Shamubeel Eaqub

Financial experts are divided over the Reserve Bank's suggestion that it might introduce debt-to-income ratio restrictions. Audio

The Reserve Bank says the banking sector is well placed to deal with losses on loans to dairy farmers who will struggle to repay them because of falling world prices. Audio

Economist and author Shamubeel Eaqub joins Checkpoint to discuss Labour leader Andrew Little's suggestion to force banks to pass on Official Cash Rate cuts to customers. Audio

Shamubeel Eaqub is an economist who wrote the book Generation Rent with his wife Selena Eaqub. He talks to us about Auckland's housing market. Audio

A Ngai Tahu and the New Zealand Super Fund are spending $113 million building 200 houses in the West Auckland suburb. The author of 'Generation Rent', Shamubeel Eaqub, is an adviser to the board of… Audio

Yesterday's cut to the OCR comes amid signs Auckland's rampant property market has plateaued and investors are looking elsewhere. Audio

The record influx of immigrants shows no sign of slowing. Audio

Despite risking adding more fuel to the real estate fire, the Reserve Bank has lowered the Official Cash Rate to 2.75%. Audio

Independent economist Shamubeel Eaqub is the author of the book Growing Apart that looks at regional prosperity. He's gone as far as to call some provincial centres zombie towns that need to close. Audio

NZ Institute of Economic Research principal economist on the the country's evolving rental market, the basis of his new book 'Generation Rent - Rethinking New Zealand's Priorities'. Audio

The Reserve Bank of Australia has dropped its official cash rate to a record low of 2-percent; prompting further questions about why New Zealand isn't doing the same. Audio

Mary listeners have been feeding in their comments on this subject. Audio

Ham radios are being used in Nepal after the devastating earthquake knocked out much of the modern communication systems. Audio

Charging interest on loans goes against Muslim principles. One woman trying to convince a bank to give her an interest-free mortgage. She says thousands of Muslims are being forced to choose between… Audio

Housing affordability is major cities around the world is hetting worse. We talk to NZIER senior economist Shamubeel Eaqub about what the social outcomes of this will be. Audio

Auckland's housing market is being likened to a giant ponzi scheme by one leading economist. Audio

The mortgage war is heating up with several more banks including two of the largest joining in cutting home loan rates. Audio

Firms have continued to express confidence in the country's economic prospects, while inflation remains in check. Audio

Businesses are hiring more staff as they continue to feel upbeat about 2015. Audio

The Institute of Economic Research's December quarterly survey of business opinion found optimists outnumbered pessimists, with a net 21 percent of firms expecting economic conditions to improve in… Audio