Tuesday, August 24th 2021

[Watch] August property market update

Get right up to speed with what has been happening in the NZ property market. Corelogic Head of Research, Nick Goodall takes you through the latest trends in this video.

Home loans for humans

Tuesday, August 24th 2021

Home loans for humans

Watch a new video from Squirrel on its home loan product.

Three property trading rules you must know

Sunday, February 19th 2017

Three property trading rules you must know

Property trading can be very rewarding and at the same time very costly if you get it wrong. The experts at Wealth Ladder give investors these important tips.

Thursday, December 08th 2016

Housing market NZ’s biggest domestic risk - RBNZ

New Zealand’s highly charged housing market is the biggest domestic economic risk facing the country but no change to the OCR is on the horizon, the Reserve Bank governor says.
Banks already introducing tougher rules for property investors

Thursday, July 21st 2016

Banks already introducing tougher rules for property investors

Three banks, and Sovereign, have introduced tougher new LVR rules for property investors, but ANZ, which wants even stricter rules, hasn't moved yet.

Thursday, July 21st 2016

Westpac cuts off investor lending

Westpac has acted early and stopped taking any applications for investor loans with less than 40% equity.
Property Institute slams RBNZ 'u-turn'

Tuesday, July 19th 2016

Property Institute slams RBNZ 'u-turn'

Property Institute of New Zealand Chief Executive, Ashley Church, is asking the Government to consider removing the Reserve Bank’s ability to influence housing policy in light of what he describes as ‘a politically motivated response to house price inflation’.

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Reserve Bank calls for changes to investor LVRs

Reserve Bank calls for changes to investor LVRs

Tuesday, July 19th 2016

Moves to severely restrict lending to property investors with less than 40% equity will make life easier for experienced landlords, it has been claimed.
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