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Friday, January 17th 2025
As interest rates ease and job losses climb, New Zealand’s housing market faces a mixed year of modest growth, with conflicting forces shaping the outlook for homebuyers and investors.
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.
Wednesday, November 13th 2024
Treasury’s latest survey on insurance shows apartment and other multi-unit buildings (MUB) owners have borne the brunt of rising premiums.
Monday, November 04th 2024
Existing properties are on the radar of property investors as the pace of decline in property values finds a floor and first home buyer numbers dip.
Tuesday, August 20th 2024
Property investors will be back in the market next year, even as house prices rise by 5-7%, Kiwibank says.
Monday, August 05th 2024
Investors are coming back into the property market at a rapid clip.
Sunday, June 23rd 2024
Auckland-based entrepreneur Derek Handley has set up a privately funded financial services group offering an alternative first home loan scheme.
Thursday, June 20th 2024
More needs to be done to offset the loss of millions of dollars in property and business investments to Australia caused by a growing exodus of wealthy Kiwis, says an industry expert.
Thursday, June 20th 2024
For the first time in more than three years, more people are picking interest rates will fall, rather than rise, but they are unsure whether it is a good time to buy a house.
Wednesday, June 05th 2024
A privately funded financial services company has picked up the slack left after the government scrapped the first home loan grant and set up an alternative scheme.
Monday, May 27th 2024
A lift in interest amongst first home buyers (FHB) remains a feature of housing activity.
Wednesday, May 15th 2024
Large numbers of property investors have not come back into the market despite the reintroduction of 80% interest deductibility for landlords and the lowering in July of the Brightline test from 10 years to two years, QV says in its latest update.
Thursday, May 09th 2024
The increasing number of low deposit mortgages being lent to first home buyers has been borne out by the latest CoreLogic research.
Wednesday, April 17th 2024
The enthusiasm that followed the change in government, mainly from property investors, has waned as homeowners and buyers hang out for interest rate cuts, says Kiwibank.
Monday, March 18th 2024
REINZ has emphasised the need for property management regulation to Parliament’s Social Services and Community Committee.
Thursday, March 14th 2024
“Reinstatement of interest deductibility starting from the new tax year on 1 April brings property investors back in line with every other business in the country, where interest costs are a legitimate deductible expense," Tim Horsbrugh, New Zealand Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) executive committee member says.
Monday, December 04th 2023
A big year is ahead for the property management industry.
Tuesday, November 28th 2023
The newly formed Coalition Government is getting right down to work and it means quite a bit for the property sector.
Tuesday, November 21st 2023
Every MP in the new National-led Government will be sent a letter by the New Zealand Property Investors Federation (NZPIF) outlining how the shortage of rental housing can be alleviated.
Monday, November 20th 2023
Auckland’s rents are among the priciest in the world. The city has the dubious distinction of being the third most expensive city globally in which to rent.
Tuesday, November 14th 2023
Fear of missing out (FOMO) is starting to creep back into the property market again.
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 4.69 |
| TSB Special | 5.35 |
| Unity First Home Buyer special | 5.49 |
| ASB Bank | 5.49 |
| Westpac Special | 5.49 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 5.49 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.49 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 5.49 |
| ICBC | 5.55 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.55 |
| Nelson Building Society | 5.55 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.29 |
| TSB Special | 5.29 |
| ASB Bank | 5.29 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.29 |
| Westpac Special | 5.29 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.29 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 5.39 |
| ANZ Special | 5.44 |
| Unity | 5.49 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.49 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.49 |
| Westpac Special | 5.39 |
| BNZ - Classic | 5.59 |
| ASB Bank | 5.79 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.79 |
| ICBC | 5.79 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.79 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.79 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.89 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.89 |
| TSB Special | 5.89 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.89 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 4.94 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 4.94 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 5.80 |
| CFML Home Loans | 6.25 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 6.45 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 6.45 |
| Kiwibank - Offset | 6.75 |
| Kiwibank | 6.75 |
| ASB Bank | 6.89 |
| ANZ | 6.89 |
| BNZ - Std | 6.94 |
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