home loans

Mortgage borrowing capacity has fallen, but by how much?
17 Sep 18, 5:00am
Gareth Vaughan
24 comments
The capacity of home loan borrowers to borrow has dropped by about 20% over the past couple of years, mortgage brokers estimate
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More bank rate cuts
14 Sep 18, 10:29am
David Chaston
38 comments
Three more banks lower their home loan rates but only to levels in the middle of the pack - and one of them lowers term deposit rates as well
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Two banks cut mortgage rates
11 Sep 18, 6:39pm
David Chaston
51 comments
TSB takes a sharp pencil to home loan rates three years and longer. ANZ reduces most of its rates, but none market leading
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ASB offering 95% mortgages for KiwiBuild homes
7 Sep 18, 11:04am
Gareth Vaughan
48 comments
ASB joins Kiwibank with special deal for KiwiBuild home buyers, saying they'll 'potentially' only need a 5% deposit & get $2,500 towards costs
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ASB drops 3-year mortgage rate by 40 basis points
7 Sep 18, 10:42am
David Chaston
26 comments
Falling wholesale rates and the start of the Spring real estate selling season sees a major home loan lender cut a longer term fixed rate aggressively
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How useful are banks' home loan borrowing calculators?
1 Sep 18, 9:05am
Gareth Vaughan
15 comments
Five banks & five mortgage borrowing calculators, so how much would each lend interest.co.nz's fictional borrowers? Between $320,000 and $866,000, apparently
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Kiwibank to end its 3.99% 'special'
31 Aug 18, 11:17am
David Chaston
20 comments
Kiwibank announces 'last call' for its sub 4% one year home loan offer, signaling a rise to come on Monday
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TSB joins the rate-cutting party
20 Aug 18, 10:40am
David Hargreaves
Banks continue to trim mortgage interest rates following 'dovish' statements from the Reserve Bank
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Kiwibank cuts one-year mortgage rate
17 Aug 18, 12:23pm
Gareth Vaughan
28 comments
Kiwibank drops one-year 'special' mortgage rate to equal lowest advertised rate for the term from a bank
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ASB launches hot four year rate
10 Aug 18, 9:01am
David Chaston
27 comments
Ahead of the Spring selling season, and following big wholesale rate drops, the second largest home loan lender cuts its four year fixed rate sharply
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HSBC claims the low rate position across the board
7 Aug 18, 2:31pm
David Chaston
19 comments
New carded rate offers from HSBC set them 10 to 30 basis points below any other home loan rival, making HSBC an attractive and unique comparator
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Mortgage borrowers better able to withstand financial shocks since the introduction of LVRs
16 Jul 18, 1:20pm
Greg Ninness
80 comments
The amount of equity borrowers have in their homes has increased significantly since LVRs were introduced
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TSB trims four mortgage rates
9 Jul 18, 5:31pm
David Chaston
3 comments
TSB sets its fighting rate at 4.35% for eighteen months fixed, the lowest of any bank for this term except HSBC Premier
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Kiwibank also cuts 1yr mortgage rate
2 Jul 18, 9:05am
David Chaston
7 comments
Kiwibank is the third bank to adopt 4.19% as its one year fixed home loan rate as the reductions keep coming at the popular end of the fixed term options
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SBS Bank announces even lower rates
30 Jun 18, 9:53am
David Chaston
5 comments
A key challenger bank drops most home loan rates, even taking its one year rate down to 4.19%. Recent wholesale rate falls may open up further moves down
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BNZ joins the rate trimming
25 Jun 18, 10:57am
David Hargreaves
BNZ has moved some of its key fixed mortgage rates down to match recent market moves from other major players
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Westpac matches most ANZ and ASB mortgage rate cuts
22 Jun 18, 10:41am
Jenée Tibshraeny
Westpac cuts 1, 2 and 3-year mortgage rates by up to 10 basis points, making similar changes to those already made by ASB and ANZ
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ANZ forced to respond
20 Jun 18, 5:22pm
David Chaston
6 comments
Less than a week after rival ASB trimmed some key rates, ANZ has now moved to match them. And it has lowered other rates to stay in touch with its key rivals
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ASB trims three key mortgage rates
14 Jun 18, 9:25am
David Chaston
24 comments
New Zealand's second largest home loan lender shifts its key carded rate offers lower for the three most popular fixed terms
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Kiwibank cuts its two year home loan 'special' rate
8 Jun 18, 2:20pm
David Chaston
8 comments
Kiwibank aims its winter mortgage special offer at a two year term, claiming a 16 bps advantage over its four Aussie bank rivals
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6 Jun 18, 10:26am
HSBC launches a 3.85% 18-month mortgage rate, a 50 year low
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6 Jun 18, 9:29am
NZ's biggest credit union offers 95% mortgages
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26 May 18, 9:12am
Regional favourites
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15 May 18, 5:52pm
The Co-op Bank comes to the party
10 May 18, 9:05am
More mortgage rate cuts
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30 Apr 18, 5:31pm
One up, one down
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28 Apr 18, 10:55am
Who we are borrowing from for home loans
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20 Apr 18, 4:36pm
Kiwibank goes long and lower
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13 Apr 18, 5:29pm
ANZ offers 4.25%
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13 Apr 18, 9:18am
Two banks drop their 2yr mortgage offers
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3 Apr 18, 2:10pm
TSB reduces 12 and 18 mth mortgage specials
27 Mar 18, 7:59am
Why the message for borrowers in 2018 remains haggle with your bank
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23 Mar 18, 11:01am
Kiwibank goes low with its one-year mortgage rate
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20 Mar 18, 10:15am
BNZ ends 2-year mortgage special
10 Mar 18, 11:07am
Kiwibank matches BNZ with a 4.49% 2yr mortgage rate
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6 Mar 18, 9:52am
BNZ challenges main rivals with new 2yr rate
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23 Feb 18, 5:41pm
HSBC goes below 4% again
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20 Feb 18, 3:15pm
Westpac NZ delivers solid December quarter
19 Feb 18, 7:39pm
The mortgage rate cuts keep coming
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16 Feb 18, 1:48pm
The mortgage rate challenge broadens
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15 Feb 18, 6:42pm
Going one further
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14 Feb 18, 8:22pm
Upping the ante
12 Feb 18, 5:14pm
ANZ launches a key home loan rate at 4.35%
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9 Feb 18, 1:48pm
Mortgage rate competition intensifies
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8 Feb 18, 12:51pm
BNZ announces 4.39% fixed for 1 year
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