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.

A Reserve Bank discussion paper by researcher Andrew Coleman argues that temporary surges in house prices are often caused by interest rate movements.

Independent economist Tony Alexander on how the banks fix mortgage rates.

Rising property sales are starting to bite into the country’s stock levels leading to house price rises.