First home buyers
Limits to banks' high LVR residential mortgage lending helping keep a lid on the growth of household debt, RBNZ says
27th Mar 15, 2:14pm
Limits to banks' high LVR residential mortgage lending helping keep a lid on the growth of household debt, RBNZ says
First home buyers should have no trouble getting a house anywhere but Auckland - AMP360 Home Loan Affordability report
26th Mar 15, 11:13am
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First home buyers should have no trouble getting a house anywhere but Auckland - AMP360 Home Loan Affordability report
David Hargreaves challenges the Government to let common sense prevail - and axe its proposed state housing sale
23rd Mar 15, 4:56pm
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David Hargreaves challenges the Government to let common sense prevail - and axe its proposed state housing sale
Mounting opposition to Govt plans to sell off up to 2000 state houses after Salvation Army pulls out of negotiations to buy
23rd Mar 15, 9:03am
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Mounting opposition to Govt plans to sell off up to 2000 state houses after Salvation Army pulls out of negotiations to buy
David Hargreaves says it is time to stop pretending that the Auckland housing demand problem can be fixed by nationally-focused initiatives
19th Mar 15, 12:00pm
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David Hargreaves says it is time to stop pretending that the Auckland housing demand problem can be fixed by nationally-focused initiatives
Westpac economists say any 'significant' RBNZ restrictions on property investors will have an impact because investors set prices at the lower end of the market
16th Mar 15, 1:22pm
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Westpac economists say any 'significant' RBNZ restrictions on property investors will have an impact because investors set prices at the lower end of the market
Craig Simpson on KiwiSaver's shift to being a 1st home buyer's play thing, homeopathy is just bunkum, why the US Fed won't raise rates anytime soon, Americans with paraskevidekatriaphobia
13th Mar 15, 10:59am
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Craig Simpson on KiwiSaver's shift to being a 1st home buyer's play thing, homeopathy is just bunkum, why the US Fed won't raise rates anytime soon, Americans with paraskevidekatriaphobia
Geoff Simmons says the RBNZ is throwing another pail of water on the house price inferno because John Key won't act
13th Mar 15, 7:00am
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Geoff Simmons says the RBNZ is throwing another pail of water on the house price inferno because John Key won't act
David Hargreaves believes the RBNZ has spread the net too widely with its new housing investment proposals
11th Mar 15, 3:40pm
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David Hargreaves believes the RBNZ has spread the net too widely with its new housing investment proposals
More crown land development, Inflation-adjusted mortgages, state-funded infrastructure, curbed migration settings and higher rates on undeveloped land have been suggested by officials
9th Mar 15, 10:56am
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More crown land development, Inflation-adjusted mortgages, state-funded infrastructure, curbed migration settings and higher rates on undeveloped land have been suggested by officials
David Hargreaves tries to make sense out of the Government's plans to shift more social housing into the hands of community providers
6th Mar 15, 5:00am
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David Hargreaves tries to make sense out of the Government's plans to shift more social housing into the hands of community providers
Smith says Govt planning new regulatory intervention in Auckland; says tough decisions needed on Heritage overlays restricting supply
5th Mar 15, 10:15am
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Smith says Govt planning new regulatory intervention in Auckland; says tough decisions needed on Heritage overlays restricting supply
Elizabeth Davies finds the costs of relocating two-and-a-half hours down the road prohibitive
2nd Mar 15, 11:51am
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Elizabeth Davies finds the costs of relocating two-and-a-half hours down the road prohibitive
Harmoney CEO 'getting excited' about potential move into the residential mortgage market
26th Feb 15, 8:02am
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Harmoney CEO 'getting excited' about potential move into the residential mortgage market
David Hargreaves looks at the RBNZ's struggle to place new rules around banks' lending to housing investors
19th Feb 15, 4:38pm
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David Hargreaves looks at the RBNZ's struggle to place new rules around banks' lending to housing investors
Construction giant Fletcher Building spends a further $57 million on land purchases for housing development; sees future profits from housing as much higher
18th Feb 15, 4:31pm
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Construction giant Fletcher Building spends a further $57 million on land purchases for housing development; sees future profits from housing as much higher
Call for law to be tweaked to make it easier for 1st home buyers to access new grant for buying newly-built homes
16th Feb 15, 9:00am
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Call for law to be tweaked to make it easier for 1st home buyers to access new grant for buying newly-built homes
David Hargreaves looks at the RBNZ's challenge of taming the Auckland housing market - and wonders why it is being left to do the job
12th Feb 15, 1:09pm
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David Hargreaves looks at the RBNZ's challenge of taming the Auckland housing market - and wonders why it is being left to do the job
Jenée Tibshraeny hears how some savvy young first home buyers have got a foot on the property ladder
11th Feb 15, 4:22pm
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Jenée Tibshraeny hears how some savvy young first home buyers have got a foot on the property ladder
REINZ says national median house price dropped 5.3% in January to $426,000; Auckland median down 2.7%; national sales volumes up 2.6% on January 2014
11th Feb 15, 3:37pm
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REINZ says national median house price dropped 5.3% in January to $426,000; Auckland median down 2.7%; national sales volumes up 2.6% on January 2014
Key downplays survey showing first home buyers need parents' help; says always has been tough; Home Start will help; suggests Hamilton commute for Sth Auckland workers
9th Feb 15, 7:04pm
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Key downplays survey showing first home buyers need parents' help; says always has been tough; Home Start will help; suggests Hamilton commute for Sth Auckland workers
Elizabeth Davies sees the latest reality TV series as akin to Colosseum fighting, in which poor, desperate souls tear themselves and each other apart for our entertainment
9th Feb 15, 12:22pm
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Elizabeth Davies sees the latest reality TV series as akin to Colosseum fighting, in which poor, desperate souls tear themselves and each other apart for our entertainment
TSB Bank's new longer-term fixed loan offer aims to entice borrowers looking for debt servicing certainty
5th Feb 15, 5:53pm
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TSB Bank's new longer-term fixed loan offer aims to entice borrowers looking for debt servicing certainty
Affordability improved slightly for first home buyers in Auckland and Christchurch last month, but worsened in Wellington according to the AMP360 Home Buyer Affordability Report
30th Jan 15, 2:54pm
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Affordability improved slightly for first home buyers in Auckland and Christchurch last month, but worsened in Wellington according to the AMP360 Home Buyer Affordability Report
Home loan affordability worsened in much of the country in October, but improved slightly in central Auckland, Hamilton and Queenstown
28th Nov 14, 10:42am
Home loan affordability worsened in much of the country in October, but improved slightly in central Auckland, Hamilton and Queenstown