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Mortgage wars: 3 year rates now below 4%
Two major banks are now offering sub-4 per cent rates over three years.
Two major banks are now offering sub-4 per cent rates over three years.
There a concerns about first home buyer's reliance on KiwiSaver for home deposits.
Falling wholesale rates help banks cut home loan rates.
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An Australian report recommends scrapping commission payments to mortgage brokers.
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A second bank is set to offer a sub-4 per cent home loan rate.
Could a new sub-4 per cent rate spur a new mortgage war?
Banks are open for business but want to see that home buyers can service their debt.
Mortgage brokers warn the historic low deals aren't likely to be seen again anytime soon.
The bank would also help develop underutilised Māori land and keep profits in New Zealand.
Easing on bank lending restrictions may not be magic solution home buyers are looking for.
Home lending restrictions are set to ease from January.
A mortgage-rate war has broken out among the major banks.
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Another house being sold "from the roadside" has been saved at the last minute.
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Real estate agents and lawyers have been warned about a home deposit scam.
Housing affordability issues extend well beyond Kiwi borders.
The world can't shake its the debt habit -- and that adds to the level of economic risk.
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Lending restrictions could ease by the end of this year, according to one bank economist.
Higher offshore funding costs could put pressure on banks to increase interest rates.
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UK couple are among the worst-hit victims of Britain's interest-only mortgage crisis.
It's time to take control of our home loan and make it work better for us.
Aaron Stampa runs his mortgage advice business from Momentum's office.
New Zealand's boom and bust episodes are a fundamental economic flaw.