Mike Pero's name still synonymous with the enterprise he founded.

Investors took out nearly $2 billion in mortgages in a month, the latest statistics show - 33 per cent of all new lending.

For many Kiwis, paying off a mortgage is a marathon effort - but on November 1, 10 lucky Auckland Marathon runners will have the chance to run down their rate

Years after the great housing bust, so-called liar loans - made without verifying people's finances - are creeping back into the US market.

An Auckland mortgage expert warns that speculators are driving up house prices, making it harder for first home buyers who are getting regularly outbid.

Investors will soon have another option when it comes to beating the savings' rate on money in the bank.

Auckland Council contacts police over claims homeowner, whose house was sold by mortgagee sale today, has been paying rates to unregistered Maori authority.

Seven former Mike Pero Mortgages' franchisees have taken High Court action over restraint-of-trade obligations.

The tide has turned on the economic boom. The slump in dairy prices has once again laid bare the vulnerabilities of a commodity-dominated economy.

Mortgage rates have dropped again. SBS Bank is offering a 4.85 per cent rate for an 18-month term - the lowest deal around.

The sub-5 per cent mortgage rate is back - three major banks have dropped fixed term rates in the last week.

ASB customers should be in line for a drop in their home loan interest rates this month.

Two more major banks have announced mortgage rate cuts following the Reserve Bank's decision yesterday to lower the official cash rate.

The Reserve Bank's decision to lower the official cash rate has been heralded as a positive move for house buyers outside Auckland.

Personal finance and investing columnist Brent Sheather on the pitfalls of home equity release arrangements or reverse mortgages.

As the average price of an Auckland home hits over $800,000 more people are turning to friends to help them get into the property market.

Sixty is the new 50 even when it comes to mortgages.

Westpac could join a mortgage-rate battle after Kiwibank and ANZ slashed their home loan rates.

ANZ and KiwiBank have cut their mortgage rates as speculation grows the Reserve Bank will cut the OCR.

The number of mortgage holders paying break fees to cash in on near record-low interest rates has jumped, with some homeowners saving thousands from the switch.

New lending rules targeting Auckland residential property investors will cool the market - but the city's "gravitational pull" will counter any impact, John Key says.

REINZ figures show the national median house price fell 4.2 per cent in April, but rose 18pc in Auckland.

I've recently separated from my wife and taken a mortgage on my home to pay a separation settlement. Can I use my KiwiSaver to pay into the home loan?

China's biggest bank has begun making inroads into this country's mortgage market.

Labour leader Andrew Little says the Reserve Bank should target property speculators to ease the pressures on the Auckland housing market.

Andrew Little says a speech from the Reserve Bank deputy governor was effectively saying there was a housing crisis – something John Key had refused to accept.

Auckland house prices surged 13 per cent in the last month alone and are up $83,000 annually, according to REINZ's latest figures.

Auckland's housing market is a giant Ponzi scheme, one economist says, as residents pay each other to get in, driving prices up.

Sydneysiders take comfort...Aucklanders are suffering more when it comes to buying a house.