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More signs housing market slowing

Some of the first hard evidence that the housing market is slowing has emerged.

Wed, Apr 2nd 2003 01:29AM

Housing market prediction

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War ends fixed loan rate falls

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House prices keep rising

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Unlicensed property managers causing trouble

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is calling on the government to act to curb a proliferation of unlicensed property managers.

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Unlicensed property managers causing trouble

Kiwibank's home loan business growing

Kiwibank's results for the six months ended December 31 show its home loan book had grown to $262 million compared with only $43 million at June 30.

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Home ownership plan slammed

You’d think real estate agents would enthusiastically applaud government plans to introduce some sorts of subsidies for first home buyers.

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Rate cut may be further out

Longer-term fixed rate home loans continue to fall, even though Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard tried, last week, to dampen expectations that a rate cut is imminent.

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PSIS starts using brokers

PSIS has started a trial program using mortgage brokers to sell its home loan products, acting chief executive Peter Mayne confirms.

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RB tempers rate cut expectations

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Smart money on rate cut as soon as next month

Almost nobody expects the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates tomorrow when it issues its latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), but the smart money is betting rates will fall, if not next month, then by early June.

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Smart money on rate cut as soon as next month

Housing market peaked

Deutshce Bank reckons that the housing market has peaked and that the Reserve Bank will cut rates in June and July.

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Borrow all the money

Schemes to loan would-be home-owners 100% of their house purchase seem to be flavour of the month.

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Housing market buoyant in January

The housing market got off to a spanking start in 2003 with both the number of sales and the national median house price rising in January.

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NZMBA unhappy with Consumer story

The NZ Mortgage Brokers Associotion has taken exception to a Consumers' Institute story about how to save money on your mortgage.

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NZMBA unhappy with <i>Consumer</i> story

House prices continue to rise

New Zealand’s house prices rose 2.4% in the three months ended December, bringing the 2002 increase to 10.4%, according to provisional data from Quotable Value New Zealand.

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'Non-genuine savings program' a hit

New Zealand Mortgage Funds says its latest product has been a hit with brokers.

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Kiwibank's ad misleading

Kiwibank has admitted its advertising promoting ‘cheaper home loans guaranteed’ was likely to mislead following an investigation by the Commerce Commission.

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