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Th latest on mortgage rates | July 2017
For now, competition from the minnows is keeping rates lower, but for how long?
Auckland house sales fall 30%
Auckland sales volumes are down 30% year-on-year and Barfoot & Thompson is saying that house prices have fallen back to the same level as a year ago.
Hot tips to sell in a cooler market
Even at the best of times, selling a property brings a lot of uncertainty – so what’s it like out there now that the market is a little cooler and what can you do to make for an easier ride?
Credit policy continues to tighten
Right now, being a bank customer without using an advisor must be a nightmare.
What to make of a softening Auckland housing market
January housing statistics were bleak, and Barfoot & Thompson’s results from February are not much better.
Banking on margins
The reality is that the industry is looking to mortgage margins to restore profitability from a tough 2016.
A view from abroad
On a recent trip to London, I took some time to look at property and speak with locals to get a feel for similarities between there and Auckland, and given that, where I believe the market will go and what I would do as an investor in NZ.
Tighter credit policy will drive the housing market in 2017
I am always frustrated by our media and how they report house prices. Tabloid rubbish bouncing from headline to headline with no substance.
Inflation or deflation – the road ahead
Waiting for inflation is feeling increasingly like the quest for the Holy Grail, or as I approach 45 ‘waiting for god’. Oh, so old!
An economic download: everything you need to know right now
Brexit. Trump. John Key resigning. The last few months have included some interesting surprises to put it lightly. What do these things mean for our economy?
Debt to income ratios
There has been talk this week about debt-to-income ratios due to the Reserve Bank asking the Government to consider it as part of its macro-prudential toolkit.
Will the RBNZ inadvertently create a Minsky moment?
Commentators continue to talk up the property market and increasing prices almost at the chagrin of the RBNZ.
