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New Zealand property prices continue their recovery in January
Home prices across New Zealand have continued to rebound, with values up 0.4 per cent in January according…
First-home buyers make a record share of property purchases
First-home buyer (FHB) activity has jumped in New Zealand, with new data showing the cohort now make 27…
New Zealand property prices rise for the third straight month
The rebound in home prices across New Zealand has continued, with prices rising 1 per cent in December…
New Zealand property prices continue to recover
Property prices in New Zealand ticked higher last month adding to the recent string of increases suggesting the…
New Zealand rents surged 6.1 per cent in the past year
New Zealand tenants aren't fairing much better than their Australian counterparts, with weekly rents rising 6.1 per cent…
First home buyer demand across New Zealand hits a record high
Despite reduced housing affordability and higher living costs, first home buyers (FHBs) in New Zealand are buying homes…
New Zealand property prices rise for the first time in 18 months
The first signs of a recovery in New Zealand property prices have begun with values increasing 0.4 per…
First-home buyers dominate the NZ market
The number of New Zealand property sales in September were 8 per cent higher than a year ago,…
Property values rise in one-in-three New Zealand suburbs
Home values have risen in 30 per cent of New Zealand suburbs according to the latest CoreLogic Mapping…
Kelvin Davidson: How a National victory could reshape NZ property landscape
Many existing and would-be property investors will be keeping a close watch on the polls and whether or…
NZ property prices inching closer to a “floor”
The “floor” in New Zealand property is getting close, with values falling just 0.2 per cent last month…
New Zealanders spending half their income on mortgage repayments
Despite property prices easing across New Zealand, mortgage holders are still spending nearly half their income on repayments…
Profitable resales in New Zealand fall to the lowest level in eight years
Falling property prices across New Zealand has seen the number of homes sold for a gain tumble to…
When will movers return to the NZ market?
Owner-occupiers in New Zealand have been quiet over the past 12 months, with weak sentiment and higher interest…
NZ sales activity jumps and prices should follow
There are signs of life in the New Zealand property market, with new data showing that sales volumes…
New housing construction continues to decline but costs are easing
Despite record demand for homes, the latest ABS construction data shows the pipeline of new homes continues to…
NZ home sales record first annual increase in two years
After being battered by one of the sharpest tightening cycles in the world, there are signs that the…
A silver lining in NZ’s soft property market: values rise in 128 suburbs
Soft property market conditions continue across New Zealand, but there is some positive price news, with more than…
Are New Zealand’s interest rate hikes over?
The New Zealand Reserve Bank has shocked economic and property experts this week, raising the cash rate 0.25…
New Zealand homeowners feel the pain as loss-making resales spike
Properties reselling at a loss have reached a seven-year high in New Zealand as the impact of higher…
New Zealand home sales hit lowest level in 40 years
Home sales across New Zealand have plummeted to the lowest level since the GFC, as the sharp increase…
New Zealand’s high-end properties have fallen in value by up to $300,000
New Zealand’s wealthiest suburbs are being hardest hit by the current market slowdown, with values falling by up…
New Zealand value decline re-accelerates in February
The downturn in the New Zealand property market gained renewed pace in February, with values falling at their…
Prices are falling, so why is it still so expensive to buy in New Zealand?
Property values have been falling in New Zealand, but rising interest rates mean Kiwis are handing over more…
NZ records 10th month of property value declines
Property values across New Zealand fell 0.3 per cent over January, continuing a downward trend that's lasted 10…
New Zealand inflation figures remain stubbornly high
The latest New Zealand Consumer Price Index readings indicate the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is likely to…
New Zealand unlikely to ease borrowing restrictions in 2023
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is unlikely to ease current loan-to-value ratio restrictions that require investors to…
Only 7 per cent of suburbs in New Zealand not experiencing price declines
While most suburbs in New Zealand have been experiencing steep home price declines in the past three months,…
New Zealand property values decline at GFC levels with further falls predicted
Agents taking stock of Australia's deteriorating market conditions should spare a thought for their Kiwi cousins, with values…
Tough conditions for mortgaged New Zealand investors
Homeowners across New Zealand who own multiple mortgaged properties face tough buying conditions as regulations and higher interest…
Fixed-rate mortgages could hit 7 per cent in New Zealand
One-year fixed-rate mortgages could surge as high as 7 per cent in the coming months putting even more…
Profitable resales decline across New Zealand
Profitable resales across New Zealand continued to decline last quarter, dropping to 96.8 per cent according to CoreLogic.
Low-deposit finance across New Zealand becoming harder to get
Low-deposit finance is becoming increasingly hard to secure in New Zealand as banks continue to tighten lending standards.
First-home buyers quietly returning to the market
Despite rising interest rates, first home buyers appear to have passed “peak pessimism” and are slowing returning to…