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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 >>