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With interest rates just a fraction from the bottom, things on the home front (particularly in the South Island) are starting to look up. But overseas, there's a whole raft of factors playing out causing uncertainty and volatility over the future of longer-term interest rates. Here's the latest on interest rates, house prices, and the domestic and global economy.
It’s tempting to place the blame for slow off-plan sales solely on oversupply—and there are certainly pockets of the market where that’s an issue. But there’s another big force at play that’s putting buyers off new builds: and it’s bad design.
Most New Zealanders know about KiwiSaver, but not everyone knows how it can benefit you as a potential home buyer, or how the process works when you want to use it.
If you're going through a divorce, you probably have a whole lot of questions about navigating changes to your mortgage, and where to next. We’ve got you covered.
