Auckland housing market
Barfoot & Thompson's July sales reach a six year high with stock levels hitting a new low leaving buyers with little to choose from
4th Aug 21, 10:30am
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Barfoot & Thompson's July sales reach a six year high with stock levels hitting a new low leaving buyers with little to choose from
The Reserve Bank's announcement of new more punitive measures against the housing market takes some pressure off it to be the first cab off the rank in terms of hiking interest rates
3rd Aug 21, 2:40pm
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The Reserve Bank's announcement of new more punitive measures against the housing market takes some pressure off it to be the first cab off the rank in terms of hiking interest rates
David Hargreaves looks at the Reserve Bank's options ahead of next month's Monetary Policy Statement and whether the bank will do more to try to dampen the housing market
28th Jul 21, 12:35pm
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David Hargreaves looks at the Reserve Bank's options ahead of next month's Monetary Policy Statement and whether the bank will do more to try to dampen the housing market
David Hargreaves has a further crunch of the latest monthly mortgage figures and awards a chocolate fish to the investors for the biggest percentage increase in size of average mortgage this year
27th Jul 21, 2:23pm
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David Hargreaves has a further crunch of the latest monthly mortgage figures and awards a chocolate fish to the investors for the biggest percentage increase in size of average mortgage this year
The sales rates at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions ranged from 44% to 86% last week
27th Jul 21, 10:36am
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The sales rates at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions ranged from 44% to 86% last week
Latest Reserve Bank monthly figures show $8.5 billion of mortgages were advanced last month, which was easily a record for a June; over $50 billion of mortgages taken out in first six months of year
26th Jul 21, 3:34pm
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Latest Reserve Bank monthly figures show $8.5 billion of mortgages were advanced last month, which was easily a record for a June; over $50 billion of mortgages taken out in first six months of year
Supply issues facing builders have made the challenge to address the country's housing shortage that much harder, say Kiwibank economists; new supply now 'at risk'
20th Jul 21, 10:58am
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Supply issues facing builders have made the challenge to address the country's housing shortage that much harder, say Kiwibank economists; new supply now 'at risk'
School holidays didn't dent activity in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms last week
19th Jul 21, 11:52am
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School holidays didn't dent activity in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms last week
Kiwis now seem to be unloading some of the partly enforced savings they made last year - and that might not be helping an economy that's starting to overheat
11th Jul 21, 6:01am
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Kiwis now seem to be unloading some of the partly enforced savings they made last year - and that might not be helping an economy that's starting to overheat
Sales activity in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms is well up compared to where it was at this time of year in 2019 and 2020
6th Jul 21, 9:57am
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Sales activity in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms is well up compared to where it was at this time of year in 2019 and 2020
Kiwibank economists say there's mounting pressure on mortgage rates to be 'adjusted higher', while they believe the likes of retailers will be more easily able to pass on price rises in the current environment
5th Jul 21, 4:00pm
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Kiwibank economists say there's mounting pressure on mortgage rates to be 'adjusted higher', while they believe the likes of retailers will be more easily able to pass on price rises in the current environment
Both average and median selling prices hit record highs at Barfoot & Thompson in June
5th Jul 21, 10:56am
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Both average and median selling prices hit record highs at Barfoot & Thompson in June
The recent surge in mortgage borrowing has seen the country have the highest annual growth in outstanding mortgage money since February 2008; the recent strong growth in savings is starting to reverse
30th Jun 21, 3:41pm
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The recent surge in mortgage borrowing has seen the country have the highest annual growth in outstanding mortgage money since February 2008; the recent strong growth in savings is starting to reverse
ASB economists say even though debt burdens have increased, households should be able to tolerate reasonable increases in mortgage rates without budgets becoming unduly stressed
29th Jun 21, 1:53pm
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ASB economists say even though debt burdens have increased, households should be able to tolerate reasonable increases in mortgage rates without budgets becoming unduly stressed
Kiwis have poured over $40 billion worth of mortgage money into the stratospheric housing market so far this year
28th Jun 21, 12:22pm
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Kiwis have poured over $40 billion worth of mortgage money into the stratospheric housing market so far this year
Barfoot & Thompson auction numbers now half what they were over the peak summer months
28th Jun 21, 11:01am
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Barfoot & Thompson auction numbers now half what they were over the peak summer months
Two thirds of properties selling under the hammer at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions
22nd Jun 21, 9:37am
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Two thirds of properties selling under the hammer at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions
Barfoot & Thompson auctioned fewer properties last week but the sales rate pushed up to 60%
14th Jun 21, 1:51pm
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Barfoot & Thompson auctioned fewer properties last week but the sales rate pushed up to 60%
The overall sales rate hovers just above 50% in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms
9th Jun 21, 9:29am
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The overall sales rate hovers just above 50% in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms
A crunch of bank lending figures over the past 20 years shows an ever increasing share of bank-borrowed money is going into houses rather than businesses or agriculture
3rd Jun 21, 8:00am
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A crunch of bank lending figures over the past 20 years shows an ever increasing share of bank-borrowed money is going into houses rather than businesses or agriculture
Barfoot & Thompson's average selling price down by just $43 in May
The surge in mortgage borrowing in the second half of 2020 saw annual growth in the total amount of mortgages outstanding in New Zealand top 11% - the highest figure since March 2008
31st May 21, 3:46pm
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The surge in mortgage borrowing in the second half of 2020 saw annual growth in the total amount of mortgages outstanding in New Zealand top 11% - the highest figure since March 2008
Just over half the properties selling under the hammer at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions
31st May 21, 10:05am
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Just over half the properties selling under the hammer at Barfoot & Thompson's auctions
April mortgage borrowing has slowed, but is still running at historically high levels; first home buyers have strongly increased their share of the borrowing, while investor figures are down
26th May 21, 3:26pm
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April mortgage borrowing has slowed, but is still running at historically high levels; first home buyers have strongly increased their share of the borrowing, while investor figures are down
The sales rate in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms has settled at just over 50% during autumn
25th May 21, 9:29am
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The sales rate in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms has settled at just over 50% during autumn
