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Kelvin Davidson
National’s home loan shake-up: Will 5% deposits kickstart the market?
A helping hand, not a handout – why this housing policy is different.
Catherine Smith
‘Winner’s guilt’: West Auckland mum’s $30k surprise takes pressure off hefty mortgage
Like many first-home buyers who bought at the peak, Shinnae and her husband are feeling the pinch.
Kelvin Davidson
OCR up, house prices down: Five key signals shaping the market this week
Reserve Bank holds its nerve as buyers – nearly – take control.
Catherine Smith
‘For ordinary people like us, $30k changed everything’: Windfall wipes out couple’s debts
Surprise win paid for a wedding and reduced the mortgage stress.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What the latest OCR hike means for mortgage rates and house prices
Kelvin Davidson
Reserve Bank poised to lift OCR to 2.75% - will fixed mortgage rates follow?
Catherine Masters
Has the housing market wipeout scarred a generation of buyers? Slump’s shake-up revealed
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: OCR hike all but locked in - what it means for your mortgage next week
Susie Nordqvist
‘We’ll stay another 10 years’: Kiwis borrowing up to $600k to renovate homes they can’t afford to sell
Why more homeowners are changing their house, not their address.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Sorry, there was no spending splurge
The headline numbers look strong, but the underlying data paints a much softer picture.
Catherine Smith
Four weeks into real estate, a $30m Lotto winner walked through his door ...
Barfoot & Thompson agent Paul Neshausen on luck, luxury and why he’s saying goodbye to Big Money Energy.
Kelvin Davidson
Revealed: How long you need to own a home before selling for a profit
Market pain at its highest level since 2012.
Kelvin Davidson
Death of the 20% deposit? More than half of first-time buyers are overcoming the savings hurdle
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Agents deliver their housing market report card - it isn't pretty
Catherine Masters
Interest rate warnings: How much extra could you be paying by the end of the year?
Nikki Preston
Election 2026: ‘No steep decline in property prices - but it’s not going to be rosy’
Cost-of-living crisis and minor parties set to dominate campaign.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why banks are in a rush to raise fixed mortgage rates
What higher oil prices and OCR bets mean for your next refix.
