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When are interest rates going to drop?

When are interest rates going to drop?

Whenever I’m at a social occasion, I try to avoid talking about what I do because inevitably, I end up spending the rest of the evening listening to people’s opinions on Property and Interest Rates and politely indulging their questions. I also run the risk of...
Splitting and fixing interest rates.

Splitting and fixing interest rates.

I had a bit of an interview with Diana Clement, who wrote an article on OneRoof, and I thought I’d expand a bit of what we were talking about. Does the splitting strategy still make sense when interest rates are falling? Short answer: yes. Because what this strategy...
Are we there yet? Have interest rates peaked?

Are we there yet? Have interest rates peaked?

As with all forecasts and predictions, a grain of salt is necessary to answer that question. In the case of interest rate forecasts, a wheelbarrow of salt is probably prudent! But if you were to push me, then I’d say yes, I think they have. We won’t know until we are...
Will mortgage rates go down in 2023?

Will mortgage rates go down in 2023?

Nostradamus was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer who is best known for his book – a collection of 900+ future event predictions. He’s probably got a better idea than we do and frankly, making predictions is fraught even at the best of...
Newsflash: Can you see what I see?

Newsflash: Can you see what I see?

On Monday 23rd January 2023, we were advised of yet another interest rate update, on this occasion from ASB. As you can imagine, we get emails like this regularly from every bank, and honestly, I have a tendency to give them a quick skim and then hit the delete...
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