Mortgage rates are again sneaking higher
Stimulatory mortgage rates positive for economic recovery but risks remain.
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One OCR hike pencilled in by Westpac
Westpac economists reckon there will be just one OCR hike this year and have pencilled it in for December after the election.
When will the first OCR increase occur?
Economist Tony Alexander says based on the Australian rate looking like it will be raised from 3.6% before the middle of this year, the New Zealand OCR will comfortably rise before the end of the year.
Open banking making life easier for advisers and lenders
Early adopter advisers and lenders are now using regulated open banking connections to make it easier for people to apply for a home loan.
Queenstown not off the radar for first home buyers
First home buyers are not being deterred by Queenstown’s soaring house prices.
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New rules for meth contaminated houses
REINZ welcomes regulation of methamphetamine contamination in rental housing.
Leaving last year's stumbling housing market behind
As interest rates ease and job losses climb, New Zealand’s housing market faces a mixed year of modest growth, with conflicting forces shaping the outlook for homebuyers and investors.
Don’t bet on house prices rising faster than incomes
Former Reserve Bank Governor and National Party leader Don Brash says there are grounds for believing that house prices may finally have ended the three-decade period when they rose significantly faster than incomes.
Top Mortgage Rates
| Unity First Home Buyer special | 3.99 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.99 |
| ICBC | 4.25 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 4.35 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.45 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.49 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.49 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.49 |
| TSB Special | 4.49 |
| Unity Special | 4.49 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 4.49 |
| TSB Special | 4.00 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.49 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.49 |
| Nelson Building Society | 4.59 |
| ICBC | 4.59 |
| Unity Special | 4.65 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.69 |
| ANZ Special | 4.69 |
| BNZ - Std | 4.69 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 4.75 |
| Westpac Special | 4.75 |
| ICBC | 4.99 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.15 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.29 |
| Westpac Special | 5.29 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.29 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.39 |
| TSB Special | 5.39 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.45 |
| ASB Bank | 5.45 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.49 |
| BNZ - Classic | 5.59 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.29 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 3.34 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB | 3.74 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 3.95 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 4.99 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.99 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 5.30 |
| ICBC | 5.39 |
| Kiwibank | 5.65 |
| Kiwibank - Offset | 5.65 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.69 |
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Prasad shifts to Pepper Money
Experienced business development manager Ashlene Prasad has left CFML Loans to join Pepper Money as a senior BDM.
Squirrel invests in taking The Squirrel Effect to Kiwis
Squirrel has appointed Abi Cooke into the role of chief marketing officer.
FMT appoints national strategic partnerships manager
FMT makes appointment to replace Bruce Smith.
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Kiwimonster offers advisers KiwiSaver insights
A new tool will give advisers more information to help them make KiwiSaver decisions with their clients.
Paying advisers for KiwiSaver advice
Amova (nee Nikko) has rolled out a new remuneration option for advisers offering KiwiSaver advice.
Super alone won’t cut it in retirement
New expenditure guidelines show how much New Zealanders need in their KiwiSaver to retire comfortably.
ANZ increases its floating rates
ANZ has increased its floating rates. It says it has been competitive in floating rates, lowering them 2.95% since the OCR began to fall in August 2024. This, it says, is more than any of the other main banks.
"Ahead of the November OCR cut, our floating rate was already below most of the main banks, our new rate remains competitively positioned among the main banks in the market today. We’ll continue to review rates as global and local conditions evolve," it says in a statement.
To see how it stacks up against other lenders check our table here.
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