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Property Vendors In Box Seat

Property investors are sinking big money into average sections and lower-quality houses as prices and demand escalate.

Tuesday, September 9th 2003, 4:00AM

by The Landlord

Auctions across the country are packed, tender offers are exceeding owners' expectations and mediocre properties are doubling or trebling in price.

These features of a booming residential property market are accompanied by rising rents in most areas and increasing volumes of homes changing hands amid continuing low unemployment and low interest rates.

Competition has boosted prices to the point where some first-home buyers and investors are being squeezed out of both the residential and commercial sectors.

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AIA - Go Home Loans 5.89 4.49 4.75 5.09
ANZ 5.79 5.09 5.29 5.69
ANZ Blueprint to Build 7.39 - - -
ANZ Good Energy - - - 1.00
ANZ Special - 4.49 4.69 5.09
ASB Bank 5.79 4.49 4.75 5.09
ASB Better Homes Top Up - - - 1.00
Avanti Finance - Near Prime 6.35 - - -
Avanti Finance - Specialised 7.55 - - -
Basecorp Finance 6.35 - - -
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BNZ - Mortgage One 5.94 - - -
BNZ - Rapid Repay 5.94 - - -
BNZ - Std 5.84 4.49 4.69 5.09
BNZ - TotalMoney 5.94 - - -
CFML 321 Loans 3.95 - - -
CFML Home Loans 6.05 - - -
CFML Prime Loans 6.25 - - -
CFML Standard Loans 6.95 - - -
China Construction Bank 6.44 4.85 4.95 4.95
China Construction Bank Special 6.44 5.85 5.95 5.95
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Co-operative Bank - First Home Special - ▲4.39 - -
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ 4.99 ▲4.49 4.79 5.09
Co-operative Bank - Standard 4.99 ▲4.99 5.29 5.59
Credit Union Auckland 7.70 - - -
First Credit Union Special - 4.79 4.95 -
First Credit Union Standard 6.49 5.39 5.55 -
Heartland Bank - Online 5.30 5.89 - -
Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage 7.99 - - -
Heretaunga Building Society 7.45 5.90 5.80 -
ICBC 5.39 4.25 4.59 4.79
Kainga Ora 5.69 4.49 4.49 4.79
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Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special - - - -
Kiwibank 5.65 5.39 5.39 5.65
Kiwibank - Offset 5.65 - - -
Kiwibank Special 6.15 4.49 4.49 4.85
Liberty 6.65 6.55 6.22 6.20
Nelson Building Society 6.49 4.59 ▲4.69 -
Pepper Money Near Prime 6.55 - - -
Pepper Money Prime 5.99 - - -
Pepper Money Specialist 8.00 - - -
SBS Bank 5.84 5.09 5.29 5.69
SBS Bank Special - 4.49 4.69 5.09
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
SBS Construction lending for FHB 3.74 - - -
SBS FirstHome Combo 3.29 3.99 - -
SBS FirstHome Combo - - - -
SBS Unwind reverse equity 7.99 - - -
TSB Bank 6.59 5.19 5.29 5.59
TSB Special 5.79 4.49 4.00 4.79
Unity First Home Buyer special - 3.99 - -
Unity Special 5.79 4.49 4.65 -
Unity Standard 5.79 5.29 5.45 -
Wairarapa Building Society 6.15 4.59 4.79 -
Westpac 5.89 5.09 5.35 5.65
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Westpac Offset 5.89 - - -
Westpac Special - 4.49 4.75 5.05
Median 5.94 4.59 4.87 5.09

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