Editorial: Hipkins gets a break as Nats focus on bread and butter
While Hipkins is away in China, National will have more of the domestic spotlight.
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Commerce Commission inquiry into bank profits slated to launch tomorrow
It follows calls from the National and Green parties and the Reserve Bank for an inquiry.
UK households remortgaging face near $6000 rise in annual payments
Financial Times: Pressure increases on Rishi Sunak to help families.
Retail spending slump signals looming economic downturn
Card spending fell for the first time since February.
Kiwi entrepreneur offers millionaire deposit rates to first-home buyers
Entrepreneur offers 'bank alternative' with latest venture Aera.
New data shows best month for house sales in a year. Is market starting to turn?
Another sign Auckland has bottomed out. A jump in volume, but sale prices flat.
House prices may be bottoming out
Opinion: New analysis suggests an end to the house price slump may be in sight.
The ‘new norm': Are home loan borrowers getting used to higher interest rates?
Signs are there, but a mortgage broker says there is worse to come for some.
Latest data suggests ‘possible floor approaching’ in plummeting house prices
New reports from OneRoof, Corelogic and ANZ all suggest house prices may have bottomed out
RBNZ 'comfortable' with where mortgage rates are at
The deputy Reserve Bank governor foresees a period of interest rate stability.
RBNZ confirms easing of mortgage lending restrictions
LVR rules to be loosened from June 1.
Nick Stewart: Property in 2023 - pain or gain?
When the housing bubble pops, things go downhill fast.
Mortgage pain: Second major bank lifts home loan rates after OCR hike
Westpac has made changes to its fixed and floating mortgage rates.
Adrian Orr appears before MPs: ‘It will feel painful for people’
No pain, no gain: MPs get a chance to grill Reserve Bank boss over rates hike.
Adrian Orr: Govt ‘more of a friend than foe’ in attempts to cool inflation
Reserve Bank downplays impact of government spending plans on inflation.
Peak OCR? Reserve Bank shocks market by saying it’s done enough
The Reserve Bank releases its full Monetary Policy Statement.
Giving with one hand, taking with the other: Auckland mortage payments could jump $1500 a year after Budget
Economists and mortgage brokers say interest rates could jump after Budget.
Interest repayments eating into incomes of Covid property boom buyers
Percentage of incomes being spent on mortgages surpasses "stress" threshold.
'Fear of missing out': Homeowners want to sell after $1250 a month interest hike
The Rubins want to see more support brought in for those facing steep rate rises.
Opinion: Inflation is here to stay, here's what businesses can do
Chamber boss: 'I'm preparing for inflation to stick around for a while'.
Look at her now: Woman overcomes loan refusal for shopping at Kmart
Kim Anderson-Robb hit headlines across the globe.
Cost of living: 300,000 more Kiwis worrying about money weekly
But it's the younger generation that are feeling most worried about money.
More homeowners are falling behind on mortgage payments
More than 425,000 are in overall arrears as high interest and inflation bite.
Data shows official inflation rates underestimates Kiwis' true pain
Who is feeling inflation the most and why.
Will looser LVR restrictions reignite the housing market?
Experts weigh in on Reserve Bank proposal to ease mortgage lending restrictions.
Consumers still wary about the economy - ANZ
ANZ-Roy Morgan's consumer confidence index is still "extremely low" this month.
RBNZ proposes easing banks’ mortgage lending restrictions
LVR restrictions likely to be loosened.
Sir Paul Adams, Ted Manson: Raised in state houses, billion-dollar sales success
What can we learn from them? What is their new direction these days?
Trad front, rad back: Grey Lynn house valued at $5.6m for sale
'But a lot was done on the renovation. I spent too much on that - over $2.5m.'
Find flatmates, grow your own veges: Grim advice for new homeowners after OCR rise
Rise in the official cash rate tipped to heap big pressure on Hawke's Bay housing market.
Hefty OCR hike aimed at keeping mortgage rates where they are
Reserve Bank wants lending rates to stay put, and deposit rates to rise.
Quarter of mortgaged properties in Auckland vulnerable to flooding
The Reserve Bank concludes NZ banks are resilient to isolated climate events.
Cost of living: Food now a bigger worry than housing
Survey reveals who is feeling it the hardest.
Q&A: Construction crunch, rate hikes, falling prices - what's next for housing?
The Herald's property and personal finance experts answer your questions.