House Prices

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

First home buyers braving the rough waters of the Auckland housing market are increasingly turning to the "bank of mum and dad." Audio

First-home buyers say the Auckland house market is slipping out of grasp, with entry-level prices now sitting at half-a-million dollars. Audio

A record number of house auctions is one of the reasons for the steep rise in Auckland house prices. Audio

The two main political parties have poured cold water on a proposal for a cross-party accord to try to address Auckland's housing woes. Audio

A financial analyst says cuts to mortgage rates by two of the big banks will push up house prices in Auckland even further. Audio