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Two year fixed rates best home loan option
Economists currently think short-term wholesale interest rates, and therefore floating mortgage rates, are heading higher, especially since the New Zealand economy has been growing faster than expected and global growth is picking up.
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 ...
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.
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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