low equity fees

Average price paid by first home buyers dropped to lowest level in almost a year in July

Average price paid by first home buyers dropped to lowest level in almost a year in July

Just over half the mortgages approved to first home buyers in June were low equity loans

Just over half the mortgages approved to first home buyers in June were low equity loans

Low equity mortgage lending to first home buyers almost hit $1 billion in March

Low equity mortgage lending to first home buyers almost hit $1 billion in March

Just over 40% of mortgages approved to first home buyers in April were low equity loans

Just over 40% of mortgages approved to first home buyers in April were low equity loans

ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says the housing market's 'especially competitive' at the moment, at least in part due to low volumes of new loans

ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson says the housing market's 'especially competitive' at the moment, at least in part due to low volumes of new loans

Banks typically charge low equity fees for borrowers with deposits below 20%. Are these reapplied if equity rises above 20% and then drops back below 20%?

Banks typically charge low equity fees for borrowers with deposits below 20%. Are these reapplied if equity rises above 20% and then drops back below 20%?

Banks are lending more to first home buyers with less than a 20% deposit

Banks are lending more to first home buyers with less than a 20% deposit

Small moves in house prices and interest rates in June leave home loan affordability little changed

Small moves in house prices and interest rates in June leave home loan affordability little changed

Home ownership remains out of reach for first home buyers on average incomes in spite of recent falls in house prices

Home ownership remains out of reach for first home buyers on average incomes in spite of recent falls in house prices

In the fourth of a series of articles on bank fees, Matt Skinner looks at the mortgage fees the major banks charge

In the fourth of a series of articles on bank fees, Matt Skinner looks at the mortgage fees the major banks charge

Some 37% of first home buyers bought with a low equity loan in August

Some 37% of first home buyers bought with a low equity loan in August

Buying a home with less than a 10% deposit carries risks, but over the long term it may be a risk worth taking

Buying a home with less than a 10% deposit carries risks, but over the long term it may be a risk worth taking

If you don't have a 20% deposit when buying a house, you will be facing some double hurdles. But there are banks who seek out these high-fee situations

If you don't have a 20% deposit when buying a house, you will be facing some double hurdles. But there are banks who seek out these high-fee situations

ASB introduces specific low equity margins in place of varying fees on high LVR home loans, blames RBNZ

ASB introduces specific low equity margins in place of varying fees on high LVR home loans, blames RBNZ

ASB retail head Ian Park says ASB's surge in high LVR residential mortgage lending being 'encouraged' by borrowers using KiwiSaver money towards a deposit

ASB retail head Ian Park says ASB's surge in high LVR residential mortgage lending being 'encouraged' by borrowers using KiwiSaver money towards a deposit