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10 things to know about mortgage debt right now
In today's Market Pulse, Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson dives into lending activity and shares 10 key insights about ...
An OCR decision of words not actions
Kelvin Davidson explains why today’s decision from the RBNZ to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 5.5% won’t have surprised ...
‘Mums and Dads’ set for a come back?
In today's Market Pulse, Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson analyses the shift in investor's property purchasing ...
Construction enters subdued period as annual cost growth ...
The New Zealand residential construction industry continues to soften due to a decline in new building consents and workloads, ...
No OCR rise today, but future odds still seem finely balanced
Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson outlines what today's cash rate decision means.
Mortgage lending flows rise for the first time since 2021
In today's Market Pulse, Chief Property Economist Kelvin Davidson analyses the latest mortgage lending data and what it ...
Three things to know about a National government and property ...
This Pulse takes a look at some of the issues surrounding potential housing/tax policy changes for investors if a National ...
Reserve Bank is still in ‘wait and see’ mode
Kelvin Davidson outlines what today's cash rate decision means.
Final stages for NZ property downturn as house prices start ...
Falls in national property values continued to moderate in July, and with the latest data showing increases in some parts of the ...
When will movers return to the market?
Relocating owner-occupiers, or ‘movers’, have been relatively inactive over the past year or so, with upsizing, downsizing, and ...
Rising property sales start to bite into NZ’s stock levels
Buyers are returning to the market with an increase in sales eating into the country’s listings levels, and expected to place a ...
OCR on hold for the first time since August 2021
Today’s decision from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) to leave the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 5.5% will have ...
NZ’s cost of residential construction eases as dwelling ...
The decline in dwelling consents has alleviated pressure on New Zealand's residential construction sector, leading to a ...
Trade-up premium falls creating opportunity for upsizers
The continued downturn in property values over the past year has seen the gap in median values between three and four-bedroom homes ...
Home sales record first annual increase in two years
Property transaction volumes have turned a corner, after consecutive interest rate hikes and tighter lending rules caused two years ...