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Housing market

Auction sales are slowly improving with 41% selling under the hammer last week
4th Oct 22, 10:56am
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Auction sales are slowly improving with 41% selling under the hammer last week
Slight lift in new listings of homes for sale in September but total stock numbers remain very high suggesting the market could be sluggish for some time
3rd Oct 22, 10:22am
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Slight lift in new listings of homes for sale in September but total stock numbers remain very high suggesting the market could be sluggish for some time
ANZ economists 'don't see any good reasons why the housing market might suddenly turn a corner'
29th Sep 22, 5:00am
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ANZ economists 'don't see any good reasons why the housing market might suddenly turn a corner'
RBNZ figures show that first home buyers took 20.8% of the mortgage money advanced last month - the highest share since this data began being compiled in 2013
27th Sep 22, 3:29pm
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RBNZ figures show that first home buyers took 20.8% of the mortgage money advanced last month - the highest share since this data began being compiled in 2013
More properties offered at auction last week but the sales rate was stuck on just over a third
27th Sep 22, 11:08am
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More properties offered at auction last week but the sales rate was stuck on just over a third
Fewer properties on offer, a third overall sold under the hammer at last week's auctions
20th Sep 22, 9:50am
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Fewer properties on offer, a third overall sold under the hammer at last week's auctions
More properties on offer and more selling under the hammer at last week's auctions
13th Sep 22, 1:13pm
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More properties on offer and more selling under the hammer at last week's auctions
Biggest drop in house prices over the last six months since REINZ records began
13th Sep 22, 9:01am
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Biggest drop in house prices over the last six months since REINZ records began
QV says the average NZ home value dropped 5.5% in the three months to August; 'There's no immediate sign of things getting better'; 'We’re starting to see some pretty significant value reductions now'; Auckland house values drop $743 per day since January
9th Sep 22, 5:00am
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QV says the average NZ home value dropped 5.5% in the three months to August; 'There's no immediate sign of things getting better'; 'We’re starting to see some pretty significant value reductions now'; Auckland house values drop $743 per day since January
ANZ economists see inflation getting back to targeted levels by the middle of 2024 but think there are 'significant risks' that inflation will remain 'too high for too long'
7th Sep 22, 9:10am
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ANZ economists see inflation getting back to targeted levels by the middle of 2024 but think there are 'significant risks' that inflation will remain 'too high for too long'
Real estate auction rooms remain in winter's icy grip with low levels of activity
7th Sep 22, 7:40am
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Real estate auction rooms remain in winter's icy grip with low levels of activity
Beating inflation will likely require a sustained period of higher interest rates and slower economic growth if things like indexing wage growth to the previous year's inflation get entrenched, ANZ economists say
6th Sep 22, 9:38am
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Beating inflation will likely require a sustained period of higher interest rates and slower economic growth if things like indexing wage growth to the previous year's inflation get entrenched, ANZ economists say
David Hargreaves has a dive into the latest monthly mortgage figures, which show a market that has gone from raging hot to freezing cold in a very short space of time
6th Sep 22, 9:00am
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David Hargreaves has a dive into the latest monthly mortgage figures, which show a market that has gone from raging hot to freezing cold in a very short space of time
Westpac economists say an 'abundant' supply of housing in Auckland would help to stem the 'exodus' from the city and bring demand and supply back towards balance 
5th Sep 22, 11:45am
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Westpac economists say an 'abundant' supply of housing in Auckland would help to stem the 'exodus' from the city and bring demand and supply back towards balance 
Ominous sign for spring housing market as the stock of homes for sale grows as prices fall
1st Sep 22, 2:17pm
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Ominous sign for spring housing market as the stock of homes for sale grows as prices fall
CoreLogic says housing market slump now almost as bad as in the Global Financial Crisis
1st Sep 22, 5:00am
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CoreLogic says housing market slump now almost as bad as in the Global Financial Crisis
Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing grew by the smallest amount in five years last month
31st Aug 22, 3:28pm
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Latest RBNZ lending figures show the total stock of mortgage borrowing grew by the smallest amount in five years last month
Big decline in low equity loans to first home buyers who are consolidating their position at the bottom of the market
31st Aug 22, 12:44pm
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Big decline in low equity loans to first home buyers who are consolidating their position at the bottom of the market
'It’s the biggest real house price downturn we’ve had since the 1970s'
30th Aug 22, 2:51pm
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'It’s the biggest real house price downturn we’ve had since the 1970s'
A slight lift in the number of properties auctioned last week but the sales rate dipped
30th Aug 22, 9:35am
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A slight lift in the number of properties auctioned last week but the sales rate dipped
Kiwibank economists believe that fixed mortgage rates have peaked
29th Aug 22, 2:04pm
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Kiwibank economists believe that fixed mortgage rates have peaked
ANZ report says house prices have further to fall, notes continuing upward pressures on interest rates
25th Aug 22, 7:04pm
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ANZ report says house prices have further to fall, notes continuing upward pressures on interest rates
ASB says the public's confidence in the housing market has finally cracked
25th Aug 22, 10:31am
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ASB says the public's confidence in the housing market has finally cracked
RBNZ figures show that housing investors had their smallest share of the mortgage money advanced last month since the data began being collected in 2014
24th Aug 22, 3:39pm
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RBNZ figures show that housing investors had their smallest share of the mortgage money advanced last month since the data began being collected in 2014
Kiwibank economists now see house prices falling 13% by the end of the year followed by a 'slow' recovery
24th Aug 22, 11:29am
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Kiwibank economists now see house prices falling 13% by the end of the year followed by a 'slow' recovery