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02 July 2004

The Low Down on Lo–Doc

Over the past three years, lo-doc lending has emerged as a force in the Australian and New Zealand residential mortgage market. While still a small percentage of the market, based on worldwide trends Bluestone estimates that around 15% of all new ...

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29 June 2004

Weakening trend but housing consents still high

Although housing consents are still at historically high levels, housing construction activity has declined for the fourth month in a row.

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28 June 2004

Housing market easing at "fairly fast clip"

While the level of housing activity remains high, the housing market is easing "at a fairly hasty clip," Bank of New Zealand chief economist Tony Alexander says.

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25 June 2004

Mortgage brokers may restart selling life insurance

Sovereign managing director Simon Swanson predicts that brokers who have been selling home loans for the past few years may switch back to being insurance advisers once the housing market starts to slow.

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