix figures show mortgage enquiries are up 16% for the month of July and new mortgage lending rose almost 25%.
Key Mortgages broker Jeremy Andrews told Andrew Dickens many people are getting approved and just holding off.
He says there's been more activity lately - with one client of his going to auction, and nine people registered to bid.
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Couple’s complaint over costly break fees after fixing five-year mortgage at 6.29%–6.66% rejected.
Key Mortgages suggests keeping up higher repayments following fixed mortgage rate to currently 4.49%. Repayments over a 20 year term are now similar to what peak market rates payments were over a 30-year loan term.
Jeremy chats with Andrew from NewsTalk ZB about OCR drops affecting mortgage market, turnaround times, and increasing demand.
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