3+ day, 5+ min ago   (277+ words) A political cartoon by Bob Whitmore. Bob Whitmore produces a weekly political cartoon and shares it with WMNF. This week’s cartoon is “Prime real estate.” He also created a design for a WMNF t-shirt and poster. You can find out…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (109+ words) afr.com The number of first home owners in negative equity after buying their property under the government’s expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme has jumped fivefold within a month, as the intensifying property downturn hits highly leveraged borrowers who bought…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (159+ words) Homeowners don’t stop needing financing after they purchase a home or refinance. As they build equity and enter new stages of homeownership, their financial needs shift from buying and refinancing to renovating, supporting family members, purchasing later in life or…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (682+ words) New Launch Review · Tampines Street 94, D18 · 94.2% Sold · Direct Underground Link to Tampines West MRT Scored against the same independent 100-point framework used across the PropertyNet Insider Benchmark. No developer fees, no sponsored placements. The 252,989 sqft Government Land Sales site was won…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (481+ words) A prominent commercial property has hit the market on one of Adelaide’s most popular beachside shopping strips, which is in the final stages of a controversial revamp. The multistorey Glenelg property at 115–123 Jetty Rd is on a 1346sqm block with dual…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1339+ words) For generations of New Zealanders, the hardest part of buying a first home has been brutally simple: You might earn a decent salary. You might comfortably pay $700 or $800 a week in rent. You might have stable employment. But accumulating a…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (483+ words) National is promising to help more people buy their first home by expanding access to the government's low-deposit scheme, if it's re-elected. The existing First Home Loan scheme run by Kāinga Ora allows buyers to purchase their first home with…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (606+ words) The National Party is promising to increase first home buyers’ access to low-deposit mortgages if elected, which it says will help more buyers into their first homes. Announcing the policy this morning, leader Christopher Luxon and housing spokesman Chris Bishop…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (812+ words) The National Party is promising to increase first-home buyers’ access to low-deposit mortgages if elected, which it says will help more people become owners. Video / NZ Herald Christopher Luxon is set to make a National Party policy announcement. Video / NZ…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (493+ words) One group of buyers can now borrow up to 6.5 times their income in a major mortgage shake-up that could slash the deposit needed for an average home by almost £57,000. Coventry Building Society has increased its maximum loan-to-income multiple for eligible…...