mortgage interest rates

The housing market is not its usual self as it prepares for the onset of winter

The housing market is not its usual self as it prepares for the onset of winter

A turnaround in home loan affordability for first home buyers has happened quite quickly

A turnaround in home loan affordability for first home buyers has happened quite quickly

The RBNZ says despite house prices easing, purchasing a new house 'remains relatively unfavourable compared with long-term averages'

The RBNZ says despite house prices easing, purchasing a new house 'remains relatively unfavourable compared with long-term averages'

First home buyers are benefiting from a combination of declining house prices and falling interest rates

First home buyers are benefiting from a combination of declining house prices and falling interest rates

Cuts to mortgage interest rates may not be enough to turn around the housing market over spring

Cuts to mortgage interest rates may not be enough to turn around the housing market over spring

Improving affordability for first home buyers could mark a turning point in the housing market

Improving affordability for first home buyers could mark a turning point in the housing market

Flat house prices at the bottom of the market, a slight easing of mortgage interest rates and rising incomes create some breathing space for first home buyers

Flat house prices at the bottom of the market, a slight easing of mortgage interest rates and rising incomes create some breathing space for first home buyers

Independent economist Brian Easton says households with children are more likely to have mortgages, so they are likely to be hit more heavily by the rise in interest rates

Independent economist Brian Easton says households with children are more likely to have mortgages, so they are likely to be hit more heavily by the rise in interest rates

First home buyers were better off by $2 a week in November as the market drifted sideways

First home buyers were better off by $2 a week in November as the market drifted sideways

Small moves in house prices and interest rates in June leave home loan affordability little changed

Small moves in house prices and interest rates in June leave home loan affordability little changed

New Reserve Bank mortgage figures show homeowners paid close to $4 billion in interest during the March quarter, while total scheduled repayments topped $6 billion for the first time since the RBNZ started publishing this data

New Reserve Bank mortgage figures show homeowners paid close to $4 billion in interest during the March quarter, while total scheduled repayments topped $6 billion for the first time since the RBNZ started publishing this data

The Consumers Price Index is designed for the RBNZ meaning the Household Living-Costs Price Index is a better measure of how inflation impacts NZ households, Bill Rosenberg argues

The Consumers Price Index is designed for the RBNZ meaning the Household Living-Costs Price Index is a better measure of how inflation impacts NZ households, Bill Rosenberg argues

BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says significant mortgage rate relief is unlikely this year and he's 'not confident' the housing market can 'right itself' till it is clear mortgage rates have stopped rising

BNZ chief economist Mike Jones says significant mortgage rate relief is unlikely this year and he's 'not confident' the housing market can 'right itself' till it is clear mortgage rates have stopped rising

Almost a third of first home buyers have less than a 20% deposit and the average amount they're paying for a home is down $58,300 since April last year

Almost a third of first home buyers have less than a 20% deposit and the average amount they're paying for a home is down $58,300 since April last year

Suddenly our wholesale rate curves have turned very negative. We check the history books to see what happened when we last had rate inversions as steep as they are now

Suddenly our wholesale rate curves have turned very negative. We check the history books to see what happened when we last had rate inversions as steep as they are now