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New Zealand mortgage rates are dropping

By:adminPosted: Mar 18th, 2020In: Real News

This week, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand issued an emergency announcement, cutting the official cash rate by 75 basis points, to a record low of 0.25 per cent. Banks immediately passed on the cut[...]

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Economists expect “minor drop” in mortgage rates

By:adminPosted: Mar 11th, 2020In: Real News

In less than two weeks, the Reserve Bank may – or may not – announce another OCR cut to 0.75 per cent (or even 0.5 per cent). But ASB economists believe that, this time, the[...]

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Will the coronavirus outbreak lead to a surprise OCR cut?

By:adminPosted: Mar 5th, 2020In: Real News

ANZ economists believe the rapidly escalating coronavirus outbreak could force the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to cut the official cash rate (OCR) by 0.5 per cent this month. The latest developments have prompted ANZ[...]

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Mortgage lending strong in January

By:adminPosted: Feb 27th, 2020In: Real News

According to the latest Reserve Bank’s data, mortgage lending volumes are on the rise with New Zealanders borrowing a total of $4.7 billion in January – the highest figure on record for any January since[...]

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Busiest January in four years

By:adminPosted: Feb 25th, 2020In: Real News

According to the latest REINZ report, the New Zealand property market had a strong start to the year, with the most residential properties sold in four years. If you are planning your next property moves[...]

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Interest rates may remain low until 2022

By:adminPosted: Feb 19th, 2020In: Real News

This week, in the aftermath of RBNZ’s decision to keep the OCR at 1 per cent, ASB economists peered into their crystal ball and came up with a bold prediction:  “We now expect the OCR[...]

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RBNZ plays down economic impact of Coronavirus

By:adminPosted: Feb 12th, 2020In: Real News

This week, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decided to keep the official cash rate (OCR) at 1 per cent. The decision was widely expected by economists, who couldn’t but notice the “upbeat” tone[...]

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First-home buyers have increased presence in the market

By:Josh BronkhorstPosted: Feb 5th, 2020In: Real News

In December 2019, New Zealanders borrowed $6.5 billion – up nearly $1.2 billion compared with December 2018. And at 18.5 per cent, first-home buyers moved to a new record high share of the amount borrowed. [...]

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Will Kiwibank buy BNZ? Here’s what the experts say

By:adminPosted: Jan 29th, 2020In: Real News

The media recently reported that negotiations are underway for Kiwibank to take over BNZ from its parent, National Australia Bank (NAB).  Some industry experts, like Simplicity founder Sam Stubbs, believe the deal could be worth[...]

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Property experts look into their crystal balls

By:adminPosted: Jan 22nd, 2020In: Real News

Housing market predictions continue to run rampant in the news, with property experts once again peering into their crystal balls. In the past few weeks, most economists have been revising their forecasts for 2020, saying that current market conditions[...]

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