It's time to take control of our home loan and make it work better for us.

Aaron Stampa runs his mortgage advice business from Momentum's office.

New Zealand's boom and bust episodes are a fundamental economic flaw.

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Man being forced to sell his mum's home, after being "conned" into a mortgage.

Banks appear more open to lending after restrictions have loosened this year.

Home loan rates rose slightly in 2017 but what will they do in 2018?

First-home buyers are being urged to reduce their credit card limits to borrow for a home.

Profits for the non-bank sector have risen by more than 10 per cent, KPMG report finds.

A new one-stop shop money comparison website has launched in New Zealand.

High house prices are here to stay unless mortgage rates shoot up, says Peter Thompson.

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HSBC has launched a record low home rate of 3.87 per cent.

Simon Lawrence Turnbull last year admitted his role in a mortgage fraud.

Housing market and credit growth need to cool further, Standard & Poor's says.

National's Steven Joyce says high debt levels could increase home loan rates.

In his last major speech as Governor Graeme Wheeler offers clues on the future of LVRs

Banks are not lending up to the limit for low deposit home-buyers.

As the property market plateaus, these tips will help you get in to your first home.

Selling a house or switching mortgages to another bank can be costly.

Flat New Zealand result but Australian operation awash with cash.

BNZ bank has posted a profit of $416 million in its first half.

COMMENT: You shouldn't put your boat on the house, writes Diana Clement.

Baby boomer bashing won't solve the problems, says Liam Dann.

Tougher stress tests are making it harder to meet lending criteria, says a major mortgage broker.

Households are borrowing more relative to disposable income than before the financial crisis.

Kiwibank says funding pressures and infrastructure spending are behind a 13 per cent drop in the bank's half year profit.

While other banks have increased home loan rates in recent weeks HSBC has come out with a 3.99 per cent rate for an 18 month fixed term loan.

Don't expect interest rates to stay still despite the Reserve Bank's decision to keep the official cash rate on hold.

Home-buyers took a breather at the end of last year with new residential mortgage lending dipping down.