SearchThursday, February 19th 2026
RBNZ expects slower house price growth in the current recovery
The Reserve Bank thinks house prices will rise at a much slower pace during the current recovery than they have in past cycles.
Thursday, February 19th 2026
The Reserve Bank thinks house prices will rise at a much slower pace during the current recovery than they have in past cycles.
| Unity First Home Buyer special | 3.95 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.99 |
| TSB Special | 4.49 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.49 |
| Co-operative Bank - First Home Special | 4.49 |
| ICBC | 4.49 |
| Unity Special | 4.49 |
| ASB Bank | 4.59 |
| ANZ Special | 4.59 |
| Westpac Special | 4.59 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.59 |
| ICBC | 4.89 |
| Unity Special | 4.89 |
| BNZ - Std | 4.89 |
| Kiwibank Special | 4.89 |
| SBS Bank Special | 4.89 |
| Kainga Ora | 4.95 |
| China Construction Bank | 4.95 |
| TSB Special | 5.09 |
| ANZ Special | 5.09 |
| ASB Bank | 5.09 |
| Nelson Building Society | 5.09 |
| Westpac Special | 5.59 |
| ICBC | 5.65 |
| Kainga Ora | 5.69 |
| TSB Special | 5.69 |
| SBS Bank Special | 5.69 |
| AIA - Go Home Loans | 5.69 |
| ASB Bank | 5.69 |
| BNZ - Std | 5.79 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 5.89 |
| Kiwibank Special | 5.89 |
| China Construction Bank | 5.99 |
| SBS FirstHome Combo | 3.29 |
| AIA - Back My Build | 3.34 |
| SBS Construction lending for FHB | 3.74 |
| CFML 321 Loans | 3.95 |
| Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ | 4.99 |
| Co-operative Bank - Standard | 4.99 |
| Heartland Bank - Online | 5.30 |
| ICBC | 5.39 |
| Kiwibank - Offset | 5.65 |
| Kiwibank | 5.75 |
| Unity Standard | 5.79 |
Wednesday, January 07th 2026
First home buyers are not being deterred by Queenstown’s soaring house prices.
Tuesday, December 23rd 2025
About half of all first home buyer lending has been done at a less than 20% deposit in recent months.
Thursday, December 04th 2025
Stable house prices, low interest rates and plenty of houses to choose from are still not enticing buyers.
Tuesday, December 02nd 2025
US president Donald Trump recently raised the idea of 50 year mortgages; but New Zealand advisers say such long loans won’t take off in New Zealand.
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