Results: Mortgage advice
What the RBNZ’s planned OCR track means for mortgage rates
With a series of small but steady OCR cuts expected over the coming months, here's how that's likely to impact short- and longer-t...
Rates still dropping, but some terms don't have much further to go
Now that the two-year rate is sitting below 5%—with most banks offering 4.99%—that's pretty close to where things are expected to ...
Borrowers favouring two-year term in wake of latest rate cuts
With most lenders now offering two-year fixed rates of 4.99%, borrowers have been flocking to the two-year term in droves. Does it...
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.
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.
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