Calculate your home loan repayments - weekly, fortnightly, or monthly
Weekly
$729
Fortnightly
$1,459
Monthly
$3,160
Paying fortnightly instead of monthly means you make 26 payments per year (equivalent to 13 monthly payments). This can save you thousands in interest and years off your mortgage.
At 6.5% interest over 30 years, a $500,000 mortgage costs approximately $3,160/month, $1,456/fortnight, or $729/week. Rates and terms affect this significantly.
Paying weekly or fortnightly can save interest because you make 26 fortnightly payments (equivalent to 13 monthly payments) instead of 12. This can shave years off your mortgage.
With average house prices around $800,000 and typical borrowing of $640,000, most NZ homeowners pay $4,000-$4,500/month at current rates.
For a $600,000 mortgage, you typically need a household income of $100,000-$120,000 per year to meet bank stress testing requirements.
Yes, most NZ mortgages allow extra repayments. Fixed rate loans may have limits (often 5% extra per year), while floating rates typically have no restrictions.