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15 July 2009

Credit crunch hits NZ brokers harder than Aust

The depth of the slump in the New Zealand mortgage market has been underlined by a 43% drop in business loan volume suffered by leading broking group Plan over the last year.

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14 July 2009

Mortgage rate stimulus for housing market easing

A number of economists have been warning the boost to the housing market from the dramatic fall in mortgage rates through last year to March this year was always going to peter out.

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14 July 2009

PLAN NZ restructures

PLAN NZ has restructured its business following a strategic review and will introduce a Membership Package Fee for professional mortgage brokers of $400 (plus GST) per month per broker. Brokers retain 100% of upfront and trail commissions.

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