The Reserve Bank has raised its Official Cash Rate (OCR) from 5.5% to 5.75%, but has also signalled that further increases are less likely than it was indicating in May.

The Reserve Bank has raised its official cash rate (OCR) from 5.5% to 5.75% but has also signalled that further increases are less likely than it was indicating in May.

Retail sharebroking firms are taking different approaches to the mortgage business.

Markets betting on the Reserve Bank raising interest rates this week, and in its subsequent review.

Housing consents hit highest monthly level ever.

A Massey University survey reveals why New Zealand's home ownership rate is falling.

Many financial planners are facing a major business issue in that their traditional client base is dying off, according to James Turnbull, manager of Macquarie Adviser Services.

Two mortgage broking firms have got together under the Mortgage Alliance banner to create a firm with more than 120 brokers.

Kiwibank is turning down home loan applications at a rate of more than one in two, says chief executive Sam Knowles.

Sales of Auckland homes worth $1 million or more showed a remarkable jump in the past quarter.

The theme for this year’s Mortgage Brokers Association (MBA) conference to be held in Rotorua from September 19-21 will be "meeting the challenge."

The latest Reserve Bank figures suggest the three increases in official interest rates so far this year have done little to dampen our appetite for mortgage debt.

New Zealand’s fledgling non-bank home lending sector has gained another new entrant which styles itself New Zealand Mortgage Funds.