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Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Australia ups the stakes - will NZ follow suit and hike cash rate on the 18th?
The stats that tell us when the Reserve Bank is likely to reverse course.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Nervous landlords, rising prices and early rate hikes - 2026’s nasty surprises
More investors want to sell, as higher mortgage costs loom.
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.
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.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: That five-year mortgage rate of 4.99% will disappear any day now
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why the banks won’t pass on the full cash rate cut to homeowners
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What the OCR drop to 2.25% means for mortgages and house prices in 2026
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Three forces shaping the housing market’s next move
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Go low or fix for five years? Kiwis’ mortgage dilemma
Another OCR cut is on the cards, but Kiwis should expect rates to rise at some point in the future.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: FOMO is back, house buyers, but this time the market’s different
Why this housing recovery looks nothing like the last one.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Labour’s capital gains tax - what it means for house prices
There are too many unknowns to say for certain that affordability will improve.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why 2026 is the year to bet on - the good times are coming
The economy is months away from feeling the full effects of falling interest rates.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Reserve Bank’s OCR shock treatment - is it working?
Figures suggest Kiwis are planning to spend more and that house prices are stabilising.
Nikki Preston
Should Kiwis lock in a 5-year rate? Economist who got it right in 2021 says yes
Tony Alexander believes spreading the risk is “a good idea most of the time”.
