First home buyers

First home buyers estimated to have paid an average of $682,000 for a home of their own in April, down from $692,000 in March

First home buyers estimated to have paid an average of $682,000 for a home of their own in April, down from $692,000 in March

Housing market turned slightly in first home buyers' favour in April but how long will it last?

Housing market turned slightly in first home buyers' favour in April but how long will it last?

KiwiSaver early withdrawals, for first home deposits and financial hardship reasons, topped $229.6 million in April

KiwiSaver early withdrawals, for first home deposits and financial hardship reasons, topped $229.6 million in April

First home buyers being hit by rising mortgage rates and higher prices at the bottom of the housing market

First home buyers being hit by rising mortgage rates and higher prices at the bottom of the housing market

First home buyers accounted for 24% of new mortgages issued in the second half of last year

First home buyers accounted for 24% of new mortgages issued in the second half of last year

First home buyers and financial hardship drove KiwiSaver early withdrawals to new monthly high above $296 million in March, Inland Revenue data shows

First home buyers and financial hardship drove KiwiSaver early withdrawals to new monthly high above $296 million in March, Inland Revenue data shows

First home buyers likely accounted for more than a third of property purchases in February but high levels of low equity mortgage lending could foreshadow future problems

First home buyers likely accounted for more than a third of property purchases in February but high levels of low equity mortgage lending could foreshadow future problems

Latest Reserve Bank figures show the huge wave of re-fixing of mortgages taking place before Christmas is now well and truly subsiding

Latest Reserve Bank figures show the huge wave of re-fixing of mortgages taking place before Christmas is now well and truly subsiding

Just over half of February's early withdrawals were due to financial hardship, latest KiwiSaver figures from Inland Revenue show

Just over half of February's early withdrawals were due to financial hardship, latest KiwiSaver figures from Inland Revenue show

Latest Reserve Bank figures show two-year fixed rate mortgages have returned to favouritism with homeowners

Latest Reserve Bank figures show two-year fixed rate mortgages have returned to favouritism with homeowners

Latest Reserve Bank figures show that in two months after the RBNZ effectively declared there would be no more interest rate cuts, the amount of money on fixed mortgage rates for longer than a two year duration increased by over $10 bln

Latest Reserve Bank figures show that in two months after the RBNZ effectively declared there would be no more interest rate cuts, the amount of money on fixed mortgage rates for longer than a two year duration increased by over $10 bln

Wasay Majid argues retirement savings and housing affordability policies can no longer be designed in isolation

Wasay Majid argues retirement savings and housing affordability policies can no longer be designed in isolation

More than half early KiwiSaver withdrawals in January prompted by financial hardship

More than half early KiwiSaver withdrawals in January prompted by financial hardship

Low equity lending to first home buyers surged to a record high in January

Low equity lending to first home buyers surged to a record high in January

Housing is now the most affordable it has been for first home buyers in more than five years as prices drop at the bottom of the market

Housing is now the most affordable it has been for first home buyers in more than five years as prices drop at the bottom of the market