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12 December 2025


NZ property market update — Outlook for 2026

By John Bolton

We've almost done it, folks—we've nearly made it out the other side of 2025. And that means it's time to stop and reflect on the year that's been and what might be in store over the next 12 months. The good news is that 2026 is shaping up to be a year of a lot more stability. 

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19 January 2026


Investor update - January 2026

By Dave Tyrer

We're back with our first investor update for 2026—talking through what's been happening with investor wait times, Squirrel managed fund, and a quick look at some of the new platform features we'll be launching to investors a bit later in the year.

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16 January 2026


Ka-ching — there goes another $12 million straight into ANZ's back pocket

By David Cunningham

ANZ has just quietly hiked its floating home loan rate by 0.10%—which might not sound like a whole lot, but is set to add $12 million to its bottom line. And the reason? Simply because it could.

Latest interest rates & property market updates

15 January 2026


Watch the latest interest rates and property market updates

By Squirrel

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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