Becs McCallum - Loan Market Mortgage Adviser

Becs McCallum - Loan Market Mortgage Adviser I work closely with my clients, to help them achieve their financial goals and work towards helping

16/06/2026

How you present your offer can be just as important as the price.

If youโ€™re thinking about buying, a little preparation before you find the right home can give you a significant advantage.

๐ŸŽฅWatch as we break down what makes a clean offer and why it can give buyers the edge when multiple offers are on the table.

If youโ€™d like to discuss your borrowing power or get pre-approved before you start house hunting, get in touch with McCallum & Co.

For expert guidance on finding and securing the right property, the team at Ray White is here to help.

Regan Golding Ray White Salesperson Ray White - Carpenter Realty

Alongside Cotality NZ we bring you our ๐™๐™๐™€๐™€ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™–๐™˜๐™ ! along with the latest video update for deeper insight...
09/06/2026

Alongside Cotality NZ we bring you our ๐™๐™๐™€๐™€ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™–๐™˜๐™ ! along with the latest video update for deeper insights!๐ŸŽฅ

This is full with the right information that will assist you to get onto the property market.

Download our May ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ to receive:
โœ”๏ธAccess to the latest property data and insights (from Loan Market and Cotality)
โœ”๏ธCurrent residential real estate and housing prices
โœ”๏ธData on the national sales and listings
โœ”๏ธLending and finance updates
โœ”๏ธProperty rental rates

Our monthly pack uses detailed charts on the need-to-know market metrics such as property values, sales volumes, buyer market share and rental growth.

This is your essential pack for property and finance professionals as well as those interested in residential real estate, providing you with the best in-depth overview of the New Zealand housing market.

๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ!
https://adviser.loanmarket.co.nz/mccallum-co/tools-help/property-market-update/

05/06/2026

Hereโ€™s an insight that could help you get you streets ahead (excuse the pun!)

But seriously, itโ€™s an opportunity with so much potential.

has presented the property and weโ€™re bringing the smarter thinking behind the numbers.

Two separate homes on one title, in a sought-after location, creates a very interesting home and income scenario. For the right buyer, the rental potential could contribute a substantial amount towards the mortgage and completely change the way the numbers stack up.

This is where strategy comes in.

Itโ€™s not just about what you buy - itโ€™s about understanding how the lending, income potential, structure and long-term plan could work together.

Curious about the property itself? Get in touch with for all the details.

Want to understand how the numbers could work for your situation? Give us a call at McCallum & Co and weโ€™ll help you crunch the numbers. ๐Ÿ“ž 021 379 919.

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

Rental investment, lending, property opportunities, home and income, Auckland Mortgage Adviser,

03/06/2026

While the OCR has held at 2.25% again, some banks have sharpened their pencils with better cash offers on the table.

That means now could be a smart time to review your mortgage strategy, whether your Refix is now due or within the next 6-12 months, it might be worth a look.

The market has shifted. Have your numbers?
๐Ÿ“ž Letโ€™s have a chat and see if thereโ€™s an opportunity.

McCallum & Co
Becs McCallum
021 379 919


OCR, cash rate offers, mortgage refix, mortgages, home loan strategy, Loan Market Adviser, New Zealand

๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก๐™ช๐™š (๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ค๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™š๐™จ), ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™š๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ฅ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ - whether thatโ€™s purchasing an...
28/05/2026

๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ข๐™š ๐™œ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™จ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก๐™ช๐™š (๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ค๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ง๐™š๐™™๐™ช๐™˜๐™š๐™จ), ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™š๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ฅ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™ - whether thatโ€™s purchasing another property, renovating, restructuring debt, or improving cash flow.

For example..

Mr & Mrs Smith* (Auckland) want to purchase a rental property without draining their savings. By reviewing the equity in their current home, we would structure lending that allowed them to move forward while still keeping a financial buffer in place.

๐—” ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ:

๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ: $1,000,000
โ€ข 80% lending limit: $800,000
โ€ข Current mortgage: $500,000
*Potential available equity: $300,000

๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ
โ€ข Purchase price: $1,000,000
โ€ข Bank lending (70%): $700,000
โ€ข Deposit required: $300,000 (from equity)

So the investment can be funded like this:
$700,000 + $300,000 = $1,000,000

* ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ.

If youโ€™ve built up equity and havenโ€™t reviewed how it could be working for you, ๐™ž๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™– ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ.

Buying your first home isnโ€™t just a transaction - itโ€™s a completely new experience, and for most people, it can feel ove...
25/05/2026

Buying your first home isnโ€™t just a transaction - itโ€™s a completely new experience, and for most people, it can feel overwhelming.

Thatโ€™s why first home buyers often need more than just approvalโ€ฆ they need guidance, patience, and someone in their corner to answer every question along the way. Thatโ€™s exactly where we focus - helping you understand the process, feel confident in your decisions, and ultimately get that win.

Feedback like this reminds us why we do what we do. Being part of someoneโ€™s first home journey is something we never take lightly, and weโ€™re grateful to be trusted in such an important milestone.

Thanks guys - itโ€™s been awesome being in your corner throughout the journey and helping you get into your first home.

If youโ€™re stepping into the market for the first time (or know someone who is), having the right support can make all the difference.

McCallum & Co. - weโ€™re here to help.

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๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป?๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ...
22/05/2026

๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป?

๐˜›๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ.

If your loan is set up as one rigid repayment that doesnโ€™t match your income flow (weekly, fortnightly, irregular, bonus-based), it can quietly strain your cash flow. But when structured properly (split lending, aligned repayments, or flexible portions) - it can give you breathing room, reduce stress, and even help you manage interest more effectively.

This isnโ€™t just about the rate youโ€™re offered - itโ€™s about whether your loan actually works with your life.

If you havenโ€™t reviewed your structure in a while, itโ€™s worth a second look. Thatโ€™s where the right advice makes the difference. Itโ€™s so much more than just securing a rate, the important part is setting your loan up properly from the start.

Call us to get your structure right.

McCallum & Co.
Becs McCallum
021 379 919

Going direct to the bank vs using an adviser - ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. When you deal with one bank, youโ€™re heari...
19/05/2026

Going direct to the bank vs using an adviser - ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. When you deal with one bank, youโ€™re hearing one bankโ€™s solution.

๐™’๐™๐™š๐™ฃ ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™ž๐™ฃ, weโ€™re looking at multiple lenders, comparing options, and positioning your application in a way that gives you the strongest overall outcome for your situation.

The real value comes through better loan structure, cash contributions (cash backs), reduced fees, flexibility, and lending terms that better support your long-term goals. Because itโ€™s not just about getting approved - itโ€™s about understanding where thereโ€™s room to negotiate, how to present your application properly, and knowing which lender is the right fit for your situation.

Thatโ€™s where experience and strategy matter. If you havenโ€™t had your lending reviewed or negotiated properly, thereโ€™s a good chance there are opportunities you may not even realise are available. We will find them.

McCallum & Co.
021 379 919
[email protected]

15/05/2026

Auckland REINZ Market Update
April 2026 ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ“Š

Despite a dip in April sales activity, the Auckland market remained relatively steady. The number of sales remains close to the long-term April average.

First home buyers and owner-occupiers were most active while investor activity varied depending on the price brackets.

The median price for Auckland increased 2.5% year-on-year, reaching $1,020,000, and down 1.7% when compared to last month.

Sales count was down 29.5% year-on-year and down 14.8% compared to March. Days to sell remains consistent (just up 2 days).

Source: REINZ April 2026 report

REINZ, Auckland Property, Auckland Market Update, Auckland Mortgage Adviser, Property, Becs McCallum, McCallum and Co.

14/05/2026

It was a fantastic turnout on Tuesday night, for our first First Home Buyers & Sellers Seminar with ๐Ÿก

Buying or selling property is one of the biggest financial decisions youโ€™ll make, and the wrong advice, poor planning, or missed details can end up costing you dearly. Thatโ€™s why nights like these are so important.

From lending and KiwiSaver through to selling strategies and legal insights, our panel shared practical advice to help people make smarter, more confident moves in todayโ€™s market.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and made the night such a success. This was the first of many, so stay tuned for the next one!

First Home Buyers Auckland, Selling, Home Loans, Lending Strategies, Selling Strategy, Buying Strategy, Auckland Mortgage Adviser Shore Legal

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