House prices
Bayleys auction clearance rate 54% in Auckland, 60% in the Waikato
BNZ chief economist says continued strong house price rises in Auckland would likely see introduction of rules limiting mortgage sizes relative to earnings
29th Oct 15, 4:27pm
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BNZ chief economist says continued strong house price rises in Auckland would likely see introduction of rules limiting mortgage sizes relative to earnings
David Hargreaves thinks the Reserve Bank is unnecessarily gambling everything on a December rise in US interest rates
29th Oct 15, 11:54am
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David Hargreaves thinks the Reserve Bank is unnecessarily gambling everything on a December rise in US interest rates
Latest month shows a further sharp rise in the proportion of investors buying houses ahead of new rules targeting them
27th Oct 15, 3:57pm
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Latest month shows a further sharp rise in the proportion of investors buying houses ahead of new rules targeting them
Harcourts weekly auction clearance rate ranged from 56% in the South Island to 80% in Hamilton/Bay of Plenty
27th Oct 15, 3:34pm
Harcourts weekly auction clearance rate ranged from 56% in the South Island to 80% in Hamilton/Bay of Plenty
Treasury expresses enthusiasm for debt to income ratios in paper to Reserve Bank; sees them as 'alternative or additional way' of managing financial system vulnerability
27th Oct 15, 3:15pm
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Treasury expresses enthusiasm for debt to income ratios in paper to Reserve Bank; sees them as 'alternative or additional way' of managing financial system vulnerability
Bernard Hickey challenges ministers and councillors to adopt the Productivity Commission's recipe for closing the credibility gap between Auckland's future land supply for housing and demand for housing
25th Oct 15, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey challenges ministers and councillors to adopt the Productivity Commission's recipe for closing the credibility gap between Auckland's future land supply for housing and demand for housing
Bayleys sells three quarters of auction properties as prices in Mt Wellington head towards $1 million
24th Oct 15, 6:02am
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Bayleys sells three quarters of auction properties as prices in Mt Wellington head towards $1 million
A big rise in the lower quartile selling price in Auckland pushes first home ownership further out of reach
23rd Oct 15, 1:47pm
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A big rise in the lower quartile selling price in Auckland pushes first home ownership further out of reach
ASB economists argue RBNZ should be reducing interest rates; disagree with central bank's view of 'neutral' interest rate setting
22nd Oct 15, 11:00am
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ASB economists argue RBNZ should be reducing interest rates; disagree with central bank's view of 'neutral' interest rate setting
David Hargreaves asks how much longer the Government can afford to wait before taking action on the country's surging immigration levels
22nd Oct 15, 5:01am
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David Hargreaves asks how much longer the Government can afford to wait before taking action on the country's surging immigration levels
Federated Farmers calls for customers to be able to take complaints over banks' commercial judgment & interest rate policies to the Banking Ombudsman
20th Oct 15, 4:02pm
Federated Farmers calls for customers to be able to take complaints over banks' commercial judgment & interest rate policies to the Banking Ombudsman
Reserve Bank says new LVR restrictions will have biggest impact on mum and dad investors, likely to 'dampen' Auckland housing market
20th Oct 15, 1:03pm
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Reserve Bank says new LVR restrictions will have biggest impact on mum and dad investors, likely to 'dampen' Auckland housing market
S&P says robust Auckland house price growth heightening risk for NZ banks, although they are 'reasonably placed to absorb price shocks'
20th Oct 15, 11:05am
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S&P says robust Auckland house price growth heightening risk for NZ banks, although they are 'reasonably placed to absorb price shocks'
Harcourts' auction sale rates ranged from 67% in Northland to 48% in Bay of Plenty
20th Oct 15, 10:12am
Harcourts' auction sale rates ranged from 67% in Northland to 48% in Bay of Plenty
Westpac economists stick to view that RBNZ will be forced to drop interest rates by more than it currently intends
19th Oct 15, 11:23am
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Westpac economists stick to view that RBNZ will be forced to drop interest rates by more than it currently intends
Bayleys auction clearance rate just 52% last week, even worse in the Waikato
19th Oct 15, 10:26am
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Bayleys auction clearance rate just 52% last week, even worse in the Waikato
Bernard Hickey argues the policy responses to Auckland's housing market fire are now officially a Tui ad. He argues some blue sky thinking is required to douse the flames
18th Oct 15, 5:02am
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Bernard Hickey argues the policy responses to Auckland's housing market fire are now officially a Tui ad. He argues some blue sky thinking is required to douse the flames
Auckland Council commits to helping halve the 'median house price to median household income' ratio in 15 years
16th Oct 15, 12:39pm
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Auckland Council commits to helping halve the 'median house price to median household income' ratio in 15 years
Asking prices on Trade Me Property rising strongly in some regions, heading backwards in others
15th Oct 15, 11:52am
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Asking prices on Trade Me Property rising strongly in some regions, heading backwards in others
David Hargreaves thinks the RBNZ Governor may have just given a historic speech - in a bad way
15th Oct 15, 11:42am
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David Hargreaves thinks the RBNZ Governor may have just given a historic speech - in a bad way
Harcourts had a big lift in sales last month but the Auckland market has been flat for several months
15th Oct 15, 10:14am
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Harcourts had a big lift in sales last month but the Auckland market has been flat for several months
HiFX's Dan Bell says chance of Fed rate hike in December about 50%, sees NZ dollar weakening over next 6 to 12 months
14th Oct 15, 2:30pm
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HiFX's Dan Bell says chance of Fed rate hike in December about 50%, sees NZ dollar weakening over next 6 to 12 months
Harcourts sold 88 out of 148 houses at last week's auctions around the country, with 60 passed in
13th Oct 15, 10:05am
Harcourts sold 88 out of 148 houses at last week's auctions around the country, with 60 passed in
Latest house sales figures show that the Reserve Bank is going to need to revisit its strategy to control the scorching housing market
13th Oct 15, 5:02am
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Latest house sales figures show that the Reserve Bank is going to need to revisit its strategy to control the scorching housing market