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Monday, 09 December 2024

The Reserve Bank's recent decision to further lower the Official Cash Rate (OCR) has reignited interest among developers and investors, eager to explore fresh opportunities in development and investment.

Wednesday, 06 November 2024

This also tends to be the vehicle that the Central Bank uses to announce relaxing or tightening of existing macroprudential tools such as the loan-to-value rules, and this year; we also get commentary on the new tool that was introduced earlier this year on July 1, which is the debt-to-income rules.

Monday, 21 October 2024

After the inexplicable commentary in May from the Reserve Bank about the high potential for rates to have to go higher, we saw them follow up the first cut in August to the Official Cash Rate with a further 50 basis points (0.5%) on the 9th of October.

Friday, 04 October 2024

As spring arrives, it brings not only flowers and blossoms but also a renewed sense of optimism in New Zealand's commercial property market.

Thursday, 22 August 2024

Most recent attention on mortgage rule changes has focused on debt-to-income (DTI) rules. On July 1st, the Reserve Bank also slightly relaxed loan-to-value restrictions on secondhand investment properties.