Jenny Ruth looks at the odds of the Reserve Bank cutting the Official Cash Rate later this week.

Royal & SunAlliance has decided to wind down its mortgage insurance business, as opposed to selling it.

While many economists expect the housing market is starting to cool, property investment consultant Kieran Trass completely disagrees.

A recently released report is critical of mortgage brokers in Australia.

A recently released report is critical of mortgage brokers in Australia.

Some of the first hard evidence that the housing market is slowing has emerged.

The housing market should come off the boil in the second half of this year and mortgage rates should fall, but there are some risks to that assessment according to Macquarie Bank economist Roland Randall.

The war in Iraq is pushing interest rates higher and fixed loan rates are following.

The national median house price rose to match its November record in February although there are some indications that house price inflation may be moderating.

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) is calling on the government to act to curb a proliferation of unlicensed property managers.

Kiwibank's results for the six months ended December 31 show its home loan book had grown to $262 million compared with only $43 million at June 30.

You’d think real estate agents would enthusiastically applaud government plans to introduce some sorts of subsidies for first home buyers.

Longer-term fixed rate home loans continue to fall, even though Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard tried, last week, to dampen expectations that a rate cut is imminent.

PSIS has started a trial program using mortgage brokers to sell its home loan products, acting chief executive Peter Mayne confirms.

Almost nobody expects the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates tomorrow when it issues its latest Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), but the smart money is betting rates will fall, if not next month, then by early June.