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Official Cash Rate up 75 points to 4.25 percent - highest rise in a decade
There could be some collective belt tightening across New Zealand following the latest interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank, and yet another gloomy economic forecast.
The 75 basis point jump saw… Audio
ANZ cuts two year fixed home loan rate
Eyebrows raised yesterday when ANZ Bank cut its two-year fixed home loan rate - a move that comes at a time when the Reserve Bank's official cash rate is on a steep climb.
The question on the lips of… Audio
Homeowners brace for rising interest rates
It's uncertain times for homeowners with a mortgage as they brace for more interest rate rises and some serious belt-tightening. The Reserve Bank is widely expected to raise the benchmark rate to an… Audio
New lending laws lock out many mortgage seekers
The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) regulations, came into force this month with the intention of protecting borrowers, but they are being described as a nightmare locking many… Audio
Mortgage lending restrictions not expected to cool market much
Restrictions on the property market are getting tougher as loan-to-value ratio restrictions come into place.
From 1 November, the amount of lending banks can make to owner-occupiers with small… Audio
Getting a hand up to get a foot on the property ladder
Has the government managed to remove stumbling blocks for first home owners with its policy announcements yesterday? Or is the basic problem that houses are just too expensive? Audio
Reserve bank expected to hold interest rates
The Reserve Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady a little longer to give banks plenty of time to adjust to negative interest rates.
The central bank's waded in with a major rate cut, bond… 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
Why We’re Hung Up And Two-Faced On Debt
Debt – it’s deep in the heart of our society and our economy. But we have an odd relationship with it. Bernard Hickey asks why we both fear debt and love it so much. Audio
US military deployments could be the tip of the iceberg
Karen Kasler is with us to look at the deployment of US troops to the Middle East - and what it could lead to - and the notion that Donald Trump is pressuring the Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden's… Audio
Trump replaces national security adviser with hardliner
US President Donald Trump has sacked his national security adviser and replaced him with Fox News analyst and former UN Ambassador John Bolton.
Squirrel raising up to $5 Mln
The mortgage broker and peer-to-peer lender, Squirrel, is using crowdfunding to raise up to 5 million dollars ahead of planned listing on the New Zealand sharemarket, next year. Audio
Auckland now more unaffordable than ever to buy
The cost of home ownership in Auckland is now the least afforable it's ever been. Audio
ASB lowers its home loan rates to match BNZ
Just as Auckland's torrid housing market is showing signs of cooling off, competition amongst banks for home loan customers appears to be heating up. Audio
Overseas Auckland home ownership
The Auckland Council has released the breakdown of where its rates bills go - just over 1% are sent to overseas adresses. Audio
Foreign money vs foreign home buyers
John Bolton of Squirrel Mortgages joins the Panel. He says it's not about Chinese surnames what we should be concerned about where the money comes from. Audio
Banks, lending institutions go into battle for mortgage clients
The Reserve Bank is tipped to drop the Official Cash Rate even further tomorrow. Audio
Former US Ambassador strongly critical of Obama over Iraq
The American Secretary of State, John Kerry, has promised the United States will provide intense and sustained support to Iraq to combat the advances made by Islamic militants in the north-west of the… Audio