New housing statistics have identified increasing numbers of Auckland suburbs that are out of reach for first-time buyers, with childless big-earners the most likely to be able to buy now.

I haven't seen any research on the reasons why people are choosing to take some time off KiwiSaving but I reckon the answers would be obvious.

Higher fuel prices are likely to mean lower profit margins and lower real wages.

The receivers of Equitable Mortgages say it's too soon to say how much of the property lender's $188.4m worth of loans they are likely to recover.

Lending to customers at New Zealand's banks grew by a meagre 0.7 per cent in the second half of their financial year, a new report shows.