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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.
House prices expected to rise
For those that have recently become homeowners, it will be important that house prices don’t drop. Many people have purchased using a low deposit and if house values drop, these purchasers could find themselves in an adverse equity position.
A shift in longer term rates
ASB is the latest bank to drop their 4 and 5 year mortgage rates below 3%, joining BNZ and Westpac at 2.99% and it won't be long before the other banks follow suit.
Fixing one-year highly favoured
In my recent survey, 96% of Mortgage Advisors said that people are favouring the one-year term when fixing their mortgage. The reason for doing so is fairly clear – it is the cheapest rate on offer.
Structural falls in interest rates are almost over
You might think that as an economist I tell people what I think is going to happen. There are certainly elements of that, and generally that is what people look for. But the way to do this is remind people about the long-term underlying forces in play.