Tenants will be hit harder by debt-to-income ratios – investors
Property investors say a debt-to-income ratio tool will limit the number of rental properties available.
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KiwiSaver: Younger people panic-switched funds during Covid-19 market fall
KiwiSaver fund managers are being urged to do more to prevent investors from panic-switching between funds and potentially locking in losses.
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Golden Mile car ban plan: Wellington businesses worry over risk to sales
Wellington retailers in the central shopping corridor are scared a plan to ban cars from the area will cause businesses to close or abandon the area.
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Marsden Pt refinery workers keen to upskill to develop biofuels
Talks are under way with New Zealand’s only oil refinery about potentially using the facility to make biofuels.
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Debt-to-income ratios will have ‘limited’ impact on first home buyers – RBNZ
The Reserve Bank is to get another weapon to combat a hot housing market and the threat it may pose to the financial system.
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Pace of house price growth slowing in some market areas
The pace of house price growth is slowing at the top and bottom end of the market.
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Scales Corporation pulls out of bid for winemaker Villa Maria
Apple exporter Scales Corporation has pulled out of the bidding for winemaker Villa Maria.
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Growth in online investing highlights cyber security risks
A digital revolution is transforming the investment scene, but throwing up issues of security.
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New research to focus on economic abuse between couples
Auckland University of Technology has launched a new research project to tackle economic abuse between couples.
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House prices: National median jumps $200,000 in one year
The median house price across the country rose to $820,000 in May – an increase of $200,000 in one year.
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