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Housing Market News

Catherine Masters
Would NZ house prices go nuts again if we took off all the brakes?
Experts on the usefulness of market controls during a slump.

Diana Clement
Open home checklist: How to tell if your dream home is hiding a dark, dingy secret
What potential buyers should look for when inspecting a property.

Diana Clement
Property red flags: The hidden costs of buying an ultra-cheap home
Some property purchases are riskier than others.

Diana Clement
CCCFA nightmares: Rule changes in July 'made diddly squat difference'
Banks still looking backwards when it comes to lending, say mortgage brokers.

Diana Clement
Rising rates, rising costs: Should newbies be investing in property in 2023?
Rule number one is you’re not going to get rich quick.

Diana Clement
How to help your children buy their first house ... without risking yours
Navigating the tax, legal and emotional minefield will require some guidance.

Catherine Masters
New Zealand inflation: What is it? Do interest rates stop it?
How the spike in prices is affecting the housing market.

Owen Vaughan
OneRoof House Price Report - January 2023
NZ's average property value drops below the $1m mark.

Catherine Masters
Feeling lucky, steampunk? 'Robot Man' sells up in Auckland for best house in Oamaru
"People here think it’s bloody expensive but people in Auckland, they say ‘Oh my God, that’s so cheap’.”

Catherine Masters
No ‘blood on the floor’ after 12% house price drops
ANZ chief economist says high employment rate and strong wage growth have saved NZ.

Catherine Masters
'Don't go nil-by-mouth': Biggest mistakes first-time buyers can make
How to prepare for the market in 2023.

Catherine Masters
Housing market in Palmerston North’s fringe towns ‘on a rampage’
Marton and Bulls house prices boosted by influx of Auckland families.

Catherine Masters
How world's top travel guide changed house prices in so-called 'backwater'
New Plymouth's fortunes changed following write-up in Lonely Planet, says agent.

Catherine Masters
'A stain on our country': Kiwibank economist lays into NZ's 'biggest embarrassment'
Housing market expert on what NZ we could learn from Australia.

Catherine Masters
'Cheap money fuelled the fire': Kiwis' costly property obsessions laid bare
The post-Covid property boom has changed the market for better and for worse.

Catherine Masters
North Islanders fleeing crime and city stresses buy in Balclutha sight unseen
“People look out for each other and there’s an element of safety.”

Catherine Masters
Debt to income ratios: New rules could see house prices fall even further
Looming restrictions on how much buyers can borrow.

Catherine Masters
Housing market experts: Would they buy a house in 2023?
The alarm bells have been rung, but how do economists actually view the market?
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