Government looks at curbs on home loans

Homebuyers could find it harder to get a mortgage as the Government studies ways to curb lending to cool the housing market and control inflation.
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Savings scheme for first time buyers

A national workplace savings scheme with incentives for first home buyers was introduced to Parliament yesterday.
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Housing market doesn't look like listening to RBNZ

The housing market doesn't look remotely like complying with Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard's wishes that it take a breather.
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Lowest rate not necessarily best

The outlook for people wanting to raise money to buy a new home or refinance an existing mortgage isn’t particularly flash at the moment.
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Data surprise bad news for rates

Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased a stronger-than-expected 0.3% in October, putting pressure on Reserve Bank to either hold off easing or increase interest rates.
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MPs grill Bollard over interest rate hikes

Reserve Bank Governor Allan Bollard has warned MPs that they will fight the next election campaign amid the highest interest rates in recent times.
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Cosgove speech-Investing in NZ's housing

The Minister's speech to the NZPIF Annual Conference on Sunday 21st of October
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Labour brings in capital gains tax by 'stealth'

Official documents show a protracted effort has been under way to simulate the conditions of a capital gains tax without actually imposing one.
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Lenders tweak rates

It is a relatively benign environment on the interest rate front at the moment meaning that very few changes in home loan rates are coming through and no major competitive plays in progress.
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Bad-tenants register needs more thought

It is difficult, in principle, to condemn the national rental database that has been set up to record good and bad tenants.
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More rate rises happening

The trend for rising home loan rates has continued over the past week and it looks like they will keep rising for a while longer until falls begin again.
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Rent control doesn't help the poor

Mary Holm confirms that rent control is one of those nice ideas that does more harm than good.
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Rents rising across the country

House prices may be flattening but renting is becoming more expensive.
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Home Loan rates keep rising

Changes to home loan interest rates last week support the view coming through in the opinion polls that there is growing pessimism about the economy.
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Economists say interest rates will be left unchanged

Despite Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard's hawkish words threatening a further rate cut when he last reviewed interest rates in late April, a message reinforced in two subsequent speeches, economists expected him to leave rates unchanged on Thursday.
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State tenants cash in on secret rentals

Hundreds of state house residents are renting out rooms in their homes, prompting claims that they are profiteering off the taxpayer-funded system.
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Political Regulatory Update February 2007

Parliament resumed proceedings for 2007 earlier this month.
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Rates fall, but its not the turning point

In the past week a number of home loan lenders have been dropping some of their fixed term rates however this shouldn't be seen as an ongoing trend.
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