BDBDCompaniesNZ houses overvalued by 25pc - IMFNew Zealand housing is already overvalued by about 25 per cent and if it continues to rise may force the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates, according to the IMF.14 May 11:30 PM
EconomyProperty boom: House prices soarHouse prices are booming around New Zealand - with the average price of an Auckland city home rocketing to $735,692, up 12 per cent over the past year.09 May 06:55 PM
New ZealandSupport for curb on home loansAuckland's top real estate agency has welcomed the Reserve Bank's moves to dampen the hot housing market but doesn't expect prices to suddenly drop.08 May 05:30 PM
Banking and financeBank signals mortgage restrictionsThe Reserve Bank has given strong signals that it intends to restrict mortgage lending at high loan-to-value ratios, to rein in credit growth and house price inflation.08 May 05:30 PM
BDBDBanking and financeReserve Bank confirms interventionThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it intervened in foreign exchange markets in an attempt to drive the kiwi lower. It gave no details of the size of the intervention.08 May 02:45 AM
BDBDBanking and financeReserve Bank tips risky lending limitsThe Reserve Bank would impose limits on riskier mortgage lending with smaller deposits if it judged those loans to be a "significant risk" to financial stability.07 May 10:55 PM
BDBDBanking and financeHouse pressures risk to financial stability - WheelerIncreasing pressure in a housing market where supply is failing to meet demand is posing a growing risk to our financial stability, says the Reserve Bank.07 May 09:15 PM
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar rises after OCR reviewThe dollar rose as much as 0.7 per cent against the greenback after Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler backed off from talking down the currency at today's monetary policy review.23 Apr 11:20 PM
OpinionDavid Tripe: Keep Reserve Bank out of the house"While there's been much hand-wringing over housing prices, is intervention by the Reserve Bank really the answer?" asks David Tripe.23 Apr 09:30 PM
