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With interest rates just a fraction from the bottom, things on the home front (particularly in the South Island) are starting to look up. But overseas, there's a whole raft of factors playing out causing uncertainty and volatility over the future of longer-term interest rates. Here's the latest on interest rates, house prices, and the domestic and global economy.
These days, the banks aren't your only option when it comes to managing your savings. A number of fintech players have come onto the scene in recent years, offering their own savings account alternatives—offering better rates, lower fees, and other investment options to help grow your money faster.
The Christchurch property market is going about its business—quietly tracking upwards and leading the way for New Zealand's recovery. Here's the latest on what's been happening with interest rates, house prices and the wider South Island property market this month.
Winter might be upon us, but that hasn't been much of a deterrent for Wellington first home buyers who are still leading the charge—making the most of high stock levels (and a lack of FOMO) on their hunt for the right property. Here's the latest from the Wellington housing market this month.
