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Today, we're excited to announce we'll soon be acquiring a majority stake in leading Christchurch-based mortgage brokerage, NZ Mortgages—marking the next step on our mission to become an iconic New Zealand business.
Our housing market was one of the first parts of the economy to feel the impact of rising interest rates—and it will be one of the first to benefit now that rates are on the way down again. But how long will rate cuts take to flow through to the rest of the economy?
In New Zealand, it's fair to say we've got a bit of a fixation with mortgage rates—and a lot of our decisions are guided by where we're going to get the "best" deal. Here's why that strategy may not necessarily be a good one.
Things have largely settled in the wake of the OCR cut on 14th August—and now the market is watching and waiting for the Reserve Bank's next update in October. So, what's the outlook on rates from here?
