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Wednesday, January 07th 2026
First home buyers are not being deterred by Queenstown’s soaring house prices.
Tuesday, December 23rd 2025
About half of all first home buyer lending has been done at a less than 20% deposit in recent months.
Thursday, December 04th 2025
Stable house prices, low interest rates and plenty of houses to choose from are still not enticing buyers.
Tuesday, December 02nd 2025
US president Donald Trump recently raised the idea of 50 year mortgages; but New Zealand advisers say such long loans won’t take off in New Zealand.
Wednesday, November 26th 2025
About one in five Auckland residential properties (19.3%) sold for less than their original purchase price in the third quarter, up from up from 15.9% in the second quarter.
Friday, November 21st 2025
Economists expect the OCR to drop another 0.25% to 2.25% next week, with a 50/50 chance of another cut in February.
Monday, November 03rd 2025
The early stages of a property recovery could have appeared in the past two months, Kelvin Davidson, Cotality chief property economist says.
Thursday, October 30th 2025
Labour’s capital gains tax of 28% on residential and commercial property won’t deter investors who invest for cashflow, Nick Gentle, iFind Property founder and buyer’s agent says.
Monday, October 20th 2025
Former Finance Minster Bill English says the days of guaranteed capital gains in the housing market are over,
Thursday, September 18th 2025
More than 40% of households who took part in the latest Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence say their financial position has deteriorated over the past year.
Friday, March 21st 2025
New Zealander’s reliance on property capital gains in the mid-single digits is at an end.
![[TMM Podcast] Yelsa serves up “marine reserve” of property buyers](https://www.goodreturns.co.nz/pics/mike%20harvey.jpg)
Friday, January 31st 2025
It’s been years in the making and former real estate agent Mike Harvey is now coming to market with his platform matching buyers and sellers, an offering he says will be a gamechanger for the industry.
Wednesday, January 08th 2025
The newly enacted Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill will encourage more rental homes, provide greater clarity for landlords, and improve tenant accessibility, REINZ says.
![[TMM Podcast] Opportunities and risks in the housing market](https://www.goodreturns.co.nz/pics/people/thumbs/300/russell_henry_24new.jpg)
Wednesday, January 01st 2025
Tuesday, August 13th 2024
The NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) shadow board is split over whether the Reserve Bank should drop the OCR tomorrow.
Monday, August 12th 2024
As most of the country’s economic indicators fall, the BNZ and Kiwibank are calling for an immediate OCR cut.
Thursday, July 04th 2024
Housing minister Chris Bishop has revealed plans to “flood the market” with enough land to end the country’s housing crisis.
Friday, June 14th 2024
It certainly has been a rollercoaster ride for the economy and markets over the past four years.
Thursday, May 23rd 2024
The Reserve Bank's latest monetary policy statement had good news and bad news for residential property owners.
Wednesday, February 28th 2024
The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to hold the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50%.
Tuesday, January 23rd 2024
The Reserve Bank doesn't expect its proposed DTI restrictions to have a significant impact on house prices in the short-term.
| Unity First Home Buyer special | 3.99 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.99 |
| ICBC | 4.25 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 4.35 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.45 |
| TSB Special | 4.49 |
| ANZ Special | 4.49 |
| ASB Bank | 4.49 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.49 |
| Unity Special | 4.49 |
| Westpac Special | 4.49 |
| TSB Special | 4.00 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.49 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.49 |
| Nelson Building Society | 4.59 |
| ICBC | 4.59 |
| Unity Special | 4.65 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.69 |
| ANZ Special | 4.69 |
| BNZ - Std | 4.69 |
| Westpac Special | 4.75 |
| ASB Bank | 4.75 |
| ICBC | 4.99 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.15 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.29 |
| Westpac Special | 5.29 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.29 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.39 |
| TSB Special | 5.39 |
| ASB Bank | 5.45 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.45 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.49 |
| BNZ - Classic | 5.59 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.29 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 3.34 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB | 3.74 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 3.95 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.99 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 4.99 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 5.30 |
| ICBC | 5.39 |
| Kiwibank - Offset | 5.65 |
| Kiwibank | 5.65 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.69 |
