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26 June 2025

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...

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12 June 2025

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...

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29 May 2025

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...

11 April 2025

With another 0.25% cut in the bag, OCR edges closer to 'neutral'

With another 0.25% OCR cut under our belts, and wholesale rates down off the back of significant global volatility, are we on track for more sub-5% mortgage rates?

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20 February 2025

Reserve Bank kicks off 2025 with a 0.50% OCR cut, taking us down to 3.75%

As promised late last year, the RBNZ delivered another 0.50% OCR cut on 19 February. Let's dive into what the move means for mortgage rates, the New Zealand economy and housing market.

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17 December 2024

Predictions for NZ interest rates and the OCR in 2025

After a tough few years, we're on the slow road to recovery—and things should continue to look up in 2025. Here are our predictions on interest rates, the OCR, economy and housing market for next year.

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12 November 2024

A broader look at interest rates, the NZ housing market and economy

Between US politics and NZ's last OCR verdict of the year coming up, November's shaping up to be a big month. Here's a broad look at what it means for New Zealand interest rates, the housing market and our economy.

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