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One of the big reasons to use mortgage advisers, rather than go direct-to-lender, is because they give you more choice. And one big way in which advisers offer more choice is by including non-bank lending institutions on their home loan panel. As the name suggests, non-bank lending institutions do offer loans but don’t have a…
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New and existing build-to-rent developments will now be exempt from the interest limitation rules that recently came into force. Since 1 October 2021, it has no longer been possible to claim interest for residential property acquired on or after 27 March 2021. For properties acquired before 27 March 2021, the ability to deduct interest is…
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As interest rates rise, it’s possible New Zealand will experience an increase in ‘mortgagee sales’, which presents both opportunities and risks for buyers. A mortgage sale is when a borrower defaults on their mortgage, causing the lender (i.e. the mortgagee) to seize and sell the property. For buyers, the big upside to acquiring a home…
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Property investors throughout most parts of New Zealand are enjoying gains in their rental income, but those increases are occurring at decreasing rates. Rents rose by 4.0% (as per the flow measure) in the year to July 2022, according to the most recent data from Stats NZ. That was down from 4.9% year-on-year growth in…
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The automotive industry has reached a consensus about the best way to transition from internal combustion engine technology to electric vehicles, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. Australia’s automotive representative organisations – which represent thousands of manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, repairers and recyclers – “reached a historic agreement at an industry summit” about how…
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One of Australia’s leading commercial property analysts has given five predictions about what we can expect from the sub-$2 million commercial market in the 2022-23 financial year. Ray White Commercial Head of Research Vanessa Rader said, first, there would be a lot of buying activity from industrial owner-occupiers. “With vacancies remaining historically low, owner-occupiers will…
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The Australian Taxation Office has revealed the industries that have attracted the most tip-offs from the general public about shadow economy behaviour. The ATO received 43,000 tips-offs in the 2021-22 financial year, with these industries put under the greatest spotlight: Building & construction Hairdressing & beauty services Cafés & restaurants Road freight transport Management advice…
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There were five pieces of good news for businesses in the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) most recent household spending data. household spending in June was 10.2% higher than the year before. spending increased in all states and territories on an annualised basis. it also increased in all nine spending categories monitored by the ABS…
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Inflation is both impacting the housing market and itself being impacted by the housing market. CoreLogic Head of Residential Research Eliza Owen said one way in which inflation impacts the housing market is that it erodes the value of debt, making it easier to repay a mortgage. That’s because $1 today is worth less than…
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