MORTGAGE RATES DROP IN PRICE WAR
Home loan interest rates are being cut as the mortgage price war heats up again, with predictions that interest rates could fall further by 2008.
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Even with those cut backs it seems that higher prices generally will make it difficult for anyone in New Zealand to manage regular purchases let alone a Mortgage.
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BITTER PILL FOR HOME OWNERS The average Kiwi with a home loan and a car could be up to $30 a week worse off because of higher interest rates and petrol prices. Ref. https://www.stuff.co.nz/hlc/1,,93498~3986360a10~,00.html |
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$335,000 AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE A RECORD HIGH
House prices have reached a record high, with Kiwi houses selling for an average of $335,000 in February.
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Mortgage inquiries dip
Wary first-home buyers have recoiled from a cooling housing market, while economic pressures have boosted loan defaults by members of Generation Y.
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Mortgages tipped to top 10 per cent
Bruised homeowners should be bracing for higher mortgage costs as the global credit crisis deepens.
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Tax cuts blamed for mortgage rate rises
Big banks are pushing up some fixed mortgage interest rates and deposit rates, blaming bigger-than-expected tax cuts announced last week.
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