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New residential mortgage standard interest rates (B20)

This data tracks the average mortgage rates advertised by banks in New Zealand. These are the 'standard' rates offered to new borrowers. Any special discounts are excluded from this statistic.

Previous years: Monthly:
Nov 2022 Nov 2023 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024
New standard residential mortgage interest rates (average % end of month)
Floating1 7.33 8.61 8.61 8.45 8.45 8.11 7.96
6 months1 6.43 7.81 7.59 7.40 7.30 6.98 6.89
1 year1 6.46 7.75 7.41 7.05 6.90 6.53 6.47
18 months1 6.57 7.51 7.14 6.50 6.46 6.24 6.17
2 years1 6.75 7.59 7.15 6.66 6.48 6.29 6.27
3 years1 6.69 7.25 6.81 6.34 6.27 6.11 6.10
4 years1 6.90 7.23 6.84 6.31 6.15 6.10 6.10
5 years1 6.94 7.20 6.79 6.30 6.15 6.10 6.10
[1] The interest rates recorded here are simple averages of the advertised (or ‘carded’), standard, first mortgage interest rates offered by banks to new borrowers for residential property. Any special rates or discounts offered to borrowers with conditions (e.g. 30 percent equity) are excluded from the results.

The data: coverage, periodicity and timeliness

Coverage characteristics

New customer standard residential mortgage average interest rates at the end of month for registered banks.

Periodicity

Monthly.

Timeliness

We publish data five working days after the end of the reference period.

Access by the public

Data release

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Dissemination of statistics that support statistical cross-check and provide assurance of reasonableness

We publish data on the weighted floating first mortgage new customer housing rate.

View the Retail interest rates on lending and deposits (B3)

Interest.co.nz publishes mortgage interest rates for a range of terms.

New customer average rate

The interest rates recorded here are simple averages of the advertised (or ‘carded’), standard, first mortgage interest rates offered by banks to new borrowers for residential property. Any special rates or discounts offered to borrowers with conditions (for example, 30% equity) are excluded from the results.

Please note that we publish the same floating interest rate source as a weighted average advertised rate for standard first mortgage interest rate borrowers in the B3 web table compared to a simple average in B20—so the two rates will not necessarily align.

Symbols and conventions for summary table

Symbol or convention Definition
0 Zero or value rounded to zero
- Not applicable
.. Not available
bold Revised/new
italics Provisional
Light grey background Historical

General notes

  • Individual figures may not sum to the totals due to rounding
  • Percentage changes are calculated on unrounded numbers
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