No surprises are expected in the Reserve Bank’s upcoming official cash rate (OCR) and monetary policy statements this Thursday.

Property investors remain firmly in the sights of the Reserve Bank.

Residential values nationwide have increased by 3.1% over the last three months and 6.4% over the last year, according to the latest QV data.

Clarification of the GST rules for bodies corporate has been laid out in a taxation bill introduced to Parliament last week.

Greater flexibility for investors is contained in a raft of new offerings from non-bank lender RESIMAC Home Loans.

Kiwi mortgage interest rates reached a new low today as several major banks slashed their offerings.

A smaller proportion of low equity loans was made in December than the previous month, while overall lending hit a record since the speed bump rules were introduced.

New data from QV leaves little doubt that property value growth is slowing around the country, but that doesn’t mean a major decline is coming.