A major slowdown in the construction industry is fast approaching.

Mortgage lending is still in the doldrums with the $3.8 billion borrowed last month, the lowest since records began in 2013.

The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) is seeking feedback on proposed new guidance for the financial sector on managing climate-related risks.

Median weekly rents across the country reached a record high of $600 in February, the latest Trade Me data show.

Homeowners overwhelmed with the cost of living, rising interest rates and recent weather damage are turning to mortgage advisers for advice.

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The steady flow of existing mortgage borrowers having to stomach higher interest rates recently has been a theme in property and personal finance for some time.

Total wealth held by Australasia’s richest people shrank by 11% last year.

The main trading banks are now predicting the OCR to hit 5.25%, back from 5.5%, and mortgage interest rates to rise to 7% or slightly higher.

The number of investors who are likely to sell their properties has risen to a staggering  34.5% over the past two years, a new survey of landlords shows.

Economist Tony Alexander says there needs to be some perspective on the RBNZ’s talk of a looming recession and whether the country is in one already.

Interest rate hikes and tighter lending rules have triggered the biggest property sales collapse since 1981.

New Zealand mortgage and financial advisers are looking at ChatGPT, seeing what it can produce and generally not trusting it.

The Healthy Homes Standards and tenancy law changes have been blamed for higher average rents of more than $500 a week.

Du Val Capital Partners (DVCP) says it is disappointed the FMA has issued a recent public warning against it for misleading investors over the suspension of cash distributions from its flagship mortgage fund.

As interest rates have risen, Kiwis have pulled back from overpaying their mortgages, the latest Canstar Consumer Pulse Report shows.