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Housing market

Very quiet in the residential auction rooms around the country last week, with exactly a third selling under the hammer
23rd Aug 22, 11:23am
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Very quiet in the residential auction rooms around the country last week, with exactly a third selling under the hammer
Auction activity bouncing along the bottom in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms
20th Aug 22, 6:56am
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Auction activity bouncing along the bottom in Barfoot & Thompson's auction rooms
Government working group concludes lack of housing supply relative to population a key driver of rising house prices over recent decades
18th Aug 22, 1:26pm
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Government working group concludes lack of housing supply relative to population a key driver of rising house prices over recent decades
Strong sales results at the auctions in Canterbury, Central Otago and Southland last week but results remained weak in the North Island
16th Aug 22, 12:54pm
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Strong sales results at the auctions in Canterbury, Central Otago and Southland last week but results remained weak in the North Island
CoreLogic says housing market at a turning point as more properties sell at a loss
16th Aug 22, 5:00am
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CoreLogic says housing market at a turning point as more properties sell at a loss
More than a year's worth of capital gains have evaporated, the REINZ House Price Index shows
12th Aug 22, 10:24am
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More than a year's worth of capital gains have evaporated, the REINZ House Price Index shows
Auction sales rate dropped from a third to a quarter last week
11th Aug 22, 12:18pm
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Auction sales rate dropped from a third to a quarter last week
The Housing market slump deepened in July with sales at a 12-year low for the month
11th Aug 22, 9:00am
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The Housing market slump deepened in July with sales at a 12-year low for the month
BNZ economists say one of the tricky aspects facing the RBNZ is the 'market' desire to price in interest rate cuts next year
9th Aug 22, 9:17am
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BNZ economists say one of the tricky aspects facing the RBNZ is the 'market' desire to price in interest rate cuts next year
Average dwelling values declining throughout NZ with values in Wellington, Palmerston North and Dunedin having the sharpest falls
9th Aug 22, 5:00am
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Average dwelling values declining throughout NZ with values in Wellington, Palmerston North and Dunedin having the sharpest falls
Overall sales rate of just 15% at Barfoot & Thompson's latest weekly auctions
6th Aug 22, 6:18am
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Overall sales rate of just 15% at Barfoot & Thompson's latest weekly auctions
The housing market may have hit peak gloom already, with no sign of a wave of distressed sales - Tony Alexander/REINZ survey
3rd Aug 22, 3:20pm
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The housing market may have hit peak gloom already, with no sign of a wave of distressed sales - Tony Alexander/REINZ survey
Average housing values in Auckland down by more than $85,000 since March
3rd Aug 22, 5:00am
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Average housing values in Auckland down by more than $85,000 since March
David Hargreaves bemoans the lack of foresight of NZ governments - which is about to be demonstrated again with a forthcoming downturn in housing construction
2nd Aug 22, 12:37pm
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David Hargreaves bemoans the lack of foresight of NZ governments - which is about to be demonstrated again with a forthcoming downturn in housing construction
A third of properties sold under the hammer at last week's auctions, up from a quarter the week before
2nd Aug 22, 11:34am
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A third of properties sold under the hammer at last week's auctions, up from a quarter the week before
Less than 100 homes sold to foreign buyers in the June quarter, while foreign owners sold more than 200 of their NZ properties
28th Jul 22, 12:04pm
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Less than 100 homes sold to foreign buyers in the June quarter, while foreign owners sold more than 200 of their NZ properties
RBNZ figures show that fewer than 15,000 mortgages were issued last month - easily a record low for a June since the data began being collected in 2013
26th Jul 22, 3:43pm
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RBNZ figures show that fewer than 15,000 mortgages were issued last month - easily a record low for a June since the data began being collected in 2013
ANZ's economists now think house prices will fall by more than they previously forecast
26th Jul 22, 12:46pm
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ANZ's economists now think house prices will fall by more than they previously forecast
BNZ economists see unemployment rate falling further and say unless there are soon signs 'the worm is turning' the RBNZ will have to contemplate 'a more aggressive interest rate track'
25th Jul 22, 3:07pm
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BNZ economists see unemployment rate falling further and say unless there are soon signs 'the worm is turning' the RBNZ will have to contemplate 'a more aggressive interest rate track'
Capital Economics says several central banks around the globe will have to reverse course as their countries' economies either enter recession or teeter on the edge of it
25th Jul 22, 11:54am
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Capital Economics says several central banks around the globe will have to reverse course as their countries' economies either enter recession or teeter on the edge of it
Estimated real estate agency commissions at their lowest level since NZ went into its first Covid lockdown in March 2020
25th Jul 22, 11:40am
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Estimated real estate agency commissions at their lowest level since NZ went into its first Covid lockdown in March 2020
As our Official Cash Rate is being increased at never-before-seen speed, David Hargreaves tries to make sense of it all and the potential repercussions
21st Jul 22, 1:24pm
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As our Official Cash Rate is being increased at never-before-seen speed, David Hargreaves tries to make sense of it all and the potential repercussions
The number of residential properties being auctioned slumped further last week - just over a quarter sold under the hammer
19th Jul 22, 9:59am
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The number of residential properties being auctioned slumped further last week - just over a quarter sold under the hammer
House prices are now declining in all main urban districts according to the latest REINZ sales data
14th Jul 22, 7:47am
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House prices are now declining in all main urban districts according to the latest REINZ sales data
June's median house prices lower compared to May in eight regions, higher in five
13th Jul 22, 9:02am
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June's median house prices lower compared to May in eight regions, higher in five