Macroprudential tools
QV says annual house price growth slowed to 8.8% from 9.3% in past month; average price $466.7k; Auckland prices up 14.3%
7th Apr 14, 1:04pm
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QV says annual house price growth slowed to 8.8% from 9.3% in past month; average price $466.7k; Auckland prices up 14.3%
Barfoot & Thompson reports March sales slightly down on year ago figures; median price surges $32k to $652k; market still distorted by fewer low-end sales
4th Apr 14, 10:37am
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Barfoot & Thompson reports March sales slightly down on year ago figures; median price surges $32k to $652k; market still distorted by fewer low-end sales
HSBC's 'rockstar' economist has no concern over rising Aussie house prices and sees no place for NZ-style 'macro-prudential tools' across the ditch
3rd Apr 14, 2:57pm
HSBC's 'rockstar' economist has no concern over rising Aussie house prices and sees no place for NZ-style 'macro-prudential tools' across the ditch
RBNZ's latest bulletin says banks' share of low deposit lending has shrunk more than it expected when it introduced LVR 'speed limits'
1st Apr 14, 10:38am
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RBNZ's latest bulletin says banks' share of low deposit lending has shrunk more than it expected when it introduced LVR 'speed limits'
Westpac economists are encouraged by talk the LVR limits will be lifted and say there are 'ominously few' examples overseas of such restrictions ever being removed
31st Mar 14, 1:09pm
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Westpac economists are encouraged by talk the LVR limits will be lifted and say there are 'ominously few' examples overseas of such restrictions ever being removed
Opinion: The Reserve Bank might have just avoided itself a whole heap of trouble as the election looms
28th Mar 14, 12:44pm
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Opinion: The Reserve Bank might have just avoided itself a whole heap of trouble as the election looms
RBNZ's Grant Spencer says rising interest rates give greater scope to ease or remove LVR restrictions
28th Mar 14, 7:00am
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RBNZ's Grant Spencer says rising interest rates give greater scope to ease or remove LVR restrictions
BNZ chief likely to 'wait and see' on floating mortgage rates after expected RBNZ rate hike
12th Mar 14, 1:48pm
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BNZ chief likely to 'wait and see' on floating mortgage rates after expected RBNZ rate hike
QV says annual house price growth slowed to 9.3% in past month; average price $468.5k; Auckland prices up 14%, also slower
6th Mar 14, 2:15pm
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QV says annual house price growth slowed to 9.3% in past month; average price $468.5k; Auckland prices up 14%, also slower
Barfoot & Thompson reports February sales were lower than those for January; big proportion of sales in high price brackets
6th Mar 14, 10:29am
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Barfoot & Thompson reports February sales were lower than those for January; big proportion of sales in high price brackets
ASB economists say effect of LVRs on house prices likely to be at low end of RBNZ estimates
5th Mar 14, 2:27pm
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ASB economists say effect of LVRs on house prices likely to be at low end of RBNZ estimates
Westpac economists say total mortgage lending may have held up better than banks expected under the RBNZ's LVR limits
3rd Mar 14, 2:16pm
Westpac economists say total mortgage lending may have held up better than banks expected under the RBNZ's LVR limits
Home loan affordability improves as prices fall after the RBNZ imposes LVR limits
25th Feb 14, 2:48pm
Home loan affordability improves as prices fall after the RBNZ imposes LVR limits
CEO Barbara Chapman says ASB now has 'a great degree of comfort' with RBNZ's high LVR restrictions after being taken aback at how low limit was set
13th Feb 14, 5:49pm
CEO Barbara Chapman says ASB now has 'a great degree of comfort' with RBNZ's high LVR restrictions after being taken aback at how low limit was set
Standard & Poor's says NZ's rising house prices could lead to a sharp fall if there's an external economic shock
13th Feb 14, 12:27pm
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Standard & Poor's says NZ's rising house prices could lead to a sharp fall if there's an external economic shock
QV says annual house price growth slowed to 9.6% in past month; average price $467.5k; Auckland prices up 14.5%, also slower
10th Feb 14, 12:24pm
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QV says annual house price growth slowed to 9.6% in past month; average price $467.5k; Auckland prices up 14.5%, also slower
Barfoot & Thompson reports strong sales in January; median and average prices down; more houses sold in under $500,000 bracket
5th Feb 14, 11:01am
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Barfoot & Thompson reports strong sales in January; median and average prices down; more houses sold in under $500,000 bracket
Home loan affordability improves in Auckland as prices fall, deteriorates in most of the rest of the country
29th Jan 14, 10:32am
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Home loan affordability improves in Auckland as prices fall, deteriorates in most of the rest of the country
Rising interest rates will be a very new challenge for many to face this year
25th Jan 14, 2:26pm
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Rising interest rates will be a very new challenge for many to face this year
Home loan affordability worst since August 2010, deteriorates in most cities as pressure builds nationally
20th Dec 13, 3:19pm
Home loan affordability worst since August 2010, deteriorates in most cities as pressure builds nationally
Latest REINZ figures show new record price of $425k; but sales weaker than expected; National price inflation 9.6%; Auckland price inflation 14.9%
12th Dec 13, 10:31am
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Latest REINZ figures show new record price of $425k; but sales weaker than expected; National price inflation 9.6%; Auckland price inflation 14.9%
Offshore bank funding down $36 bln since GFC with banks forced to make more use of deposits
11th Dec 13, 3:59pm
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Offshore bank funding down $36 bln since GFC with banks forced to make more use of deposits
Margins between banks' carded fixed-term mortgage rates and swap rates drop to five-year low
9th Dec 13, 4:04pm
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Margins between banks' carded fixed-term mortgage rates and swap rates drop to five-year low
QV says national average house price up 9.2% in past year to $460k; Auckland prices up 15.2%
9th Dec 13, 12:03pm
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QV says national average house price up 9.2% in past year to $460k; Auckland prices up 15.2%
Latest RBNZ figures show that net household financial wealth has surged by 10% in the last quarter
9th Dec 13, 10:24am
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Latest RBNZ figures show that net household financial wealth has surged by 10% in the last quarter