Articles tagged with 'Sharon Zollner'
More OCR cuts on the cards later this year
17 April 2025 - ANZ is adding two more OCR cuts to its economic forecast after next month’s expected drop to 3.25%.
Longer-term mortgage rates near cycle lows
6 March 2025 - For longer-term interest rates to fall the OCR would need to dip below 3%, ANZ says in its latest Property Focus report.
A further three OCR cuts now expected by ANZ
3 March 2025 - ANZ’s economists now expect another three OCR cuts to a trough of 3% in July before interest rates start rising again.
Leaving last year's stumbling housing market behind
17 January 2025 - As interest rates ease and job losses climb, New Zealand’s housing market faces a mixed year of modest growth, with conflicting forces shaping the outlook for homebuyers and investors.
Much higher OCR not impossible - ANZ
23 February 2024 - Homeowners should consider their ability to service a mortgage that is two to three percentage points above existing rates before taking it on, say ANZ economists.
The tide is turning on house prices
8 November 2021 - House prices could drop 10%, but would only take them back to where they were in March this year, ANZ economists say.
Are significant rent rises on the way?
18 October 2021 - ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner speaks with Sally Lindsay on the outlook for rents and the influencing forces at play.
Fixing still in borrowers best interests
22 March 2021 - The entire structure of average mortgage rates sits at record lows – but ANZ is warning borrowers nothing lasts forever.
Day of reckoning could be messy: Zollner
23 September 2020 - Low interest rates are compressing pricing of risks and a “day of reckoning” at some point could be messy, ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner says.
Market outlook: what economists have to say
19 June 2020 - Recent residential housing market data has not looked to bad – but, given the grim economic forecasts, that’s a bit confusing. So here’s a round-up of economists’ latest takes on the market…
'At some point someone needs to be allowed to lose some money'
16 June 2020 - Whether share markets have rallied too far, too fast depends a lot on the outlook for interest rates, Harbour Asset Management managing director Andrew Bascand says.
House price drops are short-lived - Alexander
24 April 2020 - Periods of house price decline are rare and "short-lived", says economist Tony Alexander, amid forecasts of a drop of 10%-15% this year.
OCR Preview Survey: economists say OCR will stay on hold
7 February 2020 - The official cash rate will stay on hold next week, but the Reserve Bank will urge downside caution over the impact of the coronavirus, according to TMM's OCR Preview Survey.
Markets predict OCR to remain at 1%
29 January 2020 - Financial markets are pricing in a reduced chance of further official cash rate cuts this year amid expectations of improved economic growth.
Upward pressure on mortgage rates: ANZ
24 September 2019 - Borrowers still face upward pressure on mortgage rates despite a lower-for-longer outlook on the Official Cash Rate, according to economists at ANZ.
OCR Preview: economists predict no change
20 September 2019 - Economists believe the Reserve Bank will hold fire on making further cuts to the Official Cash Rate next week, with a further cut more likely in November.
What’s up with home building?
30 May 2019 - More new dwellings desperately need to be built but recent construction data and outlook releases leave us asking what is going on in the residential building sector.
OCR preview survey: Economists divided on tone
2 November 2018 - Once again, no OCR changes are expected during next week’s MPS announcement. Yet economists are divided on how rising inflation will impact OCR forecasts and the governor's tone.
