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9 April 2025


OCR & interest rates update – April 2025

By John Bolton

On 9th April, the RBNZ dropped the OCR by a further 0.25% to 3.50%—meaning that now, if you look hard enough, you can almost see that 'neutral' OCR on the horizon. Here's how that could translate through to interest rates, and what all the global volatility going on right now means for us here in New Zealand.

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A Squirrel case study: An affordable, architecturally-designed urban sanctuary in Northcote

By Squirrel

This is the story of two developers on a mission to merge architectural flair with the “lock up and leave” convenience of townhouse living in Northcote, Auckland—and how working with Squirrel helped to make it all happen.

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17 April 2025


Rodney’s Ravings: The drag of high for-sale listings on house prices

By Rodney Dickens

In the housing market, sales numbers and listing numbers usually operate on a bit of a seesaw—when sales pick up, listings drop, and house prices start to rise. But right now, even with sales activity on the increase, listing numbers remain unusually high—holding back the house price recovery.

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Investor update - March 2025

By Dave Tyrer

Read the latest investor update including tax certificates, credit risk insights and how our reserve funds are tracking.

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