Households feel rates squeeze

Story date: 2008-02-25 08:10:00
Added on: 2008-02-25 10:07:50

New Zealand Herald - Households that had to refinance home loans during December, for example, had faced an interest rate increase of about 2 per cent. That pressure was expected to be felt further as more households were required to refinance.


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