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House under construction with timber framing and wood stacked beside the build

KiwiBuild reset finally drops, but leaves many underwhelmed, as do spring sales volumes.

Woman looking at mortgage loan documents through a magnifying glass

There’s more to a good loan than a great rate!

Young couple resting on the back of a removals van while moving into their new home

Market update, OCR Cut

New shoot breaks through the soil and reaches for the sun

Low interest rates feeding green shoots against a backdrop of uncertainty

Close up as a man puts the last little brick in a miniature wall

No two lenders are the same when it comes to new builds

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's a pre-approval!

Happy young couple shaking hands with their mortgage adviser celebrating the purchase of their first home

First home buyers continue to make inroads

Blond woman outside shrugging with hand palm up signaling indecisiveness

Jacinda scraps capital gains tax. Now what?

Nervous man peering over the edge of a wooden desk

To Capital Gains Tax or not to Capital Gains Tax? That is the question

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