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Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: How long have buyers got before they lose the upper hand?
People are definitely out looking at what is on offer.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Should Kiwis be getting ready for another house price boom?
Falling interest rates are likely to kickstart the market.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Rock star economy? More like economy on the rocks
There is no clear reason to believe New Zealand is on a stellar path.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: House prices will be rising before the end of the year
The Reserve Bank's rate cut gamble - why the sudden change of heart?
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why interest rate cuts won’t solve NZ’s economic mess
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Markets are betting on steep cuts - so how fast will interest rates tumble?
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Banks worried we’re not borrowing enough as interest rates start to tumble
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why the era of crazy house price rises is over
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Reserve Bank drops the scary language - should borrowers get their hopes up?
The RBNZ kept the Official Cash Rate on hold at 5.5%.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Odds of pre-Christmas rate cut increasing as economy deteriorates
Good news for borrowers, but buyers are in retreat.
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Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Chances of an early rate cut are rising, but at a huge cost
“If I were running the Reserve Bank, I’d be happy right now.”
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: No house price growth till summer
What do current economic conditions mean for investors and first-home buyers?
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: The return of the housing market slump - who’s to blame?
Buyers are in retreat and the market won’t pick up again until interest rates come down.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Unemployment fears scaring off first-home buyers
Survey results show FOMO’s gone and that most agents feel prices are falling.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Making households suffer is only a means to an end, not the nasty goal itself
Until businesses stop raising prices, rates won’t fall.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Tear up the rule book on mortgage rates - volatility is here to stay
Don’t assume NZ will enter a new golden age once interest rates fall.
