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24 July 2013

Key backs off on first home buyer exemptions - a little

New Zealand must strike the right balance to enable first-home buyers to purchase property while maintaining a robust banking system, Prime Minister John Key says.

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22 July 2013

OCR move tipped within a year

Auckland’s hot property market and signs the Kiwi dollar may have come off the boil are still not enough to force the Reserve Bank governor’s hand this week, economists say.

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22 July 2013

Brokers concerned about LVR restrictions

Mortgage brokers in regional New Zealand are particularly concerned about the impact of loan-to-value restrictions on their clients, the PAA says.

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