Mortgages

18 Sep 18, 10:03am

Economists note that economic growth slower than the central bank is predicting would see growing speculation of future interest rate cuts - but higher growth figures would curtail such speculation
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Going up and going down, trans-Tasman divergence

18 Sep 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

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Why are NZ banks cutting mortgage rates as Aussie banks hike them, and how long might this last?
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Mortgage borrowing capacity has fallen, but by how much?

17 Sep 18, 5:00am

Gareth Vaughan

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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

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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

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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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Going all-in on KiwiBuild

11 Sep 18, 11:17am

David Hargreaves

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As the Government stumbles from one crisis to another, it's looking for the flagship KiwiBuild programme to inject some stability and lead it in a more positive direction; the stakes are high
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Ballot for first KiwiBuild homes opens

10 Sep 18, 5:05pm

David Hargreaves

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Prime Minister says Govt is 'opening the door' for families locked out of home ownership
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ASB offering 95% mortgages for KiwiBuild homes

7 Sep 18, 11:04am

Gareth Vaughan

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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

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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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LVR shackles likely to remain

4 Sep 18, 8:09am

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves says surprisingly robust monthly mortgage figures suggest the RBNZ will put on hold indefinitely any further relaxation of lending limits
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How useful are banks' home loan borrowing calculators?

1 Sep 18, 9:05am

Gareth Vaughan

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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

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Kiwibank announces 'last call' for its sub 4% one year home loan offer, signaling a rise to come on Monday
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The neon elephant is on the charge

30 Aug 18, 3:50pm

David Hargreaves

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David Hargreaves says the Government may need a real business-friendly symbolic gesture to stop the country heading into a self-induced downturn
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Steady June quarter for smaller banks

28 Aug 18, 11:08am

Gareth Vaughan

Financial performance and lending growth steady across The Co-operative Bank, SBS, TSB, Heartland, and Rabobank during the June quarter
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The return of the housing investor...

27 Aug 18, 3:38pm

David Hargreaves

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Monthly mortgage figures show investors are slowly rebuilding their share of borrowing, gaining their highest share of the overall figures for over a year last month
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Kiwibank annual profit bounces back

24 Aug 18, 10:24am

Gareth Vaughan

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Kiwibank annual profit rebounds after last year's IT hit as net interest margin rises, disharmony between shareholders 'over a historical issue' bubbles to surface
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