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Homeowners to feel pain next year when home rates hit 6%
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Homeowners to feel pain next year when home rates hit 6%

There's no need for leveraged homeowners to panic as interest rates ratchet up, but stress could start being felt downstream as more rate hikes seem on the cards.

Brent Melville 25 May 2022
A 'reasonably difficult' thorn in Thiel’s Wānaka site
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A 'reasonably difficult' thorn in Thiel’s Wānaka site

Whether Peter Thiel's rich lister lodge falls within the 'visual requirements' for an outstanding natural landscape has become the central theme in his battle with the local authority.

Brent Melville 25 May 2022
Desperate first home buyer? Here's everywhere you can find help
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Desperate first home buyer? Here's everywhere you can find help

There are places to get help to get your home buying dreams over the line, and these days, most first home buyers will need to look into every option.

Frances Cook 24 May 2022
Thiel's luxury lodge not a shore thing
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Thiel's luxury lodge not a shore thing

Resource consent hearing moves into its second day today for Peter Thiel's dream Wānaka lodge.  

Brent Melville 24 May 2022