House prices

Harcourts' sales steady compared to last year - average prices pick up

16 Oct 18, 12:25pm

Harcourts' September sales suggest a steady start to spring as national average selling price rises, sales volumes flat
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Barfoot's auction numbers hit 200 last week with sales on a third

16 Oct 18, 10:00am

Greg Ninness

56 comments

Comparing auction selling prices to rating valuations suggests prices are relatively steady
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Pumping it up

15 Oct 18, 11:44am

David Hargreaves

23 comments

We face the apparently contradictory situation in which inflation is strongly rising and yet the Reserve Bank will keep the possibility of interest rate cuts on the table
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Will they or won't they?

11 Oct 18, 1:47pm

David Hargreaves

35 comments

There's some expectation the Reserve Bank might loosen mortgage lending restrictions next month - but the 'evidence' either supportive or against such a move is is not definitive
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September housing sales volumes plummet but prices holding up - REINZ

11 Oct 18, 9:45am

Greg Ninness

145 comments

The number of homes sold last month was the lowest in September since 2011 but prices remained flat
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Just over a third sold at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions

10 Oct 18, 10:17am

Greg Ninness

153 comments

The auction rooms are getting busier as the weather improves
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Stagflation anyone?

9 Oct 18, 11:16am

David Hargreaves

69 comments

David Hargreaves ponders where the turbulent forces of a falling dollar, rising fuel prices and falling business confidence may take us
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Sales volumes picking up at B&T but prices flat for the last 2 years

3 Oct 18, 10:40am

Greg Ninness

74 comments

Auckland house buyers should have plenty of choice this summer so sellers will need to be realistic on price
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Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms getting busier

2 Oct 18, 9:57am

Greg Ninness

66 comments

Prices ranged from $595,000 to $3.25 million at Barfoot & Thompson's latest Auckland auctions
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'Downside risk to migration'

1 Oct 18, 2:20pm

David Hargreaves

30 comments

ANZ economists expect slower but still substantial population growth through migration, but say if there is a more rapid slowdown, economic growth could slow markedly
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The FHBs and the investors take a breather

26 Sep 18, 3:38pm

David Hargreaves

28 comments

Monthly mortgage figures show a decline in the share of new mortgages taken out by both first home buyers and investors
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A pivotal Spring for the house market

25 Sep 18, 11:29am

David Hargreaves

88 comments

David Hargreaves reckons the direction of the housing market over the next few months will decide a lot of things, including who wins the next election
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A third sold at Barfoot & Thompson's latest auctions, with more than half selling above valuation

25 Sep 18, 10:11am

Greg Ninness

47 comments

At the major auctions the sales rates ranged from 18% to 44%
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Sales rate goes up past 50% at Bayleys' and Eves' latest house auctions

22 Sep 18, 5:00am

Greg Ninness

30 comments

The spring weather is starting to warm up the bidding in the auction rooms
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IRD hits back at critics on property tax compliance

19 Sep 18, 4:06pm

David Hargreaves

44 comments

Inland Revenue says any suggestion it has taken its eye off the ball when it comes to property investors is 'thoroughly misleading'
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Just over a third sold at Barfoot's latest auctions

18 Sep 18, 10:59am

Greg Ninness

55 comments

Barfoot & Thompson achieved sales on 37% of the properties at their latest auctions, with almost half of them selling for more than their rating valuations
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Harcourts' average Auckland price drops to lowest level in 2 years

17 Sep 18, 11:11am

Greg Ninness

83 comments

Harcourts sold more homes in August but average prices were down in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. CEO picks 'an upturn shortly'
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REINZ figures show housing market on a stable footing as it heads into spring

13 Sep 18, 9:49am

Greg Ninness

79 comments

The first rays of spring are starting to warm the housing market with sales volumes up slightly and prices mostly steady
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Going all-in on KiwiBuild

11 Sep 18, 11:17am

David Hargreaves

14 comments

As the Government stumbles from one crisis to another, it's looking for the flagship KiwiBuild programme to inject some stability and lead it in a more positive direction; the stakes are high
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