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Record mortgage loans rekindles housing bubble debate

Record mortgage loans rekindles housing bubble debate

Banks wrote a record $7.3 billion in mortgage loans last month, and LVR restrictions loom again

Brent Melville 28 Oct 2020
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Augusta buys Visy factory for $178m; Centuria raising A$100m
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Augusta buys Visy factory for $178m; Centuria raising A$100m

Augusta plans to syndicate the Visy factory site from December.

Staff reporters 22 Oct 2020
Bracket creep pushes house buyers to $2m price tag
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Bracket creep pushes house buyers to $2m price tag

Three times more Auckland homes sold for more than $2m last month than usual, as the Reserve Bank turns its attention back to LVR levels.

Brent Melville 22 Oct 2020
What property investors want from a new govt

What property investors want from a new govt

Property investors agree everyone has the right to live in a warm and dry home, but home ownership isn't for everyone.

Brent Melville 18 Oct 2020


Oliver Lewis
Oliver Lewis

Infrastructure Editor

Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South. 

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