Friday, January 17th 2025

Leaving last year's stumbling housing market behind

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.

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Don’t bet on house prices rising faster than incomes

Wednesday, January 15th 2025

Don’t bet on house prices rising faster than incomes

Former Reserve Bank Governor and National Party leader Don Brash says there are grounds for believing that house prices may finally have ended the three-decade period when they rose significantly faster than incomes.

Similar Price Growth

Friday, January 10th 2025

Similar Price Growth

Although houses prices typically rise more than apartments over the long-term, the gap is not as wide as many people expect.

Bill strikes a fair balance between landlords and tenants

Wednesday, January 08th 2025

Bill strikes a fair balance between landlords and tenants

The newly enacted Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill will encourage more rental homes, provide greater clarity for landlords, and improve tenant accessibility, REINZ says.

RBNZ: house prices may rise 7% a year in next two years

Thursday, November 28th 2024

RBNZ: house prices may rise 7% a year in next two years

The Reserve Bank's forecasts were predicated on an assumption that house prices will rise about 7% in each of the next two calendar years, governor Adrian Orr told journalists after RBNZ cut its official cash rate (OCR) from 4.75% to 4.25%.

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