Live at the Nut Bar
Chief Squirrel David Cunningham (DC) sits down with special guests to chew the fat.
They discuss things like finance, the economy, investing and what's happening with mortgage interest rates.
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Live at the Nut Bar - Season 3 Episode 16: Is first home ownership achievable in 4 years?
In this episode David Cunningham is joined by Squirrel Head of Advisory Callan Wayne-Bowles and Squirrel Adviser Kat McInnes to explore the reality of first home ownership in 2026, revisiting Callan’s headline-making claim that “anyone can buy a house in four years.” If you’re wondering whether buying your first home is still possible, you might want to check this out.
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Have house prices finally bottomed out—and, if so, what comes next?
Now down around 20% on average from their 2021 peak, house prices finally seem to have stabilised in recent months—staying largely flat over the last year or so. So are we through the worst of our latest housing market downturn? Or is there a long, slow road to recovery ahead?
The anatomy of a housing crash—what can history tell us about what happens next?
Kiwi homeowners have just endured one of the sharpest (and soon to be longest) housing market downturns in recent history. No one can predict exactly what comes next—but past experience gives us a pretty good idea of the patterns to look for, and where things might end up.
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Watch our latest update on interest rates and the property market - covering house prices, the economy, the OCR and where mortgage rates might be heading.
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