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25 September 2020

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.

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09 September 2020

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.

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07 September 2020

Mortgage rates set to go under 2%

Following the recent speculation around New Zealand’s Official Cash Rate heading into the negatives, economists are expecting that we could be seeing home loan interest rates drop below 2% for the next couple of years.

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27 August 2020

What happens with negative interest rates?

Two weeks ago, the Reserve Bank made a point of noting that they are actively examining how a negative interest rates policy might work.

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