Reinstated loan-to-value ratio restrictions and the Government's housing reforms could make interest-only lending curbs less likely, according to a new report.

HSBC has raised its 12 month and 18 month home loans above the 2% threshold as mortgage rates begin to edge up from record lows.

A property investor survey by independent economist Tony Alexander shows people generally support the Government’s housing goals but overwhelmingly oppose the means it has chosen to achieve them.

Cashed up investors along with owner occupiers will now be the ones determining house prices, says Westpac economist Satish Ranchhod.

Unprecedented demand in the housing market is causing a backlog for registered valuations as valuers struggle to cope, according to real estate specialist CoreLogic.

First Mortgage Trust chief executive Tony Kinzett has announced his impending retirement from the industry after fifteen years at the helm.

Non-bank lender Prospa has been added as an approved lender to the Government's Business Finance Guarantee scheme, as ministers open up the initiative to alternative lenders for the first time.

Non-bank lender Bluestone has hired two new business development managers for Auckland as it grows its presence in New Zealand.

Advisers say their clients are experiencing severe delays with turnaround times for registered valuations, putting first home buyers in a race against time on auctions.

A Tauranga landlord has been taken to court for breaching a restraining order in relation to repeatedly failing to lodge bonds in the first case of its type in New Zealand.

The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has launched an initiative aimed at showcasing the success of insurance professionals.

Residential building consents dropped a whopping 18% last month, the first decline in six months after rapid gains.