First-home buyers still absent: Survey First-home buyers are still noticeably absent from the market, the latest REINZ/BNZ survey of real estate agents shows. A net 77% of agents are seeing fewer of them in the market. 16-12-2013 more >>
Alexander: Prices not to blame Claims that the absence of first-home buyers in the property market is due to rising prices are not correct, says the chief economist of the BNZ, Tony Alexander. 21-11-2013 more >>
First-home buyers rush in First-home buyers are scrambling to get in before LVR restrictions kick in, one broker says. It is believed that the Reserve Bank will introduce a “speed limit†on the amount of low-deposit lending banks do, probably at the end of September. 13-08-2013 more >>