Mortgage Rates
The Week in Detail: Policy scrambles, sorcery violence
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The mortgage rate rollercoaster
It's a housing crisis of a different kind - house prices are falling and interest rates are rising. Audio
The Gift of Economic Knowledge
In the spirit of giving, the Two Cents' team is answering your economic questions on Kiwisaver, property prices and mortgage rates. Audio
Mortgage rates fall as OCR is slashed
Banks have begun cutting mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank reduced its key interest rate today for the first time in more than two years. It's good news for borrowers but those with savings in the… Video, Audio
RBNZ says higher mortgage rates could trigger housing downturn
In its latest review of the financial system, the Reserve Bank has given the financial system a clean bill of health. However in a big but, it's worried a rise in mortgage interest rates to 7 percent… Audio
Report finds improvement in housing affordability
Now may not be a bad time to own a home. A report by Massey University says that's due to falling mortgage rates and property prices staying relatively stable. Audio
Banks cut mortgage interest rates
Several retail banks have quickly followed suit in dropping their floating mortgage rates. Audio
Banker says mortgage rates could reach 60-year lows
Mortgage rates are tipped to drop to 60-year lows before the end of the year thanks to cuts in official interest rates and intense competition between banks. Audio