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15 October 2004

Home affordability slips

The New Zealand housing market has cooled slightly from last quarter as interest rates continued to edge upwards and average weekly earnings stayed put, according to the AMP Home Affordability Report for the September quarter.

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15 October 2004

Fixed rates popular with borrowers

The latest data from the Reserve Bank shows that floating home loans are sinking in popularity with borrowers in New Zealand.

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15 October 2004

Home loan price war breaks out

A price war looks to be breaking out in the home loan market in the critical two-year fixed rate category.

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12 October 2004

ASB continues its grip on home loan market

ASB Bank continued to be the major winner in the mortgage market in the June quarter, grabbing 35.9% of the $3.26 billion in net new mortgages written in the quarter.

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