Expectations of house price inflation continue to climb in ASB’s latest quarterly survey and are close to their all-time high 10 years ago....

Top economists are warning potential home buyers to proceed with caution as another bank drops its variable mortgage rate to the lowest in 40 years....

As the property market shows signs of rejuvenation, banks are loosening the purse strings and relaxing their lending criteria....

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....

OPINION: There is growing evidence that the New Zealand economy is near the bottom of the economic cycle and we can expect some growth to resume in the very near future....

Rod Oram argues here http://www.stuff.co.nz/business that it’s time we revolt against the big banks because they are “enjoying excessively healthy lending margins”. ...