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Rates change all the time. Keep up to date with the latest activity so you can manage your mortgage and pay-it-off faster.
Credit crunch looming
Rising household debt, combined with ballooning house prices are likely to lead to a credit crunch, Bancorp economist Stuart Marshall says.
Advertising the key
Consumers' Institute boss David Russell gives his reasons why banks can take such fat margins on floating rate home loans.
New apartments drive housing consents up
A record number of new apartment approvals in July drove overall housing consents to be 62% above the level recorded in July last year.
Banks keep fat margins
Banks are still taking fat margins on floating home loans, but have cut their margins on fixed rate mortgages.
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