residential property investors
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Low returns and potential negative cash flows are reducing the appeal of residential property as an investment
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Low returns and potential negative cash flows are reducing the appeal of residential property as an investment
Investors' share of residential property sales is increasing compared to last year but they are paying slightly less for the properties they buy
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Investors' share of residential property sales is increasing compared to last year but they are paying slightly less for the properties they buy
Reserve Bank now says 'there may be value in waiting' before removing LVRs, or just easing the restrictions rather than removing them altogether
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Reserve Bank now says 'there may be value in waiting' before removing LVRs, or just easing the restrictions rather than removing them altogether
Latest RBNZ figures show just a small rise in overall non-performing housing loans in September - though separately there was a noteworthy rise in consumer borrowing
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Latest RBNZ figures show just a small rise in overall non-performing housing loans in September - though separately there was a noteworthy rise in consumer borrowing
Latest RBNZ figures show while overall non-performing loans climbed in August, household mortgage stress didn't get any worse
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Latest RBNZ figures show while overall non-performing loans climbed in August, household mortgage stress didn't get any worse
Latest RBNZ figures show that specific mortgage loan impairments rose 12.1% in the past month, while total non-performing mortgage loans were up 5.6%
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Latest RBNZ figures show that specific mortgage loan impairments rose 12.1% in the past month, while total non-performing mortgage loans were up 5.6%
Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing has hit $350 billion for the first time, while the nearly $1.2 billion growth in the 'mortgage pile' last month was the most since November last year
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Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing has hit $350 billion for the first time, while the nearly $1.2 billion growth in the 'mortgage pile' last month was the most since November last year
Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing grew by 3.2% over the past 12 months, which is the slowest rate of annual growth since late 2012
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Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing grew by 3.2% over the past 12 months, which is the slowest rate of annual growth since late 2012
Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing grew by just 4.1% in the 12 months to January, the slowest annual rate of growth in exactly 10 years
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Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing grew by just 4.1% in the 12 months to January, the slowest annual rate of growth in exactly 10 years
The next major challenge the Reserve Bank faces is convincing everyone that once interest rates hit peak highs they won't start falling rapidly again
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The next major challenge the Reserve Bank faces is convincing everyone that once interest rates hit peak highs they won't start falling rapidly again
Only a decade ago more than half the country's mortgages were on floating rates, now the amounts on floating rates has dwindled to record lows
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Only a decade ago more than half the country's mortgages were on floating rates, now the amounts on floating rates has dwindled to record lows
David Hargreaves has a trawl through some of the RBNZ's mortgage data to see how homeowners are reacting to rising rates a year and a half into a rising mortgage rate environment
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David Hargreaves has a trawl through some of the RBNZ's mortgage data to see how homeowners are reacting to rising rates a year and a half into a rising mortgage rate environment
RBNZ figures show first home buyers might possibly be hitting the limits of their seemingly boundless enthusiasm, while investors may have just stirred slightly
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RBNZ figures show first home buyers might possibly be hitting the limits of their seemingly boundless enthusiasm, while investors may have just stirred slightly
Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing grew by just 5.2% in the year to October, which compares with double digit growth seen at the same time a year ago, and is the slowest rate of growth since 2015
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Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing grew by just 5.2% in the year to October, which compares with double digit growth seen at the same time a year ago, and is the slowest rate of growth since 2015
RBNZ figures show first home buyers had their biggest share of the mortgage money advanced last month since the RBNZ started publishing the detailed information in 2014
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RBNZ figures show first home buyers had their biggest share of the mortgage money advanced last month since the RBNZ started publishing the detailed information in 2014