High fuel prices because of the US and Israel war with Iran, rising interest rates, an increase in banks’ servicing test rates, election year wobbles and general uncertainty over the economy have meant a noticeable drop in mortgage enquiries.
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KiwiSaver had always been part of client conversations at Moneta. But as compliance expectations increased and clients began expecting faster, clearer, and more digital experiences, the team saw an opportunity to enhance the way they delivered KiwiSaver advice. MORE »
Even though margin pressure, the Iran war and election year dynamics are weighing on non-bank lenders, they are cautiously optimistic their businesses will improve this year, KPMG’s Specialist Lenders Insights Report shows.
The Reserve Bank has kept the OCR unchanged. Here's what it said.
While the country’s major banks’ economists expect the RBNZ to look through the initial effects of the Iran war and higher oil prices on inflation and to hold the OCR at 2.25% at its Monetary Policy Review tomorrow, Staircase Financial Management research head Kieran Trass says now is the time to cut the OCR when the oil shock is about to push up costs.
Homeowners have lost $570 billion in real wealth since the end of 2021 in one of the biggest peacetime housing falls, John Bolton, Squirrel Mortgages founder and group head of property finance reckons.
REINZ welcomes regulation of methamphetamine contamination in rental housing.
As interest rates ease and job losses climb, New Zealand’s housing market faces a mixed year of modest growth, with conflicting forces shaping the outlook for homebuyers and investors.
Former Reserve Bank Governor and National Party leader Don Brash says there are grounds for believing that house prices may finally have ended the three-decade period when they rose significantly faster than incomes.
| Unity First Home Buyer special | 3.95 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.99 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.49 |
| TSB Special | 4.49 |
| Unity Special | 4.49 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 4.49 |
| ICBC | 4.49 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.59 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.59 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.59 |
| ASB Bank | 4.59 |
| BNZ - Std | 4.89 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.89 |
| Unity Special | 4.89 |
| ICBC | 4.89 |
| China Construction Bank | 4.95 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.95 |
| ASB Bank | 5.09 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.09 |
| ANZ Special | 5.09 |
| TSB Special | 5.09 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.09 |
| Westpac Special | 5.59 |
| ICBC | 5.65 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.69 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.69 |
| ASB Bank | 5.69 |
| TSB Special | 5.69 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.69 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.79 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.89 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.89 |
| China Construction Bank | 5.99 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.29 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 3.34 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB | 3.74 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 3.95 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.99 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 5.30 |
| ICBC | 5.39 |
| Kiwibank - Offset | 5.65 |
| Kiwibank | 5.75 |
| TSB Special | 5.79 |
| Unity Standard | 5.79 |
FMT adds Tauranga-based BDM
Loan Market adviser Ryan Amoore has shifted to the corporate team as a Regional Manager.
Specialist lender Cressida Capital has appointed a new property finance analyst.
KiwiSaver providers are cautiously supportive of changes to make it easier for farmers to buy homes – but would prefer the tinkering with the system stopped.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told the recent FSC Outlook come to us with your five best ideas and let's see what we can do. So Good Returns asked some fund managers for their top five KiwiSaver change ideas.
Director and investor Fraser Whineray has delivered his plan for “KiwiSaver 2.0” to political parties this week.
[BREAKING NEWS] OCR unchanged. Here's why
The Reserve Bank has kept the OCR unchanged. Here's what it said. [READ ON]