Mortgage

Ravi Mehta
October 1, 2021

Easing of lockdown restrictions brings joy to real estate market as we head into spring

The Reserve Bank has announced it will proceed with plans to increase loan-to-value limits on owner-occupied home loans beginning November 1st. Under the new regulations, banks..

Ravi Mehta
September 17, 2021

Property prices continue to grow amid lockdown

House prices in New Zealand have achieved a new high, with the national average residential property price surpassing $1 million for the first time, having grown by..

Ravi Mehta
August 22, 2021

Residential property values in Auckland have increased by more than 20% in the last year

According to OneRoof data, property sales in the city is fetching 30% more than their actual CV. The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) data..

Ravi Mehta
August 5, 2021

Homeowners be prepared for interest rates are going to hike in the coming months

Five months have passed since the Reserve Bank pushed banks to restore loan-to-value ratio (LVR) rules, and four months have passed since the unexpected changes to..

Ravi Mehta
July 9, 2021

NZ residential property value has now streaked over $1.5 trillion for the first time

CoreLogic’s Head of Research Nick Goodall says “Nationally average property values have increased 22.8% for the 12 months to June. The continued growth in the market..

Ravi Mehta
June 24, 2021

Auckland housing market had its strongest sales month in five years

The property market has been on the high since the economy continues to recover from the pandemic. A total of 7,550 residential properties were sold in..

Ravi Mehta
June 13, 2021

Housing market activity unmoved from the government restrictions

Since the introduction of interest deductibility restrictions to help sustain the housing market, the industry has continuously been working to determine the impact it has on..

Ravi Mehta
June 3, 2021

Budget 2021 announces $3.8b Housing Acceleration Fund

The housing market has been record-breaking for the majority of 2021. The sellers have been the winners so far in the post-Covid housing market game, which..

Ravi Mehta
May 12, 2021

First home buyers to get ready as house prices may show significant corrections soon

New Zealand house prices had a rapid surge through the first quarter of 2021. According to the Reserve Bank’s recent Financial Stability Report, “house prices have..

Ravi Mehta
April 30, 2021

Median price up, but there may be more opportunity for first home buyers.

According to the latest Trade Me Property Index, the national average asking price for homes in New Zealand hit a new record-high in March 2021 –..

Mortgage (50)

Easing of lockdown restrictions brings joy to real estate market as we head into spring

Property prices continue to grow amid lockdown

Residential property values in Auckland have increased by more than 20% in the last year

Homeowners be prepared for interest rates are going to hike in the coming months

NZ residential property value has now streaked over $1.5 trillion for the first time

Auckland housing market had its strongest sales month in five years

Housing market activity unmoved from the government restrictions

Budget 2021 announces $3.8b Housing Acceleration Fund

First home buyers to get ready as house prices may show significant corrections soon

Median price up, but there may be more opportunity for first home buyers.

Housing market continues to soften in Auckland

Reserve Bank hikes OCR to 1% to control rising inflation

First home buyers caught amongst rising inflation and interest rates