Low-deposit home loans: What first-home buyers need to know before diving in – Nadine Higgins
The Reserve Bank doesn’t publish a breakdown of its low-LVR lending (I did ask for it), so that…
First-home buyers warned of costs when buying with less than 20% deposit – The Prosperity Project
But Loan Market mortgage adviser Michelle Isemonger told Nadine Higgins on The Prosperity Project podcast it can come…
ANZ cuts home loan and term deposit rates after fall in wholesale costs
“Global events continue to influence wholesale rates, which have come off a little as the US enters peace…
Reserve Bank gives finance companies and other deposit takers green light to rebrand as ‘banks’ in competition drive
The DTA provides for new supervision powers and a framework for managing and resolving a deposit taker in…
Home loan shake-up as major banks hike long-term rates, trim six-month fixes
ASB has also lowered its six-month home loan rate by 20bps to 4.65%, which it says is “market-leading”.…
Reserve Bank Governor Dr Anna Breman finally talks market down, as ANZ the latest to hike mortgage rates
ANZ is hiking its 18-month and two-year mortgage rates by 20 basis points, and its three, four, and…
Westpac lifts longer-term mortgage and term deposit rates by whopping 30 basis points
Indeed, Westpac said wholesale rate rises were behind its decision to lift its two-, three-, four- and five-year…
Auckland realtor Sudesh Kumar loses appeal over tribunal’s conflict‑of‑interest ruling
Auckland real estate agent Sudesh Kumar. Image/Supplied Kumar denied he had acted improperly or that he knew the…
Term deposit rates keep dropping: What investors can do now – Mark Lister
Right now my bank is offering 3.45%, which is a 43% decline. That’s a hefty pay cut, if…
First-home buyers’ 10-year, $260,000 rent bill to save deposit
Ten years ago, a buyer would have taken about nine years to save the deposit and would have…
Fugitive Ayom Wek on run for 12 months in connection with $1.8m scam surrenders to Auckland police
The then 31-year-old was charged with 33 counts of money laundering and one of receiving stolen funds linked…