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This week
Mercer put out a study on New Zealander's attitudes
to KiwiSaver. We have run one
story on this (saying we are ahead of Australia), but
will run some others next week. The survey makes useful reading
to get an idea of where people are at with this savings scheme.
The signs are that it will continue to have good take up.
There is still little respite for people taking out or refinancing
home loans. While the Reserve Bank yesterday left the OCR
unchanged
at 8.25% there is increasing talk from economists that
there could be one or even two more increases, before we see
falls again. This is part of the price for having a strong
economy.
In the Good Returns Mortgage
Centre you can see what is happening with rates. Some
of the non-bank lenders are making small decreases to their
two-year fixed rates, and the banks still seem to be holding
off on their spring campaigns.
While the home loan market is a bit tough at the moment, (high
interest rates and a 34% decline in the number of houses sold)
the health insurance market is bubbling along. In the Health
Funds Association's latest statistics we see that the
number of New Zealanders with cover is increasing and the
trend to major medical continues. A full report is here
for you to read.
Have a good weekend. (And may the wind stop blowing).
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