Auckland housing market
David Hargreaves wonders, given the national obsession for housing, whether there could be better 'official' information available on market trends
22nd Jun 17, 8:04am
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David Hargreaves wonders, given the national obsession for housing, whether there could be better 'official' information available on market trends
Barfoot & Thompson's May sales at lowest level since 2010, inventory of homes for sale up 43% compared to a year ago
6th Jun 17, 10:43am
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Barfoot & Thompson's May sales at lowest level since 2010, inventory of homes for sale up 43% compared to a year ago
The number of homes available for sale in Auckland up 51% on last year. Stock also up in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Canterbury
2nd Jun 17, 12:31pm
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The number of homes available for sale in Auckland up 51% on last year. Stock also up in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Canterbury
Subdued house prices in the run up to the election are likely to lead to complacency when it comes to some much-needed tightening up measures
24th May 17, 1:33pm
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Subdued house prices in the run up to the election are likely to lead to complacency when it comes to some much-needed tightening up measures
The game is up on the 'fill-yerboots with borrowing offshore' modus operandi - sustaining NZ investment is going to require more domestic saving to finance it, ANZ chief economist says
24th May 17, 10:57am
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The game is up on the 'fill-yerboots with borrowing offshore' modus operandi - sustaining NZ investment is going to require more domestic saving to finance it, ANZ chief economist says
David Hargreaves sees few credible answers being offered up by politicians to the housing issue
18th May 17, 2:31pm
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David Hargreaves sees few credible answers being offered up by politicians to the housing issue
David Hargreaves crunches some of the official numbers on mortgage interest rates
17th May 17, 3:15pm
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David Hargreaves crunches some of the official numbers on mortgage interest rates
Amy Adams defends National’s Auckland housing policy as critics say numbers fall far short of city’s shortage and question infrastructure capacity to handle population growth
17th May 17, 5:02am
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Amy Adams defends National’s Auckland housing policy as critics say numbers fall far short of city’s shortage and question infrastructure capacity to handle population growth
Median house prices slipped in 11 regions last month but set record highs in five, Auckland sales volumes the worst in seven years: REINZ
12th May 17, 10:07am
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Median house prices slipped in 11 regions last month but set record highs in five, Auckland sales volumes the worst in seven years: REINZ
BNZ economists now predict rate hikes early next year and the RBNZ will be 'negligent' if it doesn't explicitly indicate higher interest rates in future when it reviews the OCR ths week
8th May 17, 2:35pm
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BNZ economists now predict rate hikes early next year and the RBNZ will be 'negligent' if it doesn't explicitly indicate higher interest rates in future when it reviews the OCR ths week
Air has been coming out of the Auckland housing market balloon slowly which is good, ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco says
4th May 17, 5:02am
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Air has been coming out of the Auckland housing market balloon slowly which is good, ANZ NZ CEO David Hisco says
Barfoot & Thompson says the Auckland housing market is changing as sales fall to their lowest level since 2008 and the median price rolls back to where it was in August last year
3rd May 17, 10:49am
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Barfoot & Thompson says the Auckland housing market is changing as sales fall to their lowest level since 2008 and the median price rolls back to where it was in August last year
New Reserve Bank figures show housing investors' borrowing levels are down over 30% on a year ago, but lending to first home buyers and owner occupiers is up
1st May 17, 3:42pm
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New Reserve Bank figures show housing investors' borrowing levels are down over 30% on a year ago, but lending to first home buyers and owner occupiers is up
Latest figures show Government spent $550 mln of taxpayers' money in past three months to put roofs over the heads of Kiwis - but the waiting list for houses is still getting bigger; Labour slams 'expensive band aid' emergency grants
20th Apr 17, 1:38pm
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Latest figures show Government spent $550 mln of taxpayers' money in past three months to put roofs over the heads of Kiwis - but the waiting list for houses is still getting bigger; Labour slams 'expensive band aid' emergency grants
The Government's changes to migration settings are a move in the right direction - but much more is needed
19th Apr 17, 4:02pm
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The Government's changes to migration settings are a move in the right direction - but much more is needed
The housing market looks set to be quiet in the run up to the election, but David Hargreaves wonders if that's necessarily a good thing
19th Apr 17, 7:59am
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The housing market looks set to be quiet in the run up to the election, but David Hargreaves wonders if that's necessarily a good thing
Simpson Grierson's Tim Fischer and Kari Schmidt explain the value of an Environmental Due Diligence
17th Apr 17, 8:40am
Simpson Grierson's Tim Fischer and Kari Schmidt explain the value of an Environmental Due Diligence
New RBNZ figures show over a quarter of the amount owed on mortgages in this country is for investment property, while over 40% of that money is on interest-only terms
6th Apr 17, 4:04pm
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New RBNZ figures show over a quarter of the amount owed on mortgages in this country is for investment property, while over 40% of that money is on interest-only terms
Shamubeel Eaqub rails against govt failures that led to an undersupply of 500,000 homes over 30 years, and rising societal gaps as social housing was ignored
6th Apr 17, 12:00pm
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Shamubeel Eaqub rails against govt failures that led to an undersupply of 500,000 homes over 30 years, and rising societal gaps as social housing was ignored
New figures show the previously rapidly rising mortgage borrowing surge has been stemmed; Reserve Bank begins new series of monthly statistics
5th Apr 17, 3:46pm
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New figures show the previously rapidly rising mortgage borrowing surge has been stemmed; Reserve Bank begins new series of monthly statistics
Barfoot & Thompson's sales returned to healthier levels in March but the company warned that the market is changing
5th Apr 17, 10:40am
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Barfoot & Thompson's sales returned to healthier levels in March but the company warned that the market is changing
Interest-only lending doesn't appear to be the problem here that it is in Australia - but there's still no good reason why we couldn't clamp down on it too
4th Apr 17, 7:39am
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Interest-only lending doesn't appear to be the problem here that it is in Australia - but there's still no good reason why we couldn't clamp down on it too
The PSA weighs into the Auckland housing crisis with tales of woe and suggested solutions from its members
2nd Apr 17, 6:02am
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The PSA weighs into the Auckland housing crisis with tales of woe and suggested solutions from its members
David Hargreaves hopes the best for the Auckland home buyers taking a high-stakes gamble in the Auckland housing market
30th Mar 17, 10:33am
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David Hargreaves hopes the best for the Auckland home buyers taking a high-stakes gamble in the Auckland housing market
The Auckland housing market is on the verge of losing all the capital gains it made in the last 12 months
30th Mar 17, 8:10am
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The Auckland housing market is on the verge of losing all the capital gains it made in the last 12 months