Back in 2007, just when the global economy was battening down the hatches, John ‘JB’ Bolton had different ideas. He reckoned more than ever, people buying houses needed someone in their corner.
That’s when Squirrel was born. On the surface it’s a mortgage brokerage, but it’s also a whole lot more. In a market where everyone works for the seller, JB wanted a business that would fight for the buyer.
And he was plenty qualified for it. JB had been a big cheese in bank world, dealing with more than $40b in mortgages and deposits over his time with some of New Zealand’s leading banks.
He’s also a property investor himself, so he brought insight and experience from both sides of the fence.
Now, all this time later, JB and the Squirrel team help first home buyers, new investors and old hands cut through the spin, make better purchasing decisions, get better terms from their banks and have a nicer time of it in the market. We currently write more than $90m in mortgages every month – that’s over $1b per year.
We’ve won just about every award for brokering there is. But what makes us feel happiest is the feedback we get from happy clients.
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Back in 2007, just when the global economy was battening down the hatches, John ‘JB’ Bolton had different ideas. He reckoned more than ever, people buying houses needed someone in their corner.
That’s when Squirrel was born. On the surface it’s a mortgage brokerage, but it’s also a whole lot more. In a market where everyone works for the seller, JB wanted a business that would fight for the buyer.
And he was plenty qualified for it. JB had been a big cheese in bank world, dealing with more than $40b in mortgages and deposits over his time with some of New Zealand’s leading banks.
He’s also a property investor himself, so he brought insight and experience from both sides of the fence.
Now, all this time later, JB and the Squirrel team help first home buyers, new investors and old hands cut through the spin, make better purchasing decisions, get better terms from their banks and have a nicer time of it in the market. We currently write more than $90m in mortgages every month – that’s over $1b per year.
We’ve won just about every award for brokering there is. But what makes us feel happiest is the feedback we get from happy clients.
Visit Squirrel.co.nz
04/28/2022 , Whangarei
Aatish is the man
04/26/2022
Appreciated Squirrel did not give up after initial decline from the bank on the mortgage application, happy to say we go there in the end.
04/24/2022 , Auckland
Lindsay and team are always professional, responsive to queries and helpful with advice.
04/24/2022 , Wellington
Squirrel and Adam really helped us get a good outcome, but I found the communication flow while waiting for final unconditional approval from the bank a little lacklustre. I felt I chased more than I should have needed to, and when you have pressing deadlines, it added extra stress that wasn't necessary. Some of this was on the ban, but I felt 'out of the loop' at times.
Once approval finally received, Adam really spent time running us through options, we didn't feel pressured or uninformed at any point. As first home buyers we definitely appreciated the help and support from squirrel. It was just the waiting the middle that dampened what was otherwise a super positive experience.
04/21/2022
The team did a great job in organising the re-setting of my mortgage interest rate.
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