First home buyers
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
27th Mar 26, 9:33am
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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
26th Mar 26, 12:11pm
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
20th Mar 26, 12:11pm
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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
11th Mar 26, 9:17am
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
4th Mar 26, 12:39pm
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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
3rd Mar 26, 10:26am
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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
27th Feb 26, 2:19pm
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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
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
22nd Feb 26, 6:00am
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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
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ASB now offers the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan, boosted with a cashback. But borrowers face a hefty Lenders Mortgage Insurance
18th Feb 26, 9:08am
ASB now offers the Kāinga Ora low deposit First Home Loan, boosted with a cashback. But borrowers face a hefty Lenders Mortgage Insurance
In their forthcoming first economic outlook for the year, Westpac's economists now think there will be SIX hikes of the OCR during next year as the current excess capacity in the economy is swallowed up more quickly than earlier expected
11th Feb 26, 1:14pm
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In their forthcoming first economic outlook for the year, Westpac's economists now think there will be SIX hikes of the OCR during next year as the current excess capacity in the economy is swallowed up more quickly than earlier expected
Latest Reserve Bank figures show a big change in preference for home owners in December, with floating mortgages pushed to the sidelines and longer term fixed rate mortgages coming to the fore
10th Feb 26, 3:56pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show a big change in preference for home owners in December, with floating mortgages pushed to the sidelines and longer term fixed rate mortgages coming to the fore
Even as banks start to raise mortgage rates again, the yields on outstanding mortgages are continuing to drop, albeit slowly
10th Feb 26, 10:33am
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Even as banks start to raise mortgage rates again, the yields on outstanding mortgages are continuing to drop, albeit slowly
BNZ economists think the Reserve Bank will start to raise interest rates in the third quarter of this year but won't want to signpost that yet in its first Official Cash Rate review for the year next week
9th Feb 26, 1:57pm
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BNZ economists think the Reserve Bank will start to raise interest rates in the third quarter of this year but won't want to signpost that yet in its first Official Cash Rate review for the year next week
Record surge in amount of mortgage money moving to fixed rates in December as homeowners digested Reserve Bank's November OCR announcement and then acted - decisively
5th Feb 26, 8:30am
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Record surge in amount of mortgage money moving to fixed rates in December as homeowners digested Reserve Bank's November OCR announcement and then acted - decisively