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NZ too low on value chain: Bollard

Alan Bollard says country misses vital returns by just upping primary production.

Brian Fallow: Low inflation defies models

Remember inflation? The Reserve Bank estimates the annual inflation rate right now is zero. Zip, zilch, nada, none.

Bernard Hickey: Auckland property - the kindest cuts to come

Politicians have looked at Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler as if he was a potential arsonist in the Auckland housing market, writes Bernard Hickey.

Mary Holm: Provincial town trends can change

Selling up to rent could leave you high and dry if prices firm and you want to get back into the market, writes Mary Holm.

Auckland's real estate fail

If you judged by house price growth alone you would think Auckland is the best performing region in NZ economically. But not by a long chalk.

OCR on hold - for some time

Property sales surge in February

More properties were sold last month than during any February since the last property boom of 2007, latest figures from the REINZ show.

Mark Lister: Reserve Bank in tight spot on house hikes

Despite it being only March, we've already seen 17 central banks around the world reduce interest rates this year.

Brian Fallow: Reserve Bank paves the way for more intervention

Residential property investors look to be in the Reserve Bank's sights if it should opt later this year for another LVR-style intervention in the property market, writes Brian Fallow.

Editorial: Reserve Bank house warning hard to accept

Does anybody believe the warning from the Governor of the Reserve Bank that Auckland house prices could crash, or in economic jargon, suffer a "sharp correction"?

Bernard Hickey: More money feeds bubble

The money printing by central banks of other nations is dribbling down into our housing market, writes Bernard Hickey.

Auckland property sales, prices dip

Hope amid housing affordability gloom

The Reserve Bank's indication that its next interest rate move could be down is expected to reinforce a decline in fixed mortgage rates.

Brian Fallow: Reserve Bank does right thing

Low inflation fuels talk of rate cut

Inflation dropped below the Reserve Bank's annual 1 to 3 per cent target range in calendar 2014, extinguishing beyond doubt any expectations of an increase in its official cash rate this year and prompting talk that the next move could instead be a cut.

House sales buck Christmas trend and hit new highs

Smaller homes' asking prices rise faster

Bigger is better? Not when it comes to the price we're putting on selling smaller homes, according to new figures out from Trade Me.

Global markets feeling oil slump

Exceptionally low oil prices have thrown world financial markets a curve ball by driving bond yields sharply lower and undermining share prices.