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Money is cheap, but is it easy to get?

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To break or not to break, that is the question

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If I had a dollar for every time I was asked what interest rates would do...

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What’s In Store for the NZ Economy as Coronavirus Fever Heats Up Worldwide?

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NZ property market braced for full impact of Coronavirus

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Housing market starts strongly but Coronavirus clouds forecasts

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Election 2020 announced: What are the big issues?

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Regional NZ roars into 2020

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2020 Goal Setting vs Goal Kicking: Five ways to win

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Records tumble as momentum continues to build

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Expectations of house price rises increase as festive season approaches

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Six questions

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Momentum starting to build as median prices hit a new high

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The Impact of the Foreign Buyer Restrictions: One year on

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