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Just when we'd dared to hope things might be looking up, the global situation has thrown a spanner in the works—with inflation concerns now likely to send interest rates climbing again, stalling progress on the road to our economic and housing market recovery. Here's the latest from Chief Squirrel, David Cunningham.
It used to be that wherever house prices went, construction costs soon followed. But now, Rodney Dickens argues the equation might have flipped—and rising construction costs (as a result of spiking oil prices) may eventually provide some upside for existing house prices.
Most of us like to think we're pretty rational when it comes to matters of money—but in times of uncertainty, we often make decisions that feel perfectly logical, but actually cost us in the long-run. Here are the six big "rational thinking" traps holding Kiwi back financially, and what we should be doing instead.
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.
