Another review of the controversial  Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) is to be carried out.

The Reserve Bank’s first life insurance industry stress test shows the biggest insurers will be able to withstand severe economic and insurance shocks, while continuing to pay out on policy claims.

A 1% increase in wages leads directly to a 1% increase in new tenancy rents, while a 1% increase in the average number of people in each home, leads to a 1.5% rise in rents nationally, says a new paper released by the Reserve Bank.

The bottom of the housing market beckons, with the nation’s three-month rolling rate of decline dropping for the fourth straight month.

Auckland’s average sales price retreated a little, to $1,067,070, down 2.8% last month compared to June, Barfoot & Thompson data show.

The IFSO Scheme can now investigate complaints about insurance claims, credit and other financial services/products up to $350,000+GST, or $2,625+GST per week for regular payments.

ASB says there are signs a wage-price spiral could become embedded in the economy.

The OCR could still be above the Reserve Bank’s 1-3% band in the second half of 2025.

The latest data from realestate.co.nz shows stock remains high, but new listings hitting a record low.

Mortgage borrowing hit $350 billion for the first time in June.

If there was a tailwind for housing from dropping fixed mortgage rates, it faded last month, ANZ Bank says.

Property buying by relocating owner-occupiers or movers has slumped.

The share of new mortgages to first home buyers rose for the third consecutive month to 24.4% last month, up slightly from 24.3% in May, the latest Reserve Bank figures show.

The social shaming of property investors by politicians is one reason ordinary Kiwis are nervous about investing.

A new housing report shows how mission-oriented thinking could solve New Zealand’s housing crisis.

While inflation has fallen from 6.5% year-on-year to 6%, ANZ says the proportion of the CPI basket running in excess of the Reserve Bank’s mid-point inflation target of 2% increased to 84%, while the proportion of the basket running at greater than 5% fell.