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Official Cash Rate News

Kelvin Davidson
Be afraid! But Reserve Bank’s cash rate warning may not come to pass
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Nikki Preston
‘We need to buy!’: First home buyers rush to beat punishing interest rate rises
Significant increase in the number of first home buyers looking, say agents.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What the rate hike means for house prices
Expect another round of fixed mortgage rate increases very soon.

Kelvin Davidson
Will this week's cash rate rise extend NZ's house price gloom?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Nikki Preston
Official Cash Rate prediction: Triple hike now and triple hike in Feb
But experts say there’s no guarantee the Reserve Bank won’t stop at 5%.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Something interesting is going to happen to houses prices at the end of 2023
Prices haven’t hit the bottom quite yet.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why bad news for retailers is good news for mortgage rates
Signs Reserve Bank’s tactics are working as Kiwis cut back on spending.

Kelvin Davidson
Chances of a massive interest rate hike have just increased
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Diana Clement
Could mortgage rates hit 10% in 2023?
The internet is awash with predictions of double digit rates.

Diana Clement
Is this going to hurt? Homeowners told to brace themselves
“This is one of the fastest rate hikes in our history.”

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Be very careful about locking in three to five-year fixed rates
The guidance on interest rates being given now is likely excessively high.

Ashley Church
Ashley Church: House price forecasts - we're in unknown territory
There is a lot of uncertainty in the market.

Kelvin Davidson
Could your finances really handle a mortgage rate of more than 7%?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Interest rate rises - will they weaken the housing market?
It’s getting harder to control inflation.

Kelvin Davidson
If inflation rises above 7.3%, expect interest rates to take a hard path
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Kelvin Davidson
Rising rates, sinking prices: The ‘orderly correction’ that feels anything but
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.

Nikki Preston
'Less money sloshing around’: What 8% test rates mean for the housing market
Buyers won’t be able to spend as much and homeowners’ finances will be squeezed, warn experts.

Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Official cash rate hits 3.5%, so what should buyers and homeowners do now?
It's unwise to make panicked decisions based on whatever was in last night’s news.