Higher interest rates have barely begun to bite on household spending but their impact is already being felt in the housing market, says ASB Bank.

We'd all love our children to grow up financially savvy, but too many Kiwi kids progress straight from piggy bank to plastic cards without passing go.

More than 200 homes in the eastern Bay of Plenty have been declared uninhabitable as a result of flooding and earthquakes which hit the area last month.

Borrowers should brace themselves for their home-loan interest rates to rise faster than the official cash rate.

Getting a home loan may mean considering the many new lenders providing competition for the banks, writes Rob Stock.

Weekly mortgage rate report: Although two year rates are considered the best option for home loans at the moment rates have started rising.

Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard may be heartened by ASB Bank’s latest survey findings that expectations of house price increases are rapidly diminishing.

Escalating house prices are making it difficult for low-income Northlanders to buy a home, according to Kia Ora Ngapuhi Housing.

Longer lifespans are reaping rewards for Vision Senior Living, reports Lesley Springall.

The markets are at a fascinating juncture, uncertain in which direction to move given the opposing forces currently influencing investors. Tyndall Investment Management New Zealand Ltd managing director Anthony Quirk comments on the state of the markets

The handling of the New Zealand and Australian economies by their respective reserve banks was shown in sharp contrast yesterday when the RBA left its central interest rates unchanged at 5.25%.

Thursday, 5 August 2004, 2:34 pm

New Zealand Property Investors Federation president Craig Paddon says it is no surprise that submissions are flooding in well-ahead of deadline on the government""'s property depreciation tax paper Repairs and Maintenance to the Tax Depreciation Rules.

An IRD discussion paper “Repairs and maintenance to the tax depreciation rules” was released on 12 July. It talks about how owners of rental properties will be able to claim depreciation on a building and chattels.