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The Reserve Bank is finally getting serious about constraining low-deposit home lending says Bernard Hickey
31st Mar 13, 8:51am
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The Reserve Bank is finally getting serious about constraining low-deposit home lending says Bernard Hickey
Opinion: The Government needs to take a hard look at the risks to our property market and economy from a rash of foreign investment
13th Mar 13, 10:19am
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Opinion: The Government needs to take a hard look at the risks to our property market and economy from a rash of foreign investment
The 'successful' use of loan-to-valuation ratio caps on home loans in Sweden, where there are some interesting comparisions with New Zealand
11th Mar 13, 5:25pm
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The 'successful' use of loan-to-valuation ratio caps on home loans in Sweden, where there are some interesting comparisions with New Zealand
Big 5 banks, combined, post NZ$3.3 bln annual increase in home loans where the borrower has less than 20% equity
25th Feb 13, 4:23pm
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Big 5 banks, combined, post NZ$3.3 bln annual increase in home loans where the borrower has less than 20% equity
Opinion: What are the 4 macro-prudential tools the RBNZ is looking at and will any of them actually be used to cool an over heating housing market?
5th Feb 13, 5:03pm
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Opinion: What are the 4 macro-prudential tools the RBNZ is looking at and will any of them actually be used to cool an over heating housing market?
ASB lifts loan-to-valuation-ratio available on mortgages for selected apartment buyers
7th Sep 12, 4:32pm
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ASB lifts loan-to-valuation-ratio available on mortgages for selected apartment buyers
New Westpac NZ CEO Peter Clare says bank adds buffer to cover interest rate movements in high LVR loans, wants to grow rural lending market share
4th May 12, 4:12pm
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New Westpac NZ CEO Peter Clare says bank adds buffer to cover interest rate movements in high LVR loans, wants to grow rural lending market share
Home loan affordability improves for 3rd month in a row to December 2004 levels
21st Oct 10, 6:58am
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Home loan affordability improves for 3rd month in a row to December 2004 levels
Mortgage approvals drop again as Kiwibank boss urges 1st home buyers to take the plunge
14th Oct 10, 4:09pm
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Mortgage approvals drop again as Kiwibank boss urges 1st home buyers to take the plunge
Kiwibank CEO urges would-be 1st home buyers to take the plunge so long as they can afford to
13th Oct 10, 11:41am
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Kiwibank CEO urges would-be 1st home buyers to take the plunge so long as they can afford to
Have your say: Govt lifts 'Welcome Home' loan limit to NZ$350,000 on same income
20th Aug 09, 10:35am
Have your say: Govt lifts 'Welcome Home' loan limit to NZ$350,000 on same income
Banks to blame for forcing first home buyers out of CBD, Bayleys says (Update 1)
4th Aug 09, 2:03pm
Banks to blame for forcing first home buyers out of CBD, Bayleys says (Update 1)