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Rates change all the time. Keep up to date with the latest activity so you can manage your mortgage and pay-it-off faster.
Reserve Bank defends interest rate stance
Lowering the OCR risks further fuelling house price growth but the Reserve Bank believes it has been a necessary trade-off to prevent a decline in inflation expectations.
House prices growing risk for banks – S&P
Skyrocketing house prices mean New Zealand banks are facing increased economic risks and will now have higher risk weights, a global ratings agency has said.
Finding solutions to 60% LVRs
The Reserve Bank’s new investor-targeted LVR rules come into effect on 1 October, but there are solutions to the restrictions for investors willing to think laterally.
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