Results: Mortgage advice
Mortgage rates trucking along as is for now
It's all looking pretty quiet on the interest rates front at the moment. While shorter-term rates are expected to fall a little fu...
Competition keeping mortgage rates in check, despite rise in wholesale rates
Wholesale rates have gone up slightly in the wake of our latest 0.25% OCR cut, raising concerns that mortgage rates may follow sui...
Another OCR cut in the bag—and we're almost at the bottom of the rate cycle
The Reserve Bank dropped the OCR by a further 0.25% this week, down to 3.25%—meaning we're now within reaching distance of the bot...
Monetary policy tightening soon
Things have changed a bit since my last column discussing interest rates a couple of weeks ago. The state of the pandemic has stalled the growth projections for many economies and how quickly interest rates will go up. But what's in store for New Zealand?
Why you might be better to break your home loan early
Typically you refix your loan at the end of your loan term, but it can make sense to break a loan and refix for a long term benefit.
Mortgage interest rates are set to rise
In New Zealand the current general expectation is that this removal of the sugar bowl will commence in the second half of next year. One or two forecasters are suggesting the first half.
Shifting interest rate risks
Welcome to 2021 and another year when in all probability house prices will continue to rise at a strong pace, with a key driving factor continuing to be record low interest rates.
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