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Today’s Stats NZ figures showed that inflation on the consumer price index (CPI) was unchanged in Q4, remaining at 7.2%. Categories such as food, rent,

It's been three months since the Reserve Bank last made an official cash rate (OCR) call, and as per usual, a lot has happened in that time. In particular, with annual inflation rising to 5.9% and the unemployment rate dropping to 3.2%, the case for

Buyers are returning to the market with an increase in sales eating into the country’s listings levels, and expected to place a degree of upwards

Since December 2003 (i.e. almost 20 years ago), the national average property value has risen from $263,562 to $1,027,121 – an increase of $763,559, or a cumulative 290%. That represents an annual average increase per year of around 7.5%.

Interest rate hikes and tighter lending rules have triggered the biggest property sales slump in nearly 40 years.

Despite soft market conditions persisting across most of Aotearoa New Zealand, dozens of suburbs have defied the downturn, increasing in value in the past three

After the knife-edge decision in April about whether to raise the official cash rate (OCR) by 0.25% or 0.5%, today’s decision was clearer cut. The

There was never any doubt that the official cash rate (OCR) would be increased today. The only uncertainty was how big the rise would be,

Our latest Buyer Classification figures highlight what you might call a ‘debt vs equity' split in the market, with mortgaged investors and first home buyers

The RBNZ’s final Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for 2022 surprised many due to their indication the country’s economic outlook is worse than previously anticipated. The