David Hargreaves

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RBNZ to study climate change impact on NZ house prices
13 Dec 18, 11:13am
David Hargreaves
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The Reserve Bank has released its climate change strategy, which will include studying the extent to which climate change is factored into the country's current house prices
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UDC reports record profit
12 Dec 18, 4:10pm
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The New Zealand finance company ANZ has strenuously tried to sell keeps producing the goods; after tax profit rises 6% to $65.3 million
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Insurers' air travel warning
12 Dec 18, 1:41pm
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Insurance Council of New Zealand cautions those who might be affected by Air New Zealand pre-Christmas strike disruption that their travel insurance might not cover them for financial costs
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Back from the Future
12 Dec 18, 12:52pm
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Guardians of NZ Super's new chief investment officer is coming from the A$148 bln Future Fund in Australia
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RBNZ announces new Assistant Governor
12 Dec 18, 10:53am
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RBNZ has made Patrick Hoerler GM of Business Operations; search still on for two further Assistant Governors
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KiwiBuild clarity needed
11 Dec 18, 11:16am
David Hargreaves
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David Hargreaves says the Government needs to regroup over the holiday period and come back with a more clearly articulated plan for its flagship housing policy
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BNZ economists cut GDP forecast
10 Dec 18, 2:42pm
David Hargreaves
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Falling manufacturing sales prompt BNZ to lower expectations of next week's GDP figures, while economists say economic growth figures could fall short of the Reserve Bank's expectations
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Is Goldilocks in the house?
6 Dec 18, 10:11am
David Hargreaves
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David Hargreaves wonders whether perhaps we really can achieve a subdued, but not falling, house market - 'neither too hot, nor too cold'
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All roads pointing to $6 for Fonterra farmers
5 Dec 18, 2:23pm
David Hargreaves
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Westpac economists are the latest to trim their milk price forecast for this season - down to $6.10 from $6.25
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BNZ's $3.8 mln customer refund
5 Dec 18, 10:28am
David Hargreaves
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BNZ to pay out over 10,000 customers an average of $375 each as a result of documentation errors following changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA)
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Fonterra milk price forecast out on a limb again
3 Dec 18, 3:01pm
David Hargreaves
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BNZ economists are the latest to lower their milk price forecast for the current season - to $6, which is below Fonterra's forecast range of $6.25 to $6.50
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Is there life left in the housing investor?
2 Dec 18, 7:02am
David Hargreaves
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David Hargreaves looks at some of the past impacts of the RBNZ's 'LVR speed limit' home loan restrictions and ponders how the latest changes to the LVRs might affect the housing landscape
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Is the RBNZ going too fast?
28 Nov 18, 3:12pm
David Hargreaves
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David Hargreaves admits to reservations about the Reserve Bank move to lift the 'speed limit' for high loan to value house lending - and particularly the move to free up some of the shackles on investors
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RBNZ eases housing lending restrictions
28 Nov 18, 9:08am
David Hargreaves
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The Reserve Bank is loosening the 'speed limits' on high loan to value ratio lending and says further relaxation of the rules is likely in future
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Welcome to the new Housing New Zealand
27 Nov 18, 10:49am
David Hargreaves
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David Hargreaves sees obvious potential conflicts of interest and purpose emerging within the so-called housing and urban development authority
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Loosening the 'now-permanent' LVRs
26 Nov 18, 1:48pm
David Hargreaves
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Kiwibank economists think the LVR 'speed limit' will be raised to 20% of new bank lending this week - but would like to see it at 25%; say the 'temporary' LVRs are set to be with us for good
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A summer full of answers for the housing market
23 Nov 18, 9:26am
David Hargreaves
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David Hargreaves says the first half of next year should give us a much clearer idea of which way the housing market will go
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Bank of China celebrates
22 Nov 18, 1:57pm
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Bank of China's now been open for business in NZ for four years and wants to 'continue to leverage' its cross-border advantages to promote bilateral economic and trade cooperation
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More downward pressure on milk price
21 Nov 18, 11:20am
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ASB economists trim farm gate milk price forecast for the second time in a month; now see price of $6, which is below the current Fonterra forecast
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Key month looming for farm sales
21 Nov 18, 10:16am
David Hargreaves
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REINZ says a lot of farms came on to the market in the past month and the success or otherwise of marketing these will reflect the resilience - or otherwise - of the market; there's life in lifestyle block sales
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