Housing
David Hargreaves questions whether as currently drafted the Government's offshore house buying ban will prove counter-productive
18th Dec 17, 3:15pm
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David Hargreaves questions whether as currently drafted the Government's offshore house buying ban will prove counter-productive
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; deposit rate changes; NZ PMI; economic outlook; labour force; skills shortages; tourism funding; bond issue; swaps and NZD lower
15th Dec 17, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Friday; deposit rate changes; NZ PMI; economic outlook; labour force; skills shortages; tourism funding; bond issue; swaps and NZD lower
Any buyers breaching the Government's new offshore buying ban on New Zealand houses may be forced to sell the houses
14th Dec 17, 4:52pm
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Any buyers breaching the Government's new offshore buying ban on New Zealand houses may be forced to sell the houses
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, mini-budget bores, no leverage reduction, wool prices dive, lamb prices rise, livestock numbers drop, TSB refunds, swaps down, NZD up
14th Dec 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Thursday; no rate changes, mini-budget bores, no leverage reduction, wool prices dive, lamb prices rise, livestock numbers drop, TSB refunds, swaps down, NZD up
Housing and Urban Development Minister expects the ban to be passed into law early next year; will ensure house prices are set by NZ-based buyers, not people from overseas
13th Dec 17, 4:18pm
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Housing and Urban Development Minister expects the ban to be passed into law early next year; will ensure house prices are set by NZ-based buyers, not people from overseas
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; six year low house sale volumes, food prices up +2.3%, teachers win more funding, LGFA gets strong demand, swaps and NZD stable
13th Dec 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Wednesday; six year low house sale volumes, food prices up +2.3%, teachers win more funding, LGFA gets strong demand, swaps and NZD stable
A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; TSB cuts mortgage and term deposit rates; Zurich to capture 19% of Australia's life insurance market; people take out mortgages to buy bitcoin; Manuka honey gets a definition
12th Dec 17, 4:02pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home on Tuesday; TSB cuts mortgage and term deposit rates; Zurich to capture 19% of Australia's life insurance market; people take out mortgages to buy bitcoin; Manuka honey gets a definition
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pleased with 'significant progress' government has made as its 100 Day Plan reaches halfway stage
12th Dec 17, 1:52pm
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pleased with 'significant progress' government has made as its 100 Day Plan reaches halfway stage
A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; Kiwibank trims TD rates, rents stable, inflation edges up, Sydney auction frenzy cools, swaps up and steeper, NZD up
11th Dec 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; Kiwibank trims TD rates, rents stable, inflation edges up, Sydney auction frenzy cools, swaps up and steeper, NZD up
A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; ASB cuts mortgage rates, bitcoin leaps again, butter slides, factories sell more, Auckland the family city, incomes higher than thought, swaps up, bank bills down, NZD slips
8th Dec 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; ASB cuts mortgage rates, bitcoin leaps again, butter slides, factories sell more, Auckland the family city, incomes higher than thought, swaps up, bank bills down, NZD slips
Westpac report says migration is already slowing and this will 'reinforce downward pressure on house prices'
8th Dec 17, 11:34am
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Westpac report says migration is already slowing and this will 'reinforce downward pressure on house prices'
National Party housing spokesperson responds to Phil Twyford's first big policy speech on how he will tackle housing affordability, housing availability and home ownership
8th Dec 17, 10:13am
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National Party housing spokesperson responds to Phil Twyford's first big policy speech on how he will tackle housing affordability, housing availability and home ownership
A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; mortgage and TD changes, QV values fall, Fonterra cuts payout forecast, swaps hold, NZD softer, bitcoin jumps yet again
7th Dec 17, 4:11pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; mortgage and TD changes, QV values fall, Fonterra cuts payout forecast, swaps hold, NZD softer, bitcoin jumps yet again
A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; low dairy prices may bring reduced payout; strong vehicle sales, job ad growth stops, AU GDP underwhelms, swaps lower, flatter, NZD up, bitcoin jumps
6th Dec 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; low dairy prices may bring reduced payout; strong vehicle sales, job ad growth stops, AU GDP underwhelms, swaps lower, flatter, NZD up, bitcoin jumps
A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; deposit rate changes; fee-free education; potential rate cuts; Barfoot numbers; ANZ Commodity Index; Crown accounts; building work; Trump's travel ban; rates and NZD higher
5th Dec 17, 4:01pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; deposit rate changes; fee-free education; potential rate cuts; Barfoot numbers; ANZ Commodity Index; Crown accounts; building work; Trump's travel ban; rates and NZD higher
A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; no rate changes, record car sales, bond detail released, irrigation prospects improve, water watch, swaps firm, NZD unchanged, bitcoin volatile
4th Dec 17, 3:58pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; no rate changes, record car sales, bond detail released, irrigation prospects improve, water watch, swaps firm, NZD unchanged, bitcoin volatile
The new Housing Minister sets out how he plans to "build communities", deal with homlessness, "build 100,000 affordable homes for first home buyers", help renters, and sort out the tax incentives
3rd Dec 17, 6:04am
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The new Housing Minister sets out how he plans to "build communities", deal with homlessness, "build 100,000 affordable homes for first home buyers", help renters, and sort out the tax incentives
A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Westpac offers hot TD rate; housing inventory up; Fonterra hit, terms of trade high, swaps down, NZD down, bitcoin down
1st Dec 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Westpac offers hot TD rate; housing inventory up; Fonterra hit, terms of trade high, swaps down, NZD down, bitcoin down
A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; businesses not confident, building consents stagnating, Youi in trouble in Australia, housing debt growth slows, consumer debt growth leaps, swaps mixed, NZD down
30th Nov 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Thursday; businesses not confident, building consents stagnating, Youi in trouble in Australia, housing debt growth slows, consumer debt growth leaps, swaps mixed, NZD down
A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; BNZ cuts home loan rate, bitcoin hits stratosphere, LVR limits cut, OIO to be tougher on farmland, UDC faces junk rating, swaps and NZD slip
29th Nov 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Wednesday; BNZ cuts home loan rate, bitcoin hits stratosphere, LVR limits cut, OIO to be tougher on farmland, UDC faces junk rating, swaps and NZD slip
Building practitioners who just lost their licences after spending a week building a house, powering a property with a cord from a neighbour, and failing 10 building inspections can reapply for their licences next year
29th Nov 17, 3:28pm
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Building practitioners who just lost their licences after spending a week building a house, powering a property with a cord from a neighbour, and failing 10 building inspections can reapply for their licences next year
A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; Co-op Bank changes rates, affordability improves, cost of risk falls, WMP prices firm, Limmer wins SFF job, swaps slip, NZD up
28th Nov 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Tuesday; Co-op Bank changes rates, affordability improves, cost of risk falls, WMP prices firm, Limmer wins SFF job, swaps slip, NZD up
A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; SBS Bank ups TD rate, NZCU South cuts, no signs of credit stress, new mortgage lending low, swaps firm, NZD soft, bitcoin surges (again)
27th Nov 17, 3:59pm
A review of things you need to know before you go home Monday; SBS Bank ups TD rate, NZCU South cuts, no signs of credit stress, new mortgage lending low, swaps firm, NZD soft, bitcoin surges (again)
New Housing Minister Phil Twyford talks tough on property speculators and opens the door to more overseas developers/builders doing work here
25th Nov 17, 7:10am
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New Housing Minister Phil Twyford talks tough on property speculators and opens the door to more overseas developers/builders doing work here
A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Kiwibank cuts two rates, goods trade deficit shrinks, butter slides, government finance stats released, swaps and NZD firm
24th Nov 17, 3:59pm
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A review of things you need to know before you go home Friday; Kiwibank cuts two rates, goods trade deficit shrinks, butter slides, government finance stats released, swaps and NZD firm