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Personal Finance / Analysis

Mortgage market has its strongest start to year for four years

11th May 25, 6:30am

David Hargreaves has a crunch of the first-quarter mortgage figures, which show business is getting busier whether we talk about amounts borrowed or the numbers of mortgages taken out

Banking / News

Banking / News

ANZ NZ's housing lending reaches almost three-quarters of total lending and may go higher still

10th May 25, 9:00am

by Gareth Vaughan

ANZ NZ CEO Antonia Watson expects housing lending to keep rising as a percentage of total lending, says new group CEO 'really impressed' with NZ business

Economy / News

Weekend briefing: Looking for an off-ramp

10th May 25, 8:01am

by David Chaston

Eyes on China-US meeting in Switzerland; US gets shunned by world's travelers; Canadian jobless rise; Japanese households spending freely; China holds trade gains; UST 10yr at 4.38%; gold and oil up NZ$1 = 59.2 USc; TWI-5 = 67.6

Technology / Opinion

Dreame household appliances being demonstrated for retailers on Waiheke. Photo: Juha Saarinen

Technology / Opinion

Dreame-ing of robots cleaning the house for you

10th May 25, 8:41am

by Juha Saarinen

China's Dreame revs up NZ operations with a big range of 'cleaning tech' products; plus a test drive of their X50 Ultra Robovac

Banking / Opinion

Banking / Opinion

National's closed-door deal to protect bank profits

10th May 25, 8:15am

by Arena Williams

Labour's Arena Williams says the Government is siding with big banks by choosing to deny people who may be owed money the potential success of their claim in court

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Property / News

Property / News

Big drop in the number of residential properties being auctioned

10th May 25, 6:32am

by Greg Ninness

Although fewer properties were on offer at the latest auctions the overall sales rate was one of the best so far this year

Personal Finance / Opinion

Personal Finance / Opinion

A risk-induced premium that may linger

10th May 25, 8:31am

by Guest

A significantly weaker US dollar and overall heightened risk pushed gold higher during April. US policy and structural risks will drive gold investment. Profit taking could bring pause but may also encourage consumers

Property / News

Property / News

IRD crackdown on property developers and investors finds $150m in undeclared tax

9th May 25, 12:35pm

by Greg Ninness

Property developers and investors in IRD's sights for under-reporting GST and income tax

Economy / Opinion

National party leader Christopher Luxon and deputy Nicola Willis announcing a $14 billion tax plan in August 2023

Economy / Opinion

Crown accounts show sharp drop in infrastructure investment

9th May 25, 12:07pm

by Dan Brunskill

The first nine-month financial report under the Coalition Government shows higher operating costs, reduced infrastructure investment, and growing debt as it prepares for Budget 2025

Rural News / Opinion

Rethinking methane: Is it really the climate villain?

10th May 25, 9:01am

Angus Kebbell

Personal Finance / Analysis

Home owners make big shift to longer term fixed mortgages

8th May 25, 3:40pm

David Hargreaves

Economy / Opinion

The trade war becomes a war of attrition

9th May 25, 9:21am

Guest

Personal Finance / News

BNZ chief economist sees 'about $2.2 billion' going back into mortgage holders' pockets

8th May 25, 8:28am

David Hargreaves

National Party leader Christopher Luxon launches the party's 2023 election campaign

Public Policy / News

Budget 2025: Luxon lifts capital allowance by $400 million

8th May 25, 2:41pm

Dan Brunskill

Property / Analysis

Average estimated build costs for new homes slowly declining

8th May 25, 10:16am

Greg Ninness

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Kiwibank trims some home loan rates

5th May 25, 10:05am

David Chaston

New mortgage rate cuts from Kiwibank show the most likely market reductions in May may come in the longer fixed terms

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IRD crackdown on property developers and investors finds $150m in undeclared tax

9th May 25, 12:35pm

Greg Ninness

Property developers and investors in IRD's sights for under-reporting GST and income tax

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BNZ chief economist sees 'about $2.2 billion' going back into mortgage holders' pockets

8th May 25, 8:28am

David Hargreaves

BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says the majority of positive cash flow from falling mortgage rates is yet to filter through, but will do so over the coming 6-12 months; cautions again on 'going short'

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Asking prices dropping on Trade Me Property with thousands more homes for sale compared to a year ago

7th May 25, 9:46am

Greg Ninness

Trade Me Property warns anyone selling a home will need to have realistic price expectations to achieve a sale

Personal Finance / Analysis

Home owners make big shift to longer term fixed mortgages

8th May 25, 3:40pm

David Hargreaves

Latest monthly RBNZ figures show that in March one and two-year fixed mortgage terms were very much back in vogue, while far fewer customers went for floating terms

Currencies / Opinion

The game is up for Donald Trump

5th May 25, 8:46am

Roger J Kerr

Roger J Kerr says populist politicians promising the earth to get elected, invariably get found out when they discover it is impossible to deliver on the bribes offered up to the voters

Property / Analysis

Average estimated build costs for new homes slowly declining

8th May 25, 10:16am

Greg Ninness

Large fall in the estimated build costs of retirement village units possibly signals a shift towards more affordable housing in the retirement sector