Property
Key sees little need for inquiry into non-resident buying of Auckland property; says house prices, rents now suggest foreign demand not an issue
7th Apr 14, 6:14pm
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Key sees little need for inquiry into non-resident buying of Auckland property; says house prices, rents now suggest foreign demand not an issue
Economic forecaster Infometrics picks 14% house price inflation in 2015-16
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
Realestate.co.nz reports 7.1% increase in Auckland house listings in March; national average asking price a record $484k
2nd Apr 14, 5:32pm
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Realestate.co.nz reports 7.1% increase in Auckland house listings in March; national average asking price a record $484k
Canterbury earthquake claims payouts now exceed $7.3 bln for commercial claims and $3.7 bln for residential claims
2nd Apr 14, 9:05am
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Canterbury earthquake claims payouts now exceed $7.3 bln for commercial claims and $3.7 bln for residential claims
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'
Household borrowing still growing only steadily
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
Building consents for new houses, excluding apartments, rose 3% in February, according to Statistics New Zealand
31st Mar 14, 10:59am
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Building consents for new houses, excluding apartments, rose 3% in February, according to Statistics New Zealand
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
Auckland set to approve 10,800 sections and dwellings in first year of Housing Accord, new report says
27th Mar 14, 10:55am
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Auckland set to approve 10,800 sections and dwellings in first year of Housing Accord, new report says
RBNZ says banks increased low equity mortgage lending to 4.2% of total new mortgage lending in February, up from just 3.8% the previous month
26th Mar 14, 3:13pm
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RBNZ says banks increased low equity mortgage lending to 4.2% of total new mortgage lending in February, up from just 3.8% the previous month
ASB piggybacks on 'Like Loan' marketing campaign with interest free month offered on 3 year home loan 'special'
25th Mar 14, 10:07am
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ASB piggybacks on 'Like Loan' marketing campaign with interest free month offered on 3 year home loan 'special'
Mortgage broker says RBNZ's interest rate hike has prompted surge of people seeking to break fixed mortgage deals and get a longer term loan
24th Mar 14, 11:49am
Mortgage broker says RBNZ's interest rate hike has prompted surge of people seeking to break fixed mortgage deals and get a longer term loan
Kiwibank raises six month and one year home loan rates as customers move to fixing following OCR hike
24th Mar 14, 8:25am
Kiwibank raises six month and one year home loan rates as customers move to fixing following OCR hike
Alistair Helm assesses how the property market will react to and handle the coming interest rate rises
22nd Mar 14, 8:15am
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Alistair Helm assesses how the property market will react to and handle the coming interest rate rises
FMA lays criminal charges against ex-directors of failed finance companies Viaduct Capital and Mutual Finance
21st Mar 14, 2:35pm
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FMA lays criminal charges against ex-directors of failed finance companies Viaduct Capital and Mutual Finance
New Zealand Planning Institute presents a series of planning principles it believes will lead to more successful, functional and desirable urban areas
21st Mar 14, 2:28pm
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New Zealand Planning Institute presents a series of planning principles it believes will lead to more successful, functional and desirable urban areas
Augusta Capital set to nearly quadruple assets under management with $15 mln-plus deal
21st Mar 14, 1:56pm
Augusta Capital set to nearly quadruple assets under management with $15 mln-plus deal
Home loan affordability worsens as house prices and interest rates rise, RBNZ on path to raise rates regularly
21st Mar 14, 12:17pm
Home loan affordability worsens as house prices and interest rates rise, RBNZ on path to raise rates regularly
Banks may be back promoting high LVR mortgages from next month after adapting to 'brutal' change
21st Mar 14, 9:37am
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Banks may be back promoting high LVR mortgages from next month after adapting to 'brutal' change
Westpac, last major bank to move after OCR increase, lifts a floating mortgage rate 10 basis points, increases short-term deposit rates 25 basis points
20th Mar 14, 3:04pm
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Westpac, last major bank to move after OCR increase, lifts a floating mortgage rate 10 basis points, increases short-term deposit rates 25 basis points
Property investor Olly Newland says because of LVR limits 'a lot of people' are sitting on cheap houses they can't sell
20th Mar 14, 9:42am
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Property investor Olly Newland says because of LVR limits 'a lot of people' are sitting on cheap houses they can't sell
