fixed mortgage rates
Record surge in amount of mortgage money moving to fixed rates in December as homeowners digested Reserve Bank's November OCR announcement and then acted - decisively
5th Feb 26, 8:30am
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Record surge in amount of mortgage money moving to fixed rates in December as homeowners digested Reserve Bank's November OCR announcement and then acted - decisively
Latest Reserve Bank figures show a massive spike in change of loan provider in December, with record amounts being moved and a record share of the total new monthly mortgage market
29th Jan 26, 3:50pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show a massive spike in change of loan provider in December, with record amounts being moved and a record share of the total new monthly mortgage market
Latest Reserve Bank figures show just under half of mortgage money uplifted in November - nearly $4 billion - was on floating rates. If the intention was to take advantage of future fixed mortgage rate falls, this plan appears to have been frustrated
22nd Jan 26, 7:53am
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show just under half of mortgage money uplifted in November - nearly $4 billion - was on floating rates. If the intention was to take advantage of future fixed mortgage rate falls, this plan appears to have been frustrated
Latest Reserve Bank figures show a third of owner-occupier mortgage money uplifted from new mortgages in October was on floating rates as home owners seemingly bet on further fixed rate cuts that might not come
9th Dec 25, 5:00am
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show a third of owner-occupier mortgage money uplifted from new mortgages in October was on floating rates as home owners seemingly bet on further fixed rate cuts that might not come
We go hunting for the reasons fixed home loan rates have not followed the OCR down. Although these reasons are somewhat technical, they are real and may well indicate that fixed mortgage rates are about to go up
7th Dec 25, 2:00pm
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We go hunting for the reasons fixed home loan rates have not followed the OCR down. Although these reasons are somewhat technical, they are real and may well indicate that fixed mortgage rates are about to go up
Latest Reserve Bank figures show in the first nine months of this year the pile of outstanding mortgage stock has grown at nearly double the rate it was growing two years ago
9th Nov 25, 6:01am
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show in the first nine months of this year the pile of outstanding mortgage stock has grown at nearly double the rate it was growing two years ago
Latest Reserve Bank figures show short term fixed and floating mortgages found renewed favour in September ahead of the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate decision on October 8
6th Nov 25, 4:20pm
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Latest Reserve Bank figures show short term fixed and floating mortgages found renewed favour in September ahead of the Reserve Bank's Official Cash Rate decision on October 8
After the unwelcome 2023 run-up, mortgage rates eased back in 2024. We provide some perspective and look ahead to 2025
27th Dec 24, 9:01am
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After the unwelcome 2023 run-up, mortgage rates eased back in 2024. We provide some perspective and look ahead to 2025
We look at how much more fixed home loan rates, and term deposit rates, could fall from here using history as a guide
26th Sep 24, 2:58pm
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We look at how much more fixed home loan rates, and term deposit rates, could fall from here using history as a guide
Although more borrowers may be taking an interest in break fees, this doesn't necessarily mean there'll be a spike in those breaking mortgage terms
3rd Sep 24, 12:11pm
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Although more borrowers may be taking an interest in break fees, this doesn't necessarily mean there'll be a spike in those breaking mortgage terms
What does five year mortgage rates being lower than one and two year rates mean?
25th Jul 23, 11:15am
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What does five year mortgage rates being lower than one and two year rates mean?
When the two year swap rate was last at Monday's level, that was back in May 2010 and the two year fixed mortgage rate was 7.30%. Who says it won't go back to that level?
26th Sep 22, 4:42pm
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When the two year swap rate was last at Monday's level, that was back in May 2010 and the two year fixed mortgage rate was 7.30%. Who says it won't go back to that level?
Wholesale swap rates get new energy to push on sharply higher, even on top of the recent sharp increases. This fire is now well ablaze
27th Oct 21, 4:50pm
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Wholesale swap rates get new energy to push on sharply higher, even on top of the recent sharp increases. This fire is now well ablaze
At least $1 billion in 'excess' interest cost is being left on the table by home owners who don't negotiate hard enough for the best mortgage rate available, sure to rise as policy makers create the conditions for higher rates
26th Sep 21, 4:55pm
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At least $1 billion in 'excess' interest cost is being left on the table by home owners who don't negotiate hard enough for the best mortgage rate available, sure to rise as policy makers create the conditions for higher rates
HSBC announces some substantial home loan rate reductions but these come amidst sharp wholesale market movements and just 14 days after they hiked rates sharply
6th Aug 21, 11:45am
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HSBC announces some substantial home loan rate reductions but these come amidst sharp wholesale market movements and just 14 days after they hiked rates sharply