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Housing report: Barfoots sees strong May, but it may be 'flash in the pan'

Housing report: Barfoots sees strong May, but it may be 'flash in the pan'



Bernard Hickey delivers a Housing Report in association with ASB, including news from Barfoot and Thompson that house sales in Auckland were strong, with the average price up 6% and the volume up 1%. But economists say this may be a short-lived flash in the pan once higher mortgage rates and higher unemployment hits the market.

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