The average value of New Zealand homes dropped almost $10,000 in the September quarter (Q3), Quotable Value (QV) says.
The QV House Price Index shows the average value of all dwellings throughout the country was $900,521 in Q3, down $9958 (-1.1%) from the June quarter (Q2).
The biggest decline was in the Auckland Region where the average dwelling value fell $38,346 (-2.5%).
Within the Auckland Region the biggest decline was in Manukau, where the average dwelling value declined by 3.3% in Q3.
The only district within the Auckland Region to post a gain in Q3 was Rodney where the average value of homes was up 1.3%.
All other main centres except Tauranga also posted falls in average dwelling values in Q3, with Hamilton -1.5%, Wellington City -0.8%, Christchurch -0.4% and Dunedin -0.2%.
The average value in Tauranga was unchanged from Q2.
Five provincial centres posted value gains in Q3 - centres - Gisborne +0.6%, Hastings +1.0%, New Plymouth +0.2%, Queenstown +1.8% and Invercargill +1.6%. See the full regional values in the table below.
"For now it remains a buyer's market, however deposit requirements and the ability to service mortgages remain barriers for many first buyers," QV spokesperson Andrea Rush said.
"Lower mortgage rates may encourage a modest rise in activity, but any rebound in prices in likely to remain constrained by the broader economic recession, cost of living pressures, rising unemployment and ongoing global uncertainty," she said.
3 Comments
I love how this data so clearly lines up with REINZ HPI for Auckland?
This reminds me of Chinese GDP numbers.
I forget the exact details, but the thing to remember is QV reported values lag the REINZ values by something like 2-3 months.
Down down down....in ponzi town.
Hopefully the specuvestors get a margin call. One cannot help but wonder if the RBNZ allowing further leverage on specu housing is to allow the over leveraged to avoid liquidation under liquidity rules. True extend and pretend.
Just saying...
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