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…
Why New Zealand’s housing market remains stuck in neutral – NZ Herald
Why New Zealand’s housing market remains stuck in neutral NZ HeraldThe five places where first-home buyers are winning the…
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…
House sales fall for fifth consecutive month; first-home buyers lift market share
Even though the flow of new listings also eased, the level of choice for buyers is high and…
Court of Appeal upholds $500k award in Auckland leaky home case
The plaintiff, Angelina Vanifatova, purchased the Selwyn St property after making “extensive inquiries” about the state of the…
Kiwi housing trends: First-home buyers relying on Bank of Mum and Dad worried about financial pressure on parents
“Parents very often are going to want to do whatever they can in order to help their kids,…
Housing market: House sales keep falling as first-home buyers drive demand – The Front Page
The Auckland market remains soft, first-home buyers are propping up demand and the rental market is showing signs…
First-home buyers and ‘mums and dads’: The seismic shift in the property market – Taran Wiseman
The FHB share is holding higher than the 26% it was in 2024 and sub-26% in 2023, as…
Record portion of new lending goes to first-home buyers with small deposits as bank lending rules loosened
Furthermore, the Reserve Bank loosening the LVR restrictions it imposes on banks in December gave banks more leeway…
Dunedin millionaire Roger Fewtrell building homes to help first‑home buyers get ahead
“We build homes and we sell them for market value, and then I chip in a hundred grand…
Bay of Plenty property market: First-home buyers drive Tauranga housing as values trend upward
“The recent mortgage rate cuts, and likely another OCR cut, will stimulate the market.” Velocity’s suburb statistics, which…
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…