Official Cash RateEnglish tackles LVR criticsA fall in the number of first-home buyers is plaguing Australia too - evidence, the Finance Minister says, that it's not the Reserve Bank's mortgage restrictions.18 Nov 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateRules won't slow building: WheelerThe Reserve Bank doubts its curbs on mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios will have a material counter-productive effect on house building.13 Nov 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateOCR rise delay hinted atReserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler has signalled he might push back the start of increases in the official cash rate if the New Zealand dollar stays high.31 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Money belt is starting to tightenIt may be six months or so before the Reserve Bank begins to raise the official cash rate, but monetary tightening is already under way, writes Brian Fallow.30 Oct 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateWheeler explains home lending limitsReserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler has explained his decision to impose curbs on mortgage lending at low deposits.25 Oct 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateReserve bank boss backs loan rulesThe Reserve Bank has rejected claims that its curbs on low-deposit mortgage lending will have the perverse effect of reducing the amount of new housing.15 Oct 04:30 PM
Official Cash RateFirms happiest in 14 yearsBusinesses are the most cheerful they have been since 1999, a good sign for growth and employment but a potential harbinger of higher inflation and interest rates.30 Sep 04:30 PM
OpinionSam Shuttleworth: LVR speed limits designed to curb inflation and shield economyThe struggle to enter the property market for the first time has been a hot topic, from property availability to lending criteria.25 Sep 05:30 PM
Official Cash RateHigher interest rates on horizonThe Reserve Bank has put borrowers on notice, pencilling in a full percentage point of interest rate rises next year and as much again in 2016.12 Sep 05:30 PM
Official Cash RateTight supply pushes house prices higherAuckland house prices are still rising fast, as the Reserve Bank's loan-to-value ratio moves are about to be introduced next month.09 Sep 05:30 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateProperty values continue to accelerateRising New Zealand property values accelerated last month as the lack of listings in Canterbury and Auckland continue to overheat the market.09 Sep 12:46 AM
Official Cash RateExemptions lift home chancesThe widespread assumption that most first home buyers will be shut out of the housing market by the Reserve Bank's curbs on low-deposit home loans may be too swift.22 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Wheeler batting on sticky wicketNow that we know what the Reserve Bank is doing by way of curbs on low-deposit mortgage lending the question is whether it will work, writes Brian Fallow.21 Aug 09:30 PM
Official Cash RateLending curbs expected to biteThe curbs on low-deposit home lending announced by the Reserve Bank yesterday are likely to prove more restrictive than it thinks, the Bankers Association warns.20 Aug 05:30 PM
Official Cash RateHome prices 7.5pc above last peakChristchurch and Auckland property prices still increasing as regions slow over winter, figures show.08 Aug 07:55 PM
