Saad Hababa at The Mortgage Engineer

02/09/2026

As expected, the Reserve Bank has pushed the cash rate to 2.75%.

30/08/2026

Gone are the days of just getting a building inspection and checking the LIM. Property buyers are being warned that due diligence now needs to go well beyond checking the title and getting a LIM – with insurance and natural-hazard risks increasingly capable of derailing a purchase.

26/08/2026

Should borrowers be bracing for impact?

OneRoof

11/08/2026

The largest of those increases is for its two-year offering, which jumps 24 basis points (bps) to 5.49% (special) and 6.29% (standard).

04/08/2026

ANZ will raise fixed home loan rates by 10 to 26 basis points.

29/07/2026

Experts on the best- and worst-case scenarios as global uncertainty takes its toll.

28/07/2026

27/07/2026

Will the other banks follow?

26/07/2026

House prices have fallen and interest rates are rising again - but why aren't more New Zealanders getting into home loan trouble?

23/07/2026

If your mortgage is coming off the fixed soon, I’d like to hear from you & happy to help.

Wholesale interest rates have risen around 30 basis points in the past couple of weeks.