House sales to first home buyers have slumped to their lowest level in 11 years, but it’s not all bad news for mortgage advisers.

In Hamish Patel’s world, mortgage advisers are becoming akin to counsellors.

House sales slumped to their lowest in 31 years last month, excluding 2020.

When the New Zealand housing market turns as it has in Australia, a lot of people won’t understand it, says economist Tony Alexander.

If the Reserve Bank implements its debt-to-income (DTI) restrictions tool, it will put enormous pressure on mortgage advisers, says David Green of Advice HQ.

The Reserve Bank says house prices are still too high and it expects defaults in repayments to rise.

The recent moves by the Reserve Bank to finalise its debt-to-income (DTI) restrictions tool has sparked discussion and surprise amongst property investor.

Barfoot & Thompson, Auckland’s biggest real estate agency, sold just 473 homes last month, the lowest in 22 years.

Early evidence shows working-from-home has reshaped the urban rental market structure.

The Reserve Bank’s easing of the speed limits on high loan-to-value (LVR) restrictions from 1 June is going to be more significant for owner-occupiers than investors.

A new entrant has joined the crowded professional indemnity (PI) insurance market for mortgage and financial advisers.

ANZ economists have revised down their predictions of house price falls to 18% from 22% previously.

A record 82.2% of landlords are aiming to raise rents over the coming year.

A landlord who filed a Tenancy Tribunal application to evict a tenant for ‘offensive verbal disputes’ has failed because the tenant suffers from night terrors and PTSD.

In times of high inflation, it’s essential to stick to the basics when setting a fair market rental rate.

The drop in average house values has surpassed the worst point of the Global Financial Crisis.