Hedge your bets: Mortgage broker advises caution amid OCR uncertainty

Newstalk ZB interview with Key Mortgages advising caution as OCR uncertainty grows, advising midterm fixes amid rising arrears ahead of next Reserve Bank announcement
February 4, 2025

A mortgage broker is advising people to hedge their bets as uncertainty continues over upcoming Official Cash Rate announcements.  

Centrix is hoping the Reserve Bank will make more cuts, as its latest Credit Indicator report shows almost half a million New Zealanders are behind on repayments, with consumer arrears levels up 1.3%.

Key Mortgages' Jeremy Andrews told Andrew Dickens people shouldn't necessarily hope rates will drop.  

He suggests fixing loans midterm, adding he's never seen so many people with floating rates.  

The next OCR announcement is due in a fortnight on February 19.

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