Bruce Patten

Mortgage broker Bruce Patten of Loan Market joins the Panel to talk about the correlation between rents and the change in rules around mortgage lending. Audio

First home buyers braving the rough waters of the Auckland housing market are increasingly turning to the "bank of mum and dad." Audio

A year on from the introduction of tougher new lending rules it seems it's not just be first home buyers being affected. Audio

Auckland's biggest mortgage broker says clients are already wanting to renegotiate their loans, or borrow even more money to buy boats or do up the house, following the release of Auckland Council's… Audio

Bruce Patten is a director for the large mortgage broking firm, Loanmarket. Audio

Sales of houses plummeted in April while prices were steady. Audio

Buying a home is at its most affordable level in five months, with a new survey showing the national median house price dropping by 8.6 percent. Audio

BNZ is holding out as the only one of the major banks to not raise home loan interest rates so far in the run up to Christmas. Audio

A mortgage broker says a decision by Westpac to charge higher interest rates for low deposit mortgages will make it even harder for first home buyers to enter the market. Audio

Real estate company says investors are flooding market and taking advantage of gap left by departure of many first-time buyers as Reserve Bank's new home loan lending rules kick in. Audio

The first firm figures on lending restrictions show banks are cutting back hard on people with low deposits. Audio

The first monthly property sales figures for Auckland since the Reserve Bank imposed tougher lending conditions on banks show they're yet to dent rising prices. Audio

A survey of the housing market has revealed a drop in the number of first time home buyers - but commentators are divided about whether it was caused by changes to lending rules. Audio

First home buyers are feeling the squeeze after the ASB withdrew all pre-approvals for low deposit loans. Audio

First time home buyers are expected to bare the brunt of the Reserve Bank's decision to charge more capital against the mortgages of risky borrowers. Audio