First Home Buyers
The great property breakup
New Zealanders finally seem to be dialling down their obsession with owning houses to create wealth Audio
Strict lending rules tweaked, giving first home buyers hope
It's hoped changes to contentious lending rules will be the break many first home buyers need.
Tighter lending restrictions were brought in late last year to crack down on predatory lending - but… Audio
First home buyers fear deposits getting further out of reach
Those in the market for their first home will need to stump up tens of thousands of extra dollars when lending is tightened to those with low deposits.
The Reserve Bank is halving the amount of… Audio
First home buyers may feel brunt of tighter lending rules
First home buyers may find themselves at the sharp end of further moves to tighten mortgage lending.
The government and the Reserve Bank are having a second go at cooling the runaway housing market.
…Are there signs of change in the overheated property market?
New figures from Corelogic show the share of purchases by first home buyers in the first quarter of the year fell from 24.8 percent six months ago to 21.5 percent - the lowest level in three years… Audio
Govt housing measures not enough to help - first home buyers
Those struggling to afford their first home say the government's housing package does not go far enough to help them get a foot in the door and address the imbalance favouring speculators.
Landlords… Audio
Housing Minister discusses new rules to cool housing market
Housing Minister Megan Woods discusses the government's new rules to help first home buyers and curb property speculation in an effort to cool the property market.
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Another depressing day for renters, first home buyers in NZ
It's another disappointing day for many first home buyers as the real estate industry reaches fresh highs.
But it's not just those struggling to buy that are feeling glum - with the flow on effects… Video, Audio
First home-buyers at highest level in 10 years
The proportion of people buying their first home is at its highest level in 10 years. That's according to a new report by property market analysts, CoreLogic. It also says there's a weakness in… Audio
Opposition says National missing the mark with new housing
The vast majority of the houses the Government is promising to build and then sell in Auckland over the next decade will have a price tag of well over 650-thousand dollars and many have already been… Audio
Retiree will only sell home to first home buyer
Barry Milne, 84, is selling his Auckland home and moving into a retirement home, but he doesn't care about how much he sells it for, he just wants the right buyer. Video, Audio
Should first home buyers be exempt from LVRs
Property Institute calls for Reserve Bank to make first home buyers exempt from their loan-to-value ratios as new figures show 80% of renters will struggle to scrape together a 20% deposit. Audio
More first home buyers dip into Kiwisaver
The country's biggest mortgage lender, ANZ, says the amount being withdrawn from its Kiwisaver schemes by first home buyers has more than doubled in the past year. Audio
