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House sales going ballistic
The strength of the housing market’s recovery means interest rates are likely to rise sooner than expected, according to Bank of New Zealand economist Stephen Toplis.
Mortgages up $422 million in January
New Zealanders borrowed an additional $422 million in mortgages in January, bringing the total owed on housing to $68.3 billion.
Housing consents rise but trend may have slowed
January residential building consents were up on both December and January last year, but Statistics New Zealand says that the trend, which has been increasing since January last year, appears to have slowed in the last few months.
Estate agent to hook into mortgages
LJ Hooker set to establish mortgage business as part of its one-stop shop plans.
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