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Residential property values are continuing to slide as the market heads towards winter
3rd May 23, 12:01am
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Residential property values are continuing to slide as the market heads towards winter
Reserve Bank says about a quarter of the current outstanding mortgage stock was taken out during the peak of the housing boom in 2020-21 - with a fifth of this taken by first home buyers
2nd May 23, 11:12am
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Reserve Bank says about a quarter of the current outstanding mortgage stock was taken out during the peak of the housing boom in 2020-21 - with a fifth of this taken by first home buyers
Barfoot & Thompson's median selling price slips below $1 million, now down $245k from November 2021 peak
2nd May 23, 10:38am
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Barfoot & Thompson's median selling price slips below $1 million, now down $245k from November 2021 peak
New Reserve Bank mortgage figures show homeowners paid close to $4 billion in interest during the March quarter, while total scheduled repayments topped $6 billion for the first time since the RBNZ started publishing this data
1st May 23, 11:12am
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New Reserve Bank mortgage figures show homeowners paid close to $4 billion in interest during the March quarter, while total scheduled repayments topped $6 billion for the first time since the RBNZ started publishing this data
ANZ slightly more optimistic on the house price front, thinks they will bottom out in June
28th Apr 23, 9:39am
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ANZ slightly more optimistic on the house price front, thinks they will bottom out in June
Rising wages are moderating the effect of rising interest rates on first home buyers
28th Apr 23, 5:00am
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Rising wages are moderating the effect of rising interest rates on first home buyers
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RBNZ says the risks to financial stability posed by high-LVR lending have reduced to a level where the current restrictions may be unnecessarily reducing efficiency
26th Apr 23, 9:20am
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RBNZ says the risks to financial stability posed by high-LVR lending have reduced to a level where the current restrictions may be unnecessarily reducing efficiency
The country's banks are telling the Reserve Bank that borrower sentiment 'will likely tend towards more caution' due to the fast-changing housing market conditions
24th Apr 23, 12:06pm
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The country's banks are telling the Reserve Bank that borrower sentiment 'will likely tend towards more caution' due to the fast-changing housing market conditions
We appear to be making all the same mistakes that led to the previous housing crisis. David Hargreaves says it's not a case of if we have another crisis, but when...
23rd Apr 23, 6:00am
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We appear to be making all the same mistakes that led to the previous housing crisis. David Hargreaves says it's not a case of if we have another crisis, but when...
The gap between asking prices and selling prices increased from $8861 in March 2021 to $108,823 last month
21st Apr 23, 12:00pm
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The gap between asking prices and selling prices increased from $8861 in March 2021 to $108,823 last month
New research for the Reserve Bank has floated the idea of explicitly targeting interest rates against house prices. David Hargreaves says in our housing-obsessed country, surely it is time to consider such an approach
19th Apr 23, 12:08pm
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New research for the Reserve Bank has floated the idea of explicitly targeting interest rates against house prices. David Hargreaves says in our housing-obsessed country, surely it is time to consider such an approach
Median house price declines from peak range from -$25,000 in Southland to -$299,400 in Auckland
19th Apr 23, 9:02am
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Median house price declines from peak range from -$25,000 in Southland to -$299,400 in Auckland
The peak summer real estate sales season finished on a 12-year low
18th Apr 23, 9:00am
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The peak summer real estate sales season finished on a 12-year low
New research for the Reserve Bank says if central banks had mandates to prevent unsustainably high house prices they would likely find interest rate changes more effective than macroprudential tools, such as LVR limits, to achieve this goal
13th Apr 23, 12:16pm
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New research for the Reserve Bank says if central banks had mandates to prevent unsustainably high house prices they would likely find interest rate changes more effective than macroprudential tools, such as LVR limits, to achieve this goal
The banks are demonstrating that they won't hike interest rates just because the Reserve Bank would like them to - so it might be better for the RBNZ to adopt more of a waiting game
13th Apr 23, 9:45am
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The banks are demonstrating that they won't hike interest rates just because the Reserve Bank would like them to - so it might be better for the RBNZ to adopt more of a waiting game
BNZ's head of research says the RBNZ should have opted for a smaller Official Cash Rate rise and caution that further rate rises might be needed; approach taken 'will most definitely generate heightened volatility'
6th Apr 23, 8:45am
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BNZ's head of research says the RBNZ should have opted for a smaller Official Cash Rate rise and caution that further rate rises might be needed; approach taken 'will most definitely generate heightened volatility'
The Reserve Bank has double-pumped the Official Cash Rate with its surprise 50 basis point hike in an effort to blindside the markets. But is it now going to run out of ammo?
5th Apr 23, 2:55pm
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The Reserve Bank has double-pumped the Official Cash Rate with its surprise 50 basis point hike in an effort to blindside the markets. But is it now going to run out of ammo?
Barfoot & Thompson's March sales down by a third compared to a year ago
5th Apr 23, 10:42am
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Barfoot & Thompson's March sales down by a third compared to a year ago
Home ownership remains out of reach for first home buyers on average incomes in spite of recent falls in house prices
22nd Mar 23, 9:00am
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Home ownership remains out of reach for first home buyers on average incomes in spite of recent falls in house prices
The OECD is again looking into our economic future. Here’s what it's seeing for 2023 and 2024
21st Mar 23, 10:06am
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The OECD is again looking into our economic future. Here’s what it's seeing for 2023 and 2024
Dramatic slide in house prices affecting both Auckland's most expensive and cheapest suburbs
15th Mar 23, 11:16am
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Dramatic slide in house prices affecting both Auckland's most expensive and cheapest suburbs
Housing sales down, prices down, listings down, stock levels up as properties sit on the market unsold
14th Mar 23, 9:01am
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Housing sales down, prices down, listings down, stock levels up as properties sit on the market unsold
Median housing values in upmarket suburbs such as Auckland's St Mary's Bay & Wellington's Karaka Bay down more than $300k over the last 12 months
13th Mar 23, 11:12am
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Median housing values in upmarket suburbs such as Auckland's St Mary's Bay & Wellington's Karaka Bay down more than $300k over the last 12 months
David Hargreaves has a bit of a dive back through the detailed mortgage figures that the Reserve Bank has now been producing for eight years
9th Mar 23, 8:30am
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David Hargreaves has a bit of a dive back through the detailed mortgage figures that the Reserve Bank has now been producing for eight years
The decline in property values is gathering pace according to the latest QV figures
9th Mar 23, 5:00am
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The decline in property values is gathering pace according to the latest QV figures