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Between the US elections, and our final OCR announcement of the year in just a few weeks, November's shaping up to be a big one. Here's the latest from Squirrel founder, JB, on what's been happing with interest rates, the housing market, and wider economy over the last few weeks.
Ahead of our final OCR announcement of the year, Squirrel mortgage expert Nick Virtue shares his views on what's been happening with interest rates, the wider economy, and the Wellington housing market over the last few weeks.
Despite consumer confidence falling to all time lows in recent years, the impact on household spending—as reported by Stats NZ—has been surprisingly muted. In his latest article, Rodney Dickens dives into the numbers to work out what's behind the puzzling results.
Over the last couple of years, a combination of high build costs and high interest rates have wreaked havoc for New Zealand's construction industry, leaving many unable to afford to build or buy new. But with interest rates on the way down again, there's finally some light at the end of the tunnel.
