First home buyers

Mortgage borrowing capacity has fallen, but by how much?

17 Sep 18, 5:00am

The capacity of home loan borrowers to borrow has dropped by about 20% over the past couple of years, mortgage brokers estimate
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KiwiBuild ballot opens next week for Onehunga apartments

13 Sep 18, 8:36am

Greg Ninness

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Construction starts on KiwiBuild's first Buying Off The Plans project - 25 apartments in Onehunga
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Going all-in on KiwiBuild

11 Sep 18, 11:17am

David Hargreaves

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As the Government stumbles from one crisis to another, it's looking for the flagship KiwiBuild programme to inject some stability and lead it in a more positive direction; the stakes are high
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Ballot for first KiwiBuild homes opens

10 Sep 18, 5:05pm

David Hargreaves

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Prime Minister says Govt is 'opening the door' for families locked out of home ownership
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ASB offering 95% mortgages for KiwiBuild homes

7 Sep 18, 11:04am

Gareth Vaughan

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ASB joins Kiwibank with special deal for KiwiBuild home buyers, saying they'll 'potentially' only need a 5% deposit & get $2,500 towards costs
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LVR shackles likely to remain

4 Sep 18, 8:09am

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves says surprisingly robust monthly mortgage figures suggest the RBNZ will put on hold indefinitely any further relaxation of lending limits
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The return of the housing investor...

27 Aug 18, 3:38pm

David Hargreaves

30 comments

Monthly mortgage figures show investors are slowly rebuilding their share of borrowing, gaining their highest share of the overall figures for over a year last month
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Housing slowly becoming more affordable in most parts of NZ

25 Aug 18, 10:44am

Greg Ninness

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A flattening of house prices at the bottom of the market is making home ownership more affordable for first home buyers in most parts of the country but Queenstown prices have gone through the roof
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Fletcher's 'broad spectrum' of options for KiwiBuild

22 Aug 18, 10:22am

David Hargreaves

39 comments

Fletcher Building CEO says the Government's flagship housing programme is both a threat and an opportunity for his company
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Twyford says KiwiBuild homes ‘least affected’ by adverse housing market moves

15 Aug 18, 3:52pm

Jason Walls

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Housing Minister Phil Twyford says 'affordable' KiwiBuild home prices less likely to be affected by fluctuating market than higher valued homes
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'Vigorous' first quarter of 2019 seen for house prices

15 Aug 18, 11:51am

David Hargreaves

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Westpac's chief economist abruptly changes tack and now forecasts a house price rally early next year, with prices to climb 1.5% in the first quarter; RBNZ was the 'game changer'
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KiwiBuild LVR poser

14 Aug 18, 9:32am

David Hargreaves

15 comments

The fact borrowing on the 100,000 KiwiBuild houses will mostly fall outside the LVR restrictions may force a rethink on macro-prudential policies
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Kiwibank says it will pre-approve 90% mortgages for KiwiBuild buyers

13 Aug 18, 1:08pm

Greg Ninness

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Kiwibank fires the opening round in the battle for KiwiBuild customers, offering to pre-approve 90% mortgages and contribute $2000 towards buyers' legal or moving costs
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Wait and see for first home buyers?

27 Jul 18, 7:43am

David Hargreaves

148 comments

David Hargreaves mulls whether the sudden sharp drop-off in first home buyers taking up mortgages is just a glitch or shows that people are waiting for KiwiBuild
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First home buyers back off again

25 Jul 18, 3:44pm

David Hargreaves

43 comments

Total monthly mortgage borrowing figures dropped sharply in June, while the first home buyers had their smallest share of new mortgage lending so far this year
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Christchurch and Auckland increasingly affordable for first home buyers

25 Jul 18, 10:01am

Greg Ninness

62 comments

Housing affordability at record levels in Christchurch, improving in Auckland, latest interest.co.nz Home Loan Affordability Reports show
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Big Auckland demand for KiwiBuild homes

19 Jul 18, 2:45pm

Jason Walls

46 comments

Three quarters of the people who have applied for a KiwiBuild home are from Auckland
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Unaffordable housing impact 'more pervasive than generally appreciated'

18 Jul 18, 12:26pm

David Hargreaves

120 comments

ANZ economists suggest that our expensive housing is affecting the economy's productive potential
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KiwiBuild and the recognition of 'Ponsonby problems'

5 Jul 18, 2:52pm

Jenée Tibshraeny

153 comments

Are young people that earn decent salaries too privileged to be thrown a bone by the Government? Jenée Tibshraeny thinks not
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Adams slams $180k KiwiBuild income cap – says it should be $130k

4 Jul 18, 3:42pm

Jason Walls

81 comments

The Opposition’s Finance Spokeswoman has slammed the combined income limit of would-be KiwiBuild homeowners, but Grant Robertson says it’s the fault of the previous Government
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