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Official Cash Rate News
Catherine Masters
Would NZ house prices go nuts again if we took off all the brakes?
Experts on the usefulness of market controls during a slump.
Diana Clement
‘Riots’ in the UK, ‘carnage’ in Australia… so why aren’t Kiwis seeing red?
Reactions to interest rate rises outside of New Zealand are visceral and loud.
Catherine Masters
New Zealand inflation: What is it? Do interest rates stop it?
How the spike in prices is affecting the housing market.
Owen Vaughan
OneRoof House Price Report - January 2023
NZ's average property value drops below the $1m mark.
Catherine Masters
No ‘blood on the floor’ after 12% house price drops
ANZ chief economist says high employment rate and strong wage growth have saved NZ.
Catherine Masters
'Cheap money fuelled the fire': Kiwis' costly property obsessions laid bare
The post-Covid property boom has changed the market for better and for worse.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: The risk of over-tightening in NZ’s inflation fight
Recession fears dominate.
Catherine Masters
Housing market experts: Would they buy a house in 2023?
The alarm bells have been rung, but how do economists actually view the market?
Kelvin Davidson
At last, some good news for Kiwi renters
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Six reasons why the housing market won’t collapse in 2023
Despite the gloom, it’s highly unlikely house prices will fall another 13.7%.
Diana Clement
'Hike till it hurts': Why is the Reserve Bank making life miserable for homeowners?
Economists expect more interest rate pain in 2023.
Nikki Preston
‘Baked bean budgets’ on the cards as mortgage test rates set to hit 8.6%
More first home buyers likely to be locked out of the market.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Are borrowers being ripped off by the banks? It's complicated
What the changes in the swap rate mean for mortgage-holders.
Nikki Preston
Buyers speed up property deals to beat crushing interest rates
Financial advisers say interest rates are only set to go up in the short-term.
Kelvin Davidson
Have house prices hit the bottom yet?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Rupert Gough
2022 was the year of mortgage pain – will next year be any better for buyers?
What does 2023 look like if you want to buy a house?
OneRoof
OneRoof House Price Report - December 2022
The nationwide average property value continues its downwards trajectory.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Reserve Bank’s best weapon - scaring the bejeebers out of us
Bank has predicted a recession, rising unemployment and falling house prices.