BBusiness Read More First-home buyers and ‘mums and dads’: The seismic shift in the property market – Taran WisemanMarch 15, 2026 The FHB share is holding higher than the 26% it was in 2024 and sub-26% in 2023, as…
BBusiness Read More Record portion of new lending goes to first-home buyers with small deposits as bank lending rules loosenedMarch 3, 2026 Furthermore, the Reserve Bank loosening the LVR restrictions it imposes on banks in December gave banks more leeway…
HHeadlines Read More Dunedin millionaire Roger Fewtrell building homes to help first‑home buyers get aheadDecember 26, 2025 “We build homes and we sell them for market value, and then I chip in a hundred grand…
BBusiness Read More Bay of Plenty property market: First-home buyers drive Tauranga housing as values trend upwardDecember 2, 2025 “The recent mortgage rate cuts, and likely another OCR cut, will stimulate the market.” Velocity’s suburb statistics, which…
BBusiness Read More First-home buyers’ 10-year, $260,000 rent bill to save depositSeptember 23, 2025 Ten years ago, a buyer would have taken about nine years to save the deposit and would have…