Results: Housing Market
Next OCR verdict expected to tip one-year rates to down around 4.50%
Next week's OCR announcement is expected to bring either a 0.25% or 0.50% reduction—which should be enough to get the one-year rat...
Interest rates set to drop as GDP result sparks calls for 0.5% OCR cut
Our latest GDP numbers caught everyone off-guard. And with some now calling for a 0.5% OCR cut on 8 October, interest rates are ex...
GDP back in the red—strengthening case for October OCR cut
Every few days, it seems, we’re being hit with a fresh wave of weak economic data—with the latest being the June 2025 quarter GDP ...
Stability returns to interest rates; one-year terms still recommended
The delivery of promised tax cuts will be welcome news to many, but will it be enough to make a tangible difference in the current cost-of-living crisis for Kiwi households?
A week of big news in interest rates and the New Zealand housing market
On the same day as the OCR announcement, the government announced the axing of the first home grant. So what does this mean for first home buyers?
Jobs growth in New Zealand has hit a roadblock
Wholesale interest rates in NZ have increased in recent months, and there has essentially been no jobs growth in New Zealand since the middle of last year. So will this weakening in the labour market continue?
Inflation's backing down, but it's still got a way to go
If borrowers are hoping that the just-announced fall in the country’s rate of inflation to a four year low of 4.0% from the 2022 peak of 7.3% will bring interest rate cuts, they might need to think again.
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