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29 May 2018

SBS grows lending book, but with less aggression

SBS Bank chief executive Shaun Drylie explains the banks latest profit result, what it's doing with mortgage advisers and his thoughts on the current state of the housing market.

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28 May 2018

Property Institute questions government housing policy

The Property Institute of New Zealand has suggested a rethink of government housing policy in the wake of a new report that claims first time buyers dominated the market over the past five years.

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24 May 2018

Latest RBNZ figures reveal first time buyer boom

Last month, first time buyers took their highest share of the mortgage lending market in over a decade, according to new figures from the Reserve Bank.

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22 May 2018

Northland adviser launches next-gen chatbot

Northland mortgage adviser Quantum Financial has launched an artificial intelligence “chatbot” to handle customer enquiries, becoming one of the first Kiwi advisers to use AI.

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