First home buyers

More than half the $1.68 billion approved for first home buyer mortgages in May was for low equity loans

More than half the $1.68 billion approved for first home buyer mortgages in May was for low equity loans

KiwiSaver early withdrawals topped $243m in May as political parties roll out KiwiSaver policies ahead of the election

KiwiSaver early withdrawals topped $243m in May as political parties roll out KiwiSaver policies ahead of the election

Prospective first home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga and Kapiti are caught between not being able to scrape together a 20% deposit and being unable to afford the repayments on a low equity loan

Prospective first home buyers in Auckland, Tauranga and Kapiti are caught between not being able to scrape together a 20% deposit and being unable to afford the repayments on a low equity loan

Latest Reserve Bank figures show new lending dropped 6% to $14.2 billion in April from March, but rose 16% from $12.3 billion in April 2025

Latest Reserve Bank figures show new lending dropped 6% to $14.2 billion in April from March, but rose 16% from $12.3 billion in April 2025

Credit bureau Centrix says over 134,000 homeowners now have mortgages exceeding $1 million

Credit bureau Centrix says over 134,000 homeowners now have mortgages exceeding $1 million

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