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First-home buyer's seven-year journey to the ownership dream

‘It gives us options in the future,’ says DPB-raised buyer who dreamed of family base.

'Chasing rainbows': Home buyers getting fussy while vendors seek 'Lotto win' sales

'I think the market's bottomed out and it is consolidating now.'

Recession data: Have boomers been hit hardest?

Herald analysis shows boomers have been hit hardest by the cost of living crisis.

Editorial: Ominous signs ahead for NZ economy

OPINION: The latest global dairy auction shows demand for our biggest export is down.

Inside Economics with Liam Dann: Why can’t Kiwis fix their mortgage for 30 years?

In the second of his new mid-week columns, Liam Dann answers reader questions.

Can economics be fun? Liam Dann thinks so

The Herald's business editor at large launches a new book demystifying money.

Editorial: Brace for some serious economic pain ahead

OPINION: Credit and mortgage distress is rising fast as interest rates bite.

'A rising tide': More than 480,000 Kiwis behind in debt payments

Mortgage and consumer arrears continue to climb.

To hike or not to hike - economists divided on RBNZ's big rate call

ANZ is expecting the official cash rate to be raised from 5.5 per cent next week.

Kiwibank boss calls for end to OCR hikes as bank posts record profit

Indebted businesses struggling more than those with mortgages.

What you need to know about likely mortgage rule changes

The possibility of debt-to-income ratios being used has worried first home buyers.

Bank boss's interest rate warning for homeowners

Vittoria Shortt's comment comes as most borrowers bet on rates falling by mid-next year.

Retail spending rebounds but monetary policy still holding us back

Electronic card transaction data for January showed a bump in spending.

Grim warning: ANZ picks two more Reserve Bank rate hikes ahead

Strong employment data will force RBNZ to lift the OCR in February and April, ANZ says.

Annual household living costs increased 7 per cent - who was hit hardest?

The cost of living is outpacing inflation - up 7 per cent. But there is good news.

Homeowners under pressure as mortgage arrears hit near four-year high

Mortgage arrears climbed 21 per cent last year.