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Weekly Home Loan report

Tuesday, 5 July 2005, 11:07 am | Good Returns

More short-term rates rise - The past week has been relatively quiet on the home loan front and it appears much of the attention is shifting to what the Reserve Bank will do it at its next official cash rate review on July 28. Economists suggest that ... More >>

Good Returns: Weekly Home Loan Report

Wednesday, 15 June 2005, 9:01 am | Good Returns

A stand-off is developing between the Reserve Bank and the markets. The bank wants to keep rates up, however they continue to fall. More >>

Book Review: Exploding The Myths

Thursday, 2 June 2005, 11:19 am | Good Returns

Book Review: Exploding the Myths - What your broker doesn't know or won't tell you! , By Frank Watkins - $29.95 GST More >>

Good Returns Weekly Home Loan Report

Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 10:09 am | Good Returns

The Bank of New Zealand has resumed its discounting campaign with home loans, this time extending it to include three-year rates as well as two-year rates. More >>

Good Returns Weekly home loan report

Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 8:49 am | Good Returns

The past week has been a quiet one on the home loan front with the trend of the past couple of weeks, falling longer-term rates, continuing. More >>

Home loan rates in holding pattern

Monday, 16 May 2005, 4:26 pm | Good Returns

Interest rates appear to be in a bit of a holding pattern. After weaker than expected employment and retail sales numbers were released last week there is a view emerging that the Reserve Bank won’t increase its official cash rate on June 9. More >>

Good Returns: Weekly Home Loan Report

Monday, 9 May 2005, 10:31 am | Good Returns

All the excitement last week centred on the National Bank cutting some of its rates which was portrayed as possibly the start of another price war. More >>

Book Review: Risk, Return & Reality

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 1:58 pm | Good Returns

While property is still a favourite of New Zealand investors, author Cameron Watson believes it is important for investors to maintain a balanced portfolio of investments to complement their exposure to the property sector. More >>

Review: Commercial Real Estate Investor’s Guide

Wednesday, 20 April 2005, 1:42 pm | Good Returns

The Commercial Real Estate Investor’s Guide gave me a clearer picture of the pros and cons of commercial versus residential property, their similarities and differences, the oddities of commercial property and the different types of commercial properties ... More >>

Bank Direct raises two-year rate Weekly home loan

Tuesday, 12 April 2005, 11:14 am | Good Returns

There are signs the home loan price war being waged between three banks is coming to an end - albeit it slowly. More >>

Book Review: The NZ Couples' Guide to Money

Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 3:32 pm | Good Returns

Linda Gough, an investment columnist in Australia, has written this book to help young couples (married, de facto and same-sex) to sort their finances and personal arrangements to give themselves security for the future. More >>

Small bank takes on large ones for big loans

Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 8:41 am | Good Returns

The past week has been a relatively quiet one in terms of the quantum of changes to home loan rates, but there has still been plenty of heat amongst those battling it out at the bottom of the two-year rate table. More >>

Weekly Home Loan report

Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 8:40 am | Good Returns

The past week has been a relatively quiet one in terms of the quantum of changes to home loan rates, but there has still been plenty of heat amongst those battling it out at the bottom of the two-year rate table. More >>

Good Returns: Weekly Home Loan report

Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 9:17 am | Good Returns

The home loan price war became a battle between two of the banks last week – the protagonist Bank of New Zealand and the ASB Bank. More >>

Home loan report - Home Loan rates keep rising

Monday, 21 March 2005, 10:44 am | Good Returns

Changes to home loan interest rates last week support the view coming through in the opinion polls that there is growing pessimism about the economy. More >>

Book Review: Rich Budget Wise, Dollar Rich

Friday, 18 March 2005, 11:15 am | Good Returns

As many as 95 percent of New Zealanders have difficulty simply managing their money day to day; for most people the thought of having money to invest and create wealth is no more than a pipe dream. More >>

Westpac Only Bank To Move Rates - So Far

Monday, 14 March 2005, 4:03 pm | Good Returns

The big event for home loan borrowers last week was the Reserve Bank's decision to lift its Official Cash Rate a quarter of a percent (0.25%) to 6.75%. More >>

Book Review: Working Landlord, Happy Tenants

Thursday, 10 March 2005, 11:37 am | Good Returns

As a landlord who has recently made the decision to take over the management of some of our properties, I found the information supplied in Working Landlord, Happy Tenants was invaluable. More >>

Good Returns: Weekly Home Loan Report

Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 11:19 am | Good Returns

Two broad trends emerged in the home loan market last week. The larger lenders, and those associated with banks, dropped their short-term rates, while a number of non-bank lenders increased their fixed rates. More >>

BNZ tries to start another price war

Monday, 28 February 2005, 12:10 am | Good Returns

Well it had to happen – another price war looks like breaking out, and once again it is the Bank of New Zealand which is starting the fight. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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