New Zealand’s housing market faces an uncomfortable combination: borrowing costs could rise again while house prices remain subdued. ASB expects two further Official Cash […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has delivered its first Official Cash Rate (OCR) increase since April 2023, lifting the benchmark interest […]
PHOTO: All eyes are on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) as it prepares to announce its latest Official Cash Rate (OCR) decision […]
PHOTO: ANZ now expects the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) to begin lifting the Official Cash Rate. FILE New Zealand’s housing market — and household wallets […]
PHOTO: Rising Interest Rates Could Trigger a Political Earthquake. FILE If the Official Cash Rate (OCR) rises again and mortgage rates follow, the political […]
PHOTO: 📰 Housing Market | 💸 Mortgage Rates | 🇳🇿 NZ Economy | 📉 Property Noise New Zealand’s housing market is walking a tightrope. […]
PHOTO: Inflation Is Back, Rate Cuts Look Premature — And Housing May Pay the Price. PROPERTY NOISE Just months after talk of “rate cuts […]
PHOTO: The Summer Property Market “Holding Strong” Might Be Exactly What Keeps Rates Higher for Longer. PROPERTY NOISE New Zealand’s housing market ended 2025 […]
PHOTO:🏦 BANKS UNDER PRESSURE AFTER OCR CUT — WILL MORTGAGE RATES FINALLY DROP? Finance Minister Nicola Willis. FILE Finance Minister Nicola Willis has issued […]
PHOTO: While today’s drop may look small on paper, the flow-on effects for the property market will be anything but. FILE PropertyNoise.co.nz – Independent. […]
PHOTO: Dr Anna Breman will begin as Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand on 1 December 2025. FILE The Reserve Bank of […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has just delivered a major surprise. FILE 🏦 The Big News: OCR Slashed to 2.50% The […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). FILE 📉 The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has slashed the Official Cash Rate (OCR) […]
PHOTO: The RBNZ’s current forecast sees the OCR settling at 3%, but Kiwibank expects 2.5%, a cut that would drag one- and two-year fixed […]
PHOTO: RBNZ Pauses Rate Cuts, Keeps OCR at 3.25%. Healthie The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has decided to keep the Official Cash […]
PHOTO: New Zealand’s Interest Rate Path Narrows as Inflation Cools and Growth Slows. FILE 📍 WELLINGTON, NZ — The Reserve Bank of New Zealand […]
PHOTO: 🎯 Reserve Bank Confirms 0.25% OCR Cut – More Reductions May Follow. FILE In a widely anticipated move, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand […]
PHOTO: The housing market’s on edge ahead of Wednesday’s OCR announcement. Here’s what you need to know this week. FILE Boost Your Brand with 6 […]
PHOTO: Kaboompics.com Despite the Reserve Bank’s latest move to ease financial pressure, the big banks are dragging their heels – again. Here’s what they […]
PHOTO: RAWPIXEL The New Zealand housing market is showing signs of improvement, and the Reserve Bank’s surprise decision to slash the Official Cash Rate […]
PHOTO: Adrian Orr is a New Zealand economist and current Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. FILE As the country’s top monetary policy […]
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PHOTO: FILE A 50-point cut to the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is nearly certain in the coming week, bringing major implications for mortgage rates […]
PHOTO: FILE The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is widely expected to reduce the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points this […]
PHOTO: FILE As New Zealand approaches its final Official Cash Rate (OCR) announcement for the year on November 27th, anticipation and strategic planning are […]
PHOTO: FILE Debate Intensifies Over Potential Jumbo Rate Cut by Reserve Bank Next Month The financial community is buzzing with speculation over whether the […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand. FILE This week, all eyes are on the Reserve Bank as it prepares to announce its decision […]
PHOTO: FILE A super-sized cut to New Zealand’s official cash rate (OCR) is on the horizon, with economists and financial markets anticipating a rapid […]
PHOTO: 1NEWS The Reserve Bank has announced that the official cash rate (OCR) will be cut to 5.25%, following weeks of speculation about a […]
PHOTO: ASB. FILE ASB is dropping all interest rates across fixed and floating lending in response to the RBNZ’s decision to decrease the Official […]
PHOTO: FILE Westpac is reducing its home loan interest rates, becoming the first bank to respond after the Reserve Bank adjusted its outlook on […]
PHOTO: FILE Restrictive monetary policy has alleviated capacity pressures in New Zealand’s economy and reduced consumer price inflation. It is anticipated that annual consumer […]
PHOTO: RAWPIXEL. FILE EDITORS COMMENT: “Refusing to adjust the OCR amid rising employment, minus net migration, faltering business conditions, and sluggish retail figures would […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). FILE A prominent economist anticipates that the double dip recession will prompt the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) […]
PHOTO: THE RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA (RBA) FILE Australian Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 4.35% vs. New Zealand’s 5.5% Diverging Monetary Policies: Australia’s OCR […]
PHOTO: FILE Westpac NZ anticipates a challenging trajectory for the government in 2024, as it grapples with the dual imperative of tightening fiscal policies […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). FILE The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is facing diminishing pressure to raise the Official […]
PHOTO: Westpac. FILE Westpac currently stands alone as the sole bank anticipating the need for the Reserve Bank to once again raise the official […]
PHOTO: The stress banks are putting on NZ Mortgage holders is huge. RAWPIXEL Major New Zealand banks, including the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), […]
PHOTO: National’s Finance spokesperson, Nicola Willis. GETTY National’s Finance spokesperson, Nicola Willis, expressed her concern over the Reserve Bank’s decision to maintain the Official […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has kept the OCR at 5.5% The Official Cash Rate has been maintained at 5.5 percent. However, […]
PHOTO: Adrian Orr is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. He was first appointed in March 2018 and has been reappointed […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Impending OCR Update: Home Loan Borrowers Await Decision Anticipated Relief for Home Loan Borrowers as Official […]
PHOTO: Adrian Orr. FILE The Monetary Policy Committee Decision propertynoise.co.nz to launch real estate industry recruitment site Record of meeting July 2023 The Monetary […]
PHOTO: BusinessDesk investments editor Frances Cook spoke with Breakfast ahead of this week’s Reserve Bank OCR update. (Source: Breakfast) The Reserve Bank to Update […]
PHOTO: Antonia Watson – Chief Executive Officer of ANZ NZ. FILE ANZ Bank economists are picking the housing market may start to rebound in […]
PHOTO: Official Cash Rate is expected to stay at 5,5%. RAW PIXEL According to ONE ROOF there could be “light at the end of […]
PHOTO: Finance Minister Grant Robertson. FILE Despite the Government’s Budget being called “boring”, a leading economist fears it could see the inflationary challenge hitting […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand. GETTY/NEWSHUB The Reserve Bank backed up their ‘big talk’ on inflation with ‘even bigger action’ this week […]
PHOTO: CoreLogic House Price Index The downturn in New Zealand’s property market continued in March, with average values down another 1.1%, according to the […]
PHOTO: homes.co.nz A little background: During the Covid-19 pandemic, we saw the Reserve Bank lower the OCR to help alleviate some of the inevitable […]
PHOTO: Economist Brad Olsen. FILE The Reserve Bank recently hiked the Official Cash Rate by another 0.5 basis points in an attempt to tackle […]
PHOTO: Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr. NEWSHUB Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr again ratcheted up the OCR by 50 basis points to 4.75% on […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand. FILE “Kiwis borrowing to buy their first or next home still have plenty of options,” says Tim […]
PHOTO: Commentary by CoreLogic NZ Chief Property Economist, Kelvin Davidson Today’s Stats NZ figures showed that inflation on the consumers price index (CPI) was […]
PHOTO: Kiwi mortgage holders are in for ‘MASSIVE PAIN’ Image by rawpixel.com The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand are set to punish hard working kiwi mortgage holders to curb infaltion. Pay more on your mortgage […]
PHOTO: Jacinda Ardern is very unlikely win the 2023 General Election. GETTY The Reserve Bank is set to deliver the biggest hike in the […]
PHOTO: New Zealand is being driven into the ground. FILE Economic stress is taking its toll on the housing sector, with mortgage brokers concerned […]
PHOTO: ANZ Chief economist Sharon Zollner The stubborn resilience of the economy has prompted the country’s biggest bank to forecast even more aggressive interest […]
PHOTO: Adrian Orr (R) – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand RBNZ increases OCR to 3.0% View this post on Instagram MOST POPULAR BE […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand. FILE Rowan Dixon, Acting Chief Executive at REINZ says: “The Reserve Bank’s announcement today of a 50 […]
PHOTO: The RBNZ’s May projections did not forecast OCR reductions until 2024 but some banks are saying late 2023 The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) may […]
PHOTO: HSBC economist Paul Bloxham In 2014 a renowned economist said New Zealand had a rockstar economy, but now he’s warning Aotearoa is heading […]
PHOTO: That will drag mortgage rates up as well. Image – Getty Images / Newshub. Prices keep going up – inflation has hit a […]
PHOTO: The Reserve bank of New Zealand. FILE Monetary tightening continues The Monetary Policy Committee today increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 2.50 […]
PHOTO: Official Cash Rate. GETTY The Monetary Policy Committee today increased the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 2.0 percent. The Committee agreed it remains […]
PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand. FILE The Reserve Bank is expected to announce another double-hike to the official cash rate (OCR) later […]
PHOTO: File image: Governor of the Reserve Bank Adrian Orr. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) has stepped up the battle against inflation […]
PHOTO: RBNZ – The Reserve Bank of New Zealand. FILE The Reserve Bank is expected to hike the official cash rate (OCR) on Wednesday […]
PHOTO: Tim Kearins, Owner of Century 21 New Zealand “Interest rates are still a lot lower than when they peaked in past decades. What’s […]
PHOTO: Australian OCR. GETTY We reckon it is the BEST property news update in NZ! RBA holds cash rate at 0.1 per cent despite […]
PHOTO: Mortgage rates are set to escalate in 2022. FILE CoreLogic Property Market and Economic Update wraps up 2021 CoreLogic NZ’s latest Property Market […]
PHOTO: Tim Kearins, Owner of Century 21 New Zealand “Another OCR rise won’t dent the enthusiasm. That’s because for the likes of first-home buyers […]
PHOTO: First Home Buyers with BIG mortgage are set to feel the pain of raising interest rates In advance of today’s official cash rate […]
PHOTO: ASB ASB will make changes to some interest rates following the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s announcement today it is increasing the Official […]
PHOTO: There will be a whole lot less money in the economy now With the residential housing market out of control and billions of […]
PHOTO: OCR looks likely to rise this week. FILE Another interest rate rise from the Reserve Bank this Wednesday seems a foregone conclusion. Decade […]
PHOTO: Shamubeel Eaqub and Frances Sweetman on The AM Show. The AM Show/Newshub. Money experts are warning would-be first-home buyers things are only going […]
PHOTO: Official Cash Rate 6 October 2021- FULL MEDIA RELEASE The Monetary Policy Committee agreed to increase the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 0.50 […]
PHOTO: RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr The head of the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) says New Zealand entered its latest lockdown in about the best economic […]
PHOTO: OCR Increase. GETTY Press Release: Finder News highlights: 80% of experts and economists believe the OCR will increase in August 4 in 5 feel […]
PHOTO: Source: Seven Sharp ANZ has hiked all its fixed mortgage rates, ahead of tomorrow’s Official Cash Rate announcement by the Reserve Bank. After […]
PHOTO: Photo: 123RF The Reserve Bank (RBNZ) looks set to deliver a rise in the official cash rate this Wednesday – something that has not […]
PHOTO: Frances Sweetman. Photo credit: The AM Show An economist has cast doubt on forecasts the official cash rate (OCR) is set to skyrocket, […]
PHOTO: Kelvin Davidson Commentary by Kelvin Davidson, CoreLogic Chief Property Economist Today’s decision by the Reserve Bank (RBNZ) to keep the official cash rate […]
PHOTO: However the banks say interest rates are still at historically low levels. ASB has announced increases to its fixed-term mortgage and term deposit […]
PHOTO: OCR hike have a particularly large cooling effect on the economy The first Official Cash Rate (OCR) hike in seven years is expected […]
PHOTO: Interest Rates The official cash rate – at a record low since the pandemic hit – will likely start rising again before the […]
PHOTO: Reserve Bank of New Zealand The Monetary Policy Committee agreed to maintain the current stimulatory level of monetary settings in order to meet […]
PHOTO: The AM Show; Image – Getty Images The Reserve Bank is unlikely to say when it’s expecting to raise interest rates ahead of […]
PHOTO: The AM Show; Image – Getty Images Banks are picking the official cash rate (OCR) to rise over the next few years, potentially […]
PHOTO: Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr. Source: 1 NEWS The Reserve Bank has held the official cash rate (OCR) at a record low 0.25 […]
PHOTO: ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley ASB now expects the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to stay at 0.25% until mid-2023, and is no longer anticipating […]
PHOTO: Reserve Bank of New Zealand The Monetary Policy Committee agreed to provide additional monetary stimulus to the economy in order to meet its […]
PHOTO: ANZ New Zealand CEO Antonia Watson The housing market and new mortgage lending are bright spots in an economy otherwise facing an enormous amount […]
PHOTO:THE-DOMINION-POST Reserve Bank deputy governor Geoff Bascand says he is not sure why doubts are still floating around the bank’s OCR commitment, given its […]
PHOTO: HAGEN HOPKINS/GETTY IMAGESReserve Bank governor Adrian Orr may have to go back on his pledge not to move the OCR for 12 months, […]
PHOTO: SCOTT BARBOUR/GETTY IMAGES ANZ’s new rates take effect March 19. ANZ has become the first bank to cut its fixed home loan rates […]
PHOTO: Reserve Bank An official cash rate announcement is coming from the Reserve Bank on Monday morning, and economists are predicting an emergency cut. […]
PHOTO: ROSS GIBLIN/STUFF No surprise this time from Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr. The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate unchanged at […]
PHOTO: MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFFThe former car yard at the corner of Muritai St and Parkers Rd, Tahunanui, where a petrol station has been granted […]
PHOTO: RBNZ Westpac economists believe that the recent increase in median house prices could prompt the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) to “pause […]
PHOTO: GEORGE HEARD/STUFF Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones is leading the Billion Trees scheme. Austrian and German aristocrats have snapped up more New Zealand […]
PHOTO: STUFF ASB economists say they expect the cash rate to be cut to a low of 0.5 per cent this cycle but it could […]
PHOTO: The latest Quotable Value house price index Changes to the Official Cash Rate are yet to stimulate the housing market as hoped, according […]
PHOTO: Derryn Mayne “Despite the Reserve Bank not lowering the Official Cash Rate today, let’s not forget it has already given the local real […]
PHOTO: Canterbury Home Show organisers say this year smaller homes have been the biggest draw. Source: 1 NEWS By Katie Todd of rnz.co.nz Tiny house […]
PHOTO: Sam McIntyre, Co-Owner of Tall Poppy Real Estate Wellington, Tuesday 13 August – Early signs of growth in the housing market are expected […]
PHOTO: ROBYN EDIE/STUFF With an official cash rate of 1 per cent, Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr doesn’t have a lot more ammunition to deploy. […]
PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF The Reserve Bank released its latest quarterly monetary policy statement on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank has slashed the official cash rate to a […]
PHOTO: REINZ Median house prices across New Zealand increased by 6.4% in April to a record equal $585,000, up from $550,000 in April […]
PHOTO: OCR cut. Getty All the major banks have dropped their interest rates in the wake of the Reserve Bank’s latest cut to […]
PHOTO: STUFF – The Reserve Bank in central Wellington. The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent and cut […]
The Reserve Bank has cut the official cash rate to 1.75 per cent. In a move widely expected by financial markets, irrespective of the […]
The Reserve Bank is to give clearer signals about what it expects to do to interest rates, by publishing projections for the benchmark official […]
Interest rates are likely to plunge much lower as the Reserve Bank’s commitment to weakening the dollar is tested. On Thursday Reserve Bank governor […]
Prime Minister John Key does not expect the central bank to cut interest rates following the British vote to leave the European Union, but […]
National offers more investor-friendly settings, while Labour proposes a new property gains tax. We assess what each could mean for NZ house prices in 2027 and beyond.
New Zealand’s economy has reasons to improve. But homeowners expecting that improvement to trigger another property surge could be disappointed. Tony Alexander’s latest outlook […]
PROPERTY NOISE | MARKET ANALYSIS More first-home buyers are entering New Zealand’s housing market, but that is not translating into a broad recovery. Tony […]
PROPERTY NOISE | OPINION & ANALYSIS New Zealand taxpayers fund Parliament. MPs make the rules that shape our housing market. Ahead of the NZ […]
PHOTO: Ex Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford Jacinda Ardern has sold the Auckland home that carried her through the most consequential […]