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Mary Holm: Can you have faith in a partner with a family trust?

Discussing money with your partner can be tough - but things can get tougher if they die.

Mary Holm: Cut your loan into pieces - is that the answer to the mortgage puzzle?

Is splitting a home loan into instalments a way to beat future interest rate rises?

Mortgage wars - how low can they go? ANZ offers 2.79%

The move comes after 2.99% and 2.89% rates from competing banks in recent weeks.

Steve Baron: Councils are leaking billions of dollars on fixed interest loans

Comment: Given councils have done so poorly, one wonders why they are paying for advice.

Economist: Housing market to take off again next year

Westpac economists are picking that the housing market will bounce sharply next year.

Loan shark scare: Young couples debt spirals to $100k

A lender gave a couple a loan - despite knowing they had already defaulted 22 times.

Live Q&A: Liam Dann on what the big interest rate decision could mean

NZH business journalist Liam Dann answers all your questions.

Continuing to lower interest rates is a policy misstep

RBNZ stance has wider economic and investment implications.

Local Govt funding agency monitors international bond buying as global rates rise

Rising international interest rates could have a local impact.

Interest rates sure to rise?

A lift in mortgage rates and business borrowing costs isn't a sure thing

New car sales tipped to be flat in 2018

Luxury car sales starting to flatten suggesting rest of vehicle market will too.

Kiwis' bad credit card habits revealed

Kiwis have become far too comfortable with credit-card debt.

Building consents fall short again

Building consents fell for the second month in a row although Easter played a part

House price limits could be eased again

The Government has responded to news that four out of five Aucklanders can't buy a home.

Australia is on a housing knife-edge

Homeowners will find themselves in trouble if interest rates rise by as little as 0.5 per cent. And it's the young and rich most at risk.

Housemates to help pay the bills

Hoping to pay off your mortgage quicker or simply ease the burden of repayments? Getting housemates could be the way.