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Home Loan Affordability Report

Owning a home is now more within reach for first home buyers in Auckland as prices tumble and interest rates remain low
23rd Feb 18, 11:30am
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Owning a home is now more within reach for first home buyers in Auckland as prices tumble and interest rates remain low
Interest.co.nz's latest home loan affordability reports show challenge toughening for would-be 1st home buyers in Auckland and the Waikato, easing in much of the rest of NZ
25th Jan 18, 1:27pm
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Interest.co.nz's latest home loan affordability reports show challenge toughening for would-be 1st home buyers in Auckland and the Waikato, easing in much of the rest of NZ
Interest.co.nz's Home Loan Affordability Reports show first home buyers are benefiting from falling house prices in Auckland
20th Dec 17, 8:02am
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Interest.co.nz's Home Loan Affordability Reports show first home buyers are benefiting from falling house prices in Auckland
Lower house prices see Central Auckland join Papakura and Franklin as the only parts of greater Auckland where housing is considered affordable for first home buyers
28th Nov 17, 10:56am
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Lower house prices see Central Auckland join Papakura and Franklin as the only parts of greater Auckland where housing is considered affordable for first home buyers
Two instances of the government wrongly defending its Auckland First Home Buyer track record has Alex Tarrant warning: Beware Ministers bearing affordability data
6th Jul 17, 10:29am
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Two instances of the government wrongly defending its Auckland First Home Buyer track record has Alex Tarrant warning: Beware Ministers bearing affordability data
Labour slams new Government housing affordability measure as 'ham-fisted'; calls on Nick Smith to reissue it with 'accurate numbers' on true state of housing affordability
19th Jun 17, 11:37am
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Labour slams new Government housing affordability measure as 'ham-fisted'; calls on Nick Smith to reissue it with 'accurate numbers' on true state of housing affordability
Best way to address housing affordability is boosting land supply, Building & Construction Minister Smith says after govt data details affordability struggles in Auckland
10th May 17, 5:22pm
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Best way to address housing affordability is boosting land supply, Building & Construction Minister Smith says after govt data details affordability struggles in Auckland
It's not just the low paid who are being squeezed out of Auckland's housing market, its affecting middle income earners too
28th Sep 16, 8:56am
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It's not just the low paid who are being squeezed out of Auckland's housing market, its affecting middle income earners too
Home Loan Affordability Reports show people should have no trouble moving on to the second rung of the property ladder, but first home buyers will struggle in Auckland and Queenstown
30th Aug 16, 7:52am
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Home Loan Affordability Reports show people should have no trouble moving on to the second rung of the property ladder, but first home buyers will struggle in Auckland and Queenstown
First home buyers in Auckland will be financially disadvantaged throughout their lives compared to those in other regions
28th Jul 16, 10:09am
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First home buyers in Auckland will be financially disadvantaged throughout their lives compared to those in other regions
Expanded Home Loan Affordability Reports show there is hope for first home buyers in Auckland but they still face tough choices
29th Jun 16, 1:43pm
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Expanded Home Loan Affordability Reports show there is hope for first home buyers in Auckland but they still face tough choices
Housing Minister's claim homes are more affordable now than when Labour was in government only tells part of the story
24th May 16, 9:40am
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Housing Minister's claim homes are more affordable now than when Labour was in government only tells part of the story
Central Otago/Lakes joins Auckland as the second region in NZ where housing is now unaffordable for typical first home buyers
20th Apr 16, 1:40pm
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Central Otago/Lakes joins Auckland as the second region in NZ where housing is now unaffordable for typical first home buyers
Home Loan Affordability Report: House prices increasing so much in Auckland they risk creating an economic underclass that doesn't exist in other parts of the country
24th Mar 16, 11:08am
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Home Loan Affordability Report: House prices increasing so much in Auckland they risk creating an economic underclass that doesn't exist in other parts of the country
First home buyers have been getting squeezed out of the Auckland market for more than two years
27th Jan 16, 12:02pm
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First home buyers have been getting squeezed out of the Auckland market for more than two years
A drop in lower quartile house prices and lower mortgage costs have improved housing affordability but first home buyers will still struggle in Auckland
27th Nov 15, 9:02am
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A drop in lower quartile house prices and lower mortgage costs have improved housing affordability but first home buyers will still struggle in Auckland
A big rise in the lower quartile selling price in Auckland pushes first home ownership further out of reach
23rd Oct 15, 1:47pm
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A big rise in the lower quartile selling price in Auckland pushes first home ownership further out of reach
Rapidly rising house prices in south Auckland wipe out benefits of lower interest rates for first home buyers
23rd Aug 15, 3:49pm
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Rapidly rising house prices in south Auckland wipe out benefits of lower interest rates for first home buyers