Mortgage brokers unfazed by OCR hike

Mortgage broker Mike Pero says demand for houses may slow down a little as interest rates rise but he is not fazed

Thursday, April 29th 2004, 8:21AM

by The Landlord

Mortgage brokers are predicting any fallout from today's rise of the official cash rate will be insignificant.

The Reserve Bank has increased the OCR by a quarter of a percent taking it to 5.5 percent, the highest in the developed world.

Broker Mike Pero says demand for houses may slow down a little as interest rates rise.

He says people still want to buy, and are prepared to take the good with the bad.

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