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Interest rate news
Bank switching among mortgage holders hits record high
Floating or going short term makes it easier for borrowers to change bank.
Property Insider: Questions about ‘defective’ apartments
How can it be that 19-year-old apartments need $36.6m repairs or $82m rebuilding costs?
Major bank cuts key home loan rate
One of New Zealand's major banks has moved early to cut home loan rates.
Nadine Higgins: Financial lessons I learned from a reno
OPINION: There are things you just don't know about until after.
Popularity of short term mortgage borrowing surges – at a cost
Nearly 90% of new mortgage lending in October was floating or fixed for a year or less.
ASB cuts fixed mortgage rates, term deposits
ASB has cut lending interest rates by between 10 and 20 basis points.
‘Relief heading into Christmas’: How banks reacted to the OCR cut
New Zealand's major banks moved swiftly to cut home loan rates after the OCR announcement.
Nadine Higgins: How to navigate the low equity minefield in NZ home loans
OPINION: Low-deposit borrowers face higher rates as banks reflect greater lending risks.
More interest rate relief coming ... but how much and where to next?
The Reserve Bank will this week deliver a new set of forecasts for where rates are headed.
'Double whammy': OCR cut delivers mortgage relief but potential job losses dampen mood
Interest rates are now expected to drop steeply into the new year.
Mary Holm: How to split your mortgage when refixing
OPINION: With interest rates on the way down, what should you do?
Rate cut sparks biggest rally in NZ shares in two years
OPINION: Federal Reserve expected to cut rates, potentially boosting market performance.
Opinion: There's more to solving the housing crisis than upping supply
OPINION: A closer look at the web of factors that influence house prices and rents.
Are central banks good doctors? Comparing RBNZ and US inflation strategies
OPINION: How the RBNZ's cautious monetary policies have over-treated the NZ economy.
Why NZ home mortgage rates are on their way down
NZ two-year swap rates have fallen sharply over the last month.
Are you missing out on secret special interest rates?
Big discounts available to those who know how to get them, brokers say.
Are you missing out on secret special interest rates?
Big discounts available to those who know how to get them, brokers say.
Market close: Mixed day for local stocks; Nvidia tumbles on US govt threat
The New Zealand sharemarket took a breather after a string of positive days.
Blow for homeowners: Interest rates set to stay higher for longer
Hopes of rates falling have been sucker-punched by moves in the wholesale market.