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Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What the OCR pause - and the bank’s shock omission - means for mortgages
The new Governor kept the OCR at 2.25% but rate hike likely once inflation drops to 2%.
Catherine Masters
How political will real estate get in 2026? Rate rises, capital gains tax, anaemic housing market
Economic experts and politicians on what to expect as the election nears.
Kelvin Davidson
OCR watch: New governor’s first move - will her words shift the housing market and mortgage rates?
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Kelvin Davidson
Going nowhere? What rising unemployment means for house prices
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Australia ups the stakes - will NZ follow suit and hike cash rate on the 18th?
Catherine Masters
‘The banks aren’t waiting’: Rates on the up, so how long should you fix?
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Nervous landlords, rising prices and early rate hikes - 2026’s nasty surprises
Kelvin Davidson
Inflation blow raises spectre of early interest rate rise - but how soon?
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why a weaker Kiwi dollar may derail your move to Australia
What the growing exchange gap means for migrants and salaries.
Kelvin Davidson
Floating mortgages, building costs and inflation: Key signals for 2026
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why the 2026 election is throwing house price predictions off course
Also, the impact of the US President’s actions on NZ’s economy is impossible to calculate.
Kelvin Davidson
Where house prices dropped the most in 2025 - and where they kept on climbing
The five things you need to know about the housing market this week.
Zoe Hunter
Loan-killer towns and suburbs: Where you can pay off the mortgage in six years and retire debt-free
Fastest places to become mortgage-free revealed, and how to do it.
OneRoof
‘Because they can’: How Auckland’s rich made helicopters their bach commute
Inside the city’s booming backyard helipad scene and what it costs to be a member.
Zoe Hunter
NZ's surprising mortgage-free hot spots - and the suburbs drowning in debt
The postcodes where the majority of people own their homes outright.
Natalie Akoorie
10 things that can make a house harder to sell - floods, firebombings and religious shrines
The eye-opening hurdles behind failed home sales in South Auckland.
