IAN MELLETT OF QUAY LAW Ian Mellett and his wife Cathy emigrated to New Zealand in June 1997....

Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard warned of the need to avoid a return to a “debt-fuelled housing cycle”, as the bank published its six-monthly Financial Stability Report today....

An indicator of the housing market firmed in September, led by Wellington and Auckland. The Mike Pero Mortgages — Infometrics property cycle indicator lifted to 6.99 last month from 6.66 in August....

Home buyers can expect mortgage interest rates to start rising by the middle of next year and be 3 per cent higher in 18 months, economists say....

An indicator of the housing market improved to its best reading in two years, as the economy struggled to escape a recession that began at the start of 2008....