Mortgages
Buyers sitting on the sidelines in best time to buy in a decade
Stable house prices, low interest rates and plenty of houses to choose from are still not enticing buyers.
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Differing views on 50-year mortgage
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.
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Houses selling at a loss hit a 12 year high
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.
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OCR Preview: How far is far enough for the RBNZ?
Economists expect the OCR to drop another 0.25% to 2.25% next week, with a 50/50 chance of another cut in February.
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Market recovery signals consistent with interest rate falls
The early stages of a property recovery could have appeared in the past two months, Kelvin Davidson, Cotality chief property economist says.
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Another swipe at property investors
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.
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Capital gains tax almost irrelevant – English
Former Finance Minster Bill English says the days of guaranteed capital gains in the housing market are over,
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Spending confidence low and likely to fall further
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.
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Four decades of 6-7% yearly house price growth ending
New Zealander’s reliance on property capital gains in the mid-single digits is at an end.
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Division over OCR cut and problems with RBNZ
The NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) shadow board is split over whether the Reserve Bank should drop the OCR tomorrow.
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The RBNZ pivot is here
As most of the country’s economic indicators fall, the BNZ and Kiwibank are calling for an immediate OCR cut.
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Massive liberalisation of planning rules to end housing woes
Housing minister Chris Bishop has revealed plans to “flood the market” with enough land to end the country’s housing crisis.
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Good and bad news for home owners from RBNZ
The Reserve Bank's latest monetary policy statement had good news and bad news for residential property owners.
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BREAKING: OCR 5.50% - Monetary Policy remains restrictive
The Monetary Policy Committee today agreed to hold the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 5.50%.
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DTIs will have no significant impact on house prices immediately
The Reserve Bank doesn't expect its proposed DTI restrictions to have a significant impact on house prices in the short-term.
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