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Estate agents at odds over LVR fallout
Real estate companies are at odds over whether the introduction of lending restrictions has affected the property market.
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Prices reach record high
Property asking prices around the country have reached a record high, with a shortage of houses on the market helping to fuel demand.
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State house subsidy for new buyers
First-home buyers in the provinces will be given a subsidy of up to $20,000 to move into vacant state houses, Housing Minister Nick Smith announced today.
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New mortgage rules now in force
The Reserve Bank's new mortgage lending restrictions come into force today, restricting the number of high loan-to-value ratio mortgages banks can lend.
![Small business fears over new loan rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small business fears over new loan rules
Will new low deposit loan rules make it tougher for people to buy, grow and fund small business?
![Labour steps up attack on LVRs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Labour steps up attack on LVRs
John Key has hit back at Labour over new Reserve Bank mortgage lending limits, saying home buyers are better off under National due to lower interest rates.
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Key 'confident' market will settle
Prime Minister John Key says he is confident the property market will settle down, despite the Reserve Bank's new mortgage lending restrictions.
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English: Home-loan ban will block 8000 buyers
Up to 8000 families, couples and individuals trying to get into their first home will be stymied by the Reserve Bank's new lending restrictions, Finance Minister Bill English has acknowledged.
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ASB 'let down' customers - English
Finance Minister Bill English says ASB Bank has "let down" customers by cancelling home loan approvals as a result of new lending restrictions.
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ASB pulls low deposit loan offers
ASB Bank has cancelled all pre-approvals for home loans over the 80 per cent loan to value ratio with effect from October 4.
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Fewer Kiwis head to Oz, migration up
New Zealand gained a seasonally adjusted net 2,100 migrants last month, as fewer Kiwis cross the Tasman.
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Banks start to move goalposts
Banks have already started tightening up their lending criteria for customers seeking low-deposit mortgages, despite new regulations not kicking in until next month.
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Bernanke boosts markets
The New Zealand sharemarket rallied by more than 1 per cent yesterday after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said he would maintain the country's stimulus programme.