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Home loan affordability falls to low point
It's harder than ever to get into a new home, a study released today by interest.co.nz reveals.

Caution urged on mortgage rate drop
Top economists are warning potential home buyers to proceed with caution as another bank drops its variable mortgage rate to the lowest in 40 years.

Mortgage broker in alleged $13m dollar real-estate scam
A mortgage broker is one of three men allegedly involved in a massive mortgage and property price scam.

Banks chase man accused of $1.8m rip-off
A high-profile criminal is accused of master-minding mortgage frauds described as NZ's most complicated, costly and cunning.

House prices gain, but with a warning
House values are climbing back towards last year's levels but the rise may be just temporary, one valuation company says.

Home loan rate cut to lowest in 40 years
ASB's floating home mortgage rate is the cheapest on the market and is thought to be the lowest available to home buyers for decades.

Spring boom for Auckland real estate market
Auckland has enjoyed a huge boom in real estate sales over the past 12 months, says Barfoot & Thompson.

<i>Brian Fallow</i>: Time to add GST to rents and mortgages
The biggest problem the tax system faces is that in a globalised era we are taxing all the wrong things.

House prices keep rising, up 1pc in July
Real estate figures for July show small price rises and a five per cent jump in the number of sales.

Auckland house prices tipped to rocket
Auckland house prices will rise by almost 30pc in the next three years putting the city ahead of every other region, a study predicts.

House prices to rise by 24pc, says new research
House prices will rise by 24pc over the next three years due to low interest rates and a shortage of new housing, report predicts.

Move to the 'burbs and save
First-time homebuyers are being told to set aside suburb snobbery if they want to get on to the property ladder.