House Prices

Now may not be a bad time to own a home. A report by Massey University says that's due to falling mortgage rates and property prices staying relatively stable. Audio

Auckland teachers are warning of staff shortages in the city's schools because their pay is not keeping up with house prices. Audio

Wellington is the only major centre where house prices have dropped in the past two years. Audio

An economist says overheated house prices in Auckland could cool well before newly built houses come on the market. Audio

Standard and Poor's says it's not expecting house prices to fall sharply in New Zealand. Audio

The housing market still has plenty of momentum, though economists are expecting growth to slow once investors lending restrictions come into effect in October. Audio

The Finance Minister has admitted rising house prices in Auckland are making inequality worse by shutting low and middle income earners out of the property market. Audio

The polls aren't shifting for Labour. The decision to highlight the number of Auckland property buyers with Chinese sounding surnames hasn't worked. Audio

An economist says the pace of Auckland's house price surge may have peaked. Audio

Auckland's rampant housing market has again pushed house prices higher in the last year. Audio

Falling mortgage rates and the record low number of houses being listed for sale are expected to push Auckland's rampant house prices to new highs in the coming months. Audio

A leading economist says the Auckland housing market is "fundamentally screwed", and particularly hard for young people living in the city. Audio

Auckland's largest real estate agent says prices have continued to rise, and buyers expect that trend to continue. Audio

New Zealander Lyndon Fairbairn, is the director of Singapore based, All Property Solutions. He's been urging foreign investors to take advantage of the booming Auckland property market. Audio

Opposition parties say the Reserve Bank's been forced to step in to cool the Auckland property market because the Government won't. Audio

The central bank's launched a crackdown on Auckland property investors callingt them a risk to the financial system if there's a sharp fall in house prices. Audio

Opposition political parties are warning the tougher lending restrictions may just fuel investment from foreign speculators. Audio

Here's our Economics correspondent Patrick O'Meara who was at the Reserve Bank's briefing today. Audio

A crackdown on Auckland property investors is forecast to cut house price inflation in the city by 2 to 4 percent and reduce the number of house sales there by up to a tenth. Audio

A new way of calculating house price rises shows them going up much less than had been thought. Audio