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Taxman closes in on property speculators
(18 May 2007)
Property speculators who are reaping millions of dollars from the super-heated housing market are about to feel the heat from a tough new crackdown.
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Budget 2007: Action on property speculation
(18 May 2007)
Press release by the Hon Dr Michael Cullen, Minister of Finance
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Kiwibank chases refinance busin
(18 May 2007)
Kiwibank has cut its fixed rates loans in a two-week marketing campaign aimed at attracting borrowers refinancing from loans fixed two or three years ago.
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Brakes go on - big dive in house sales
(10 May 2007)
Anne Gibson reports in the NZ Herald that New Zealand's biggest housing market is in the grip of a slow down.
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Further cuts to fixed rates
(10 May 2007)
There have been further cuts to fixed rates over terms of two to five years from some finance companies and non bank lenders over the past week but some one-year rates have increased. The major banks, however, are maintaining identical rates over all terms.
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IRD Associated Persons – Rule Change
(30 Apr 2007)
The IRD are planning changes to associated persons rules that would apply to developers and associated parties [and not to people who just own rental property].
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More Brits eyeing up NZ property market
(29 Apr 2007)
New survey by British currency transfer specialist HiFix found that 5% of Britons looking to buy overseas were choosing New Zealand, making it the fifth most popular destination.
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More commission cuts likely
(27 Apr 2007)
ANZ's discussion document proposing to cut upfront commissions paid to mortgage brokers won't be the last.
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Don't buy coffee and cars if you want a house
(24 Apr 2007)
Following a report on falling rates of home ownership, Andrew King, Vice President of the NZ Property Investors' Federation, said people on $70,000 a year had to look at their other spending if they can't buy a house.
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Rent control doesn't help the poor
(23 Apr 2007)
Mary Holm confirms that rent control is one of those nice ideas that does more harm than good.
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Competitive pressure amongst banks eases
(20 Apr 2007)
The difficulty of picking where interest rates are headed has been thrown into sharp relief for people refixing shorter term finance at the moment or in the near future.
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Otago PIA President highlights changes
(16 Apr 2007)
Cliff Seque, President of the Otago PIA, outlines the proposal for a house energy rating scheme similar to the star rating on major home appliances and highlights a raft of proposed tax measures.
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Interest rates keep on rising
(13 Apr 2007)
Most lenders have now re-priced their mortgage ranges in response to the latest increases to the cost of their funding but some are fine-tuning and others are still catching up.
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Rents to rise as housing boom dies
(12 Apr 2007)
James Weir reports that rents are expected to rise 6% a year for the next five years, but high interest rates have killed the house price boom after a five year run.
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Myth of tax bonanza for rental investors
(05 Apr 2007)
Articles on home ownership this week put the blame for rising house prices on property investors. However, there is a considerable amount of misinformation and misunderstanding that has led the writers to their conclusions, says Andrew King
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Floating rates crack 10%
(05 Apr 2007)
Floating rate mortgages have, as predicted, broken the 10% barrier following the latest rise in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 7.75%.
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Biggest Energy Efficiency Steps In 30 Years
(05 Apr 2007)
New insulation requirements and moves to make it easier and cheaper to install solar water heating systems are part of major changes to the Building Code and Building Compliance Documents announced today by Prime Minister Helen Clark and Building and Construction Minister Clayton Cosgrove.
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Debate continues over long-term fixing
(16 Mar 2007)
Lenders have started to push up the cost of home loans following the increase in the official cash rate from 7.25% to 7. 5% last Thursday.
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Political Regulatory Update August 2007
(09 Mar 2007)
The Commerce committee met on 9 August to continue hearing submissions, in Wellington, on its inquiry into housing affordability.
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Further OCR hikes predicted
(08 Mar 2007)
Westpac-owned BT Funds Management is predicting that there will be further hikes in the official cash rate.
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Speed - wealth dream is just that
(09 Feb 2007)
Diana Clement looks at the dream offered by some of the companies selling one-stop-shop packaged property investments.
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Kiwi will fall sharply by year's end says bank
(07 Feb 2007)
James Weir reported today in the Dominion Post that the Kiwi dollar traded above US77cents during the weekend but the global backdrop for the dollar is "as good as it gets" and Deutsche Bank is expecting the dollar to fall sharply to US68c by the end of the year.
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New Ministers appointed
(11 Jan 2007)
The Prime Minister appointed Maryan Street as Minister of Housing and Shane Jones as Minister of Building and Construction in the Cabinet reshuffle yesterday.
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QV Insider– the investor's edge
(10 Jan 2007)
at an exclusive NZPIF member only price.
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Rental market hits new heights
(05 Jan 2007)
Gill South reports that a whole new generation of property investors looks set to join the country's seasoned landlords
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