Banking and financeHousing crash: Sales slump 13pc - banks, Govt, CGT talk blamedREINZ data is out this morning.11 Apr 09:05 PM
Personal FinanceMortgage wars: 3 year rates now below 4%Two major banks are now offering sub-4 per cent rates over three years.05 Apr 08:20 PM
Banking and financeAverage first-home buyer signs on for $400k mortgageThere a concerns about first home buyer's reliance on KiwiSaver for home deposits.19 Mar 07:05 PM
Banking and financeMortgage wars: Bank offers NZ's lowest-ever rateFalling wholesale rates help banks cut home loan rates.04 Mar 09:14 PM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Should I break my mortgage?Comment: Do you kick yourself when interest rates fall?23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandBombshell banking report: Will you pay more on your mortgage?An Australian report recommends scrapping commission payments to mortgage brokers.05 Feb 01:25 AM
Banking and finance100% mortgage: Could you borrow cost of a home in NZ?A British bank has launched a 100 per cent mortgage - could it happen here, too?03 Feb 01:30 AM
Banking and financeMortgage wars: Second major bank lowers rate to less than 4%A second bank is set to offer a sub-4 per cent home loan rate.25 Jan 04:00 PM
Banking and financeMortgage war reignites: Westpac offers 3.99% rateCould a new sub-4 per cent rate spur a new mortgage war?18 Jan 05:16 AM
PropertyBanks get tough on home loansBanks are open for business but want to see that home buyers can service their debt.13 Jan 05:00 AM
Banking and financeInterest rate warning: How Reserve Bank move could hit homeownersAnalysts pick big rise in loan interest rates on back of new bank capital requirements.23 Dec 04:00 PM
Personal FinanceShared ownership home loans no silver bullet - brokersShared ownership will offer another option for home-buyers but it won't be for all.10 Dec 02:52 AM
BusinessGet in quick: 'Historic' low mortgage rate deals almost all goneMortgage brokers warn the historic low deals aren't likely to be seen again anytime soon.03 Dec 03:07 AM
New ZealandIwi bank idea mooted to put more Māori in homesThe bank would also help develop underutilised Māori land and keep profits in New Zealand.29 Nov 02:36 AM
EconomyMortgage changes 'not guaranteed' to make a difference - analystEasing on bank lending restrictions may not be magic solution home buyers are looking for.27 Nov 10:27 PM
Personal FinanceHome-lending restrictions to ease from JanuaryHome lending restrictions are set to ease from January.27 Nov 07:06 PM
Personal FinanceShould you break your mortgage to get a record-low home-loan rate?A mortgage-rate war has broken out among the major banks.14 Nov 12:23 AM
New Zealand'Kerbside viewing only' house saved from saleBuyers were warned they couldn't go inside - but now it's not being sold at all.16 Oct 10:18 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: What's going on with interest rates?COMMENT: With his mortgage rate due to be re-fixed, Liam Dann works through his options.29 Sep 07:31 PM
BusinessMike Pero settles $2.2m overpayment casePero gives up some of his stake in Mike Pero Real Estate.27 Sep 12:00 AM
New ZealandHome for sale - but you can't go insideAnother house being sold "from the roadside" has been saved at the last minute.20 Sep 02:11 AM
Banking and financeFirst KiwiBuild open home attracts hundredsFirst KiwiBuild open home attracts 500 hopefuls - and all main banks.10 Sep 05:43 AM
TaxMortgage broker sent back to prison for tax evasionThe Auckland mortgage broker evaded $400,000 in tax over the course of 10 years.20 Aug 01:45 AM
OpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Who gets what when I die?COMMENT: What happens to your money (or debt) when you die?28 Jul 05:00 PM
PropertyReal estate body warns members of scamReal estate agents and lawyers have been warned about a home deposit scam.27 Jul 04:20 AM
PropertyThink Auckland has it bad? Try 37 years to save a 20pc depositHousing affordability issues extend well beyond Kiwi borders.13 Jul 01:13 AM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Wile E. Coyote and the debt cliffThe world can't shake its the debt habit -- and that adds to the level of economic risk.28 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Fix or float your mortgage when rates creep up?COMMENT: Pondering your mortgage is easier if you let go of idea that you have control.09 Jun 08:00 PM
Banking and financeHome lending restrictions tipped to easeLending restrictions could ease by the end of this year, according to one bank economist.30 May 02:00 AM
Banking and financePressure building on mortgage rates: Reserve BankHigher offshore funding costs could put pressure on banks to increase interest rates.10 May 09:04 AM
CompaniesLiam Dann: Are we riding into loan danger?COMMENT: Private debt stats make ugly reading. Will we cope when interest rates rise?06 May 04:15 AM
Personal FinanceCouple who never missed mortgage payment to be evictedUK couple are among the worst-hit victims of Britain's interest-only mortgage crisis.02 May 08:31 PM
OpinionTom HartmannGet Sorted: How to pay less interest on your mortgageIt's time to take control of our home loan and make it work better for us.30 Apr 03:14 AM
PropertyStampa back home helping home buyersAaron Stampa runs his mortgage advice business from Momentum's office.28 Mar 12:00 AM
