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Rates change all the time. Keep up to date with the latest activity so you can manage your mortgage and pay-it-off faster.
Phantom bidding slammed
Phantom bidding at house auctions hit the headlines across the ditch last week when a Melbourne magistrate slammed the practice as "evil, deceitful and misleading."
Interest rates continue to rise
In the past month fixed rates for home loans have continued to rise while floating rates have stabalised.
Kiwi appetite for housing debt seems to be abating
New Zealanders’ appetite for debt, mostly put to use in buying property, seems to have at last abated after a decade of giddy growth, according to the Reserve Bank.
RB leaves cash rate unchanged
Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash left the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 5.75% this morning as most economists had expected.
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