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Reserve bank boss backs loan rules

The 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.

Reserve Bank issues phone scam warning

Firms happiest in 14 years

Businesses 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.

Currency, housing biggest challenges - Wheeler

Sam Shuttleworth: LVR speed limits designed to curb inflation and shield economy

The struggle to enter the property market for the first time has been a hot topic, from property availability to lending criteria.

Higher interest rates on horizon

The 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.

Tight supply pushes house prices higher

Auckland house prices are still rising fast, as the Reserve Bank's loan-to-value ratio moves are about to be introduced next month.

Property values continue to accelerate

Rising New Zealand property values accelerated last month as the lack of listings in Canterbury and Auckland continue to overheat the market.

Exemptions lift home chances

The 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.