Another challenging year in prospect
Change in labour market conditions a notable feature
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19 Dec 2023
13 MIN
The housing market upturn is here but, with apologies to The Beastie Boys, slow and low is th...
30 Nov 2023
Auckland at the centre of the migration-driven population boom
Even as a “flee the cities”...
13 Nov 2023
6 MIN
The average cost of building a home relative to buying existing has never been higher
Incr...
30 Oct 2023
QSBO business survey underlines labour market shift
Reinforcing our view OCR doesn’t need ...
9 Oct 2023
Both rental and house price inflation lift further
Rent vs. buy comparisons tricky to get...
18 Sep 2023
Our housing affordability index is projected to drift roughly sideways from here, as expectat...
5 Sep 2023
7 MIN
Economic downturn broadening
As cracks appear in previously sturdy sectors
GDP double...
22 Aug 2023
7 MIN
Labour market pressure release underway
Joining the broader disinflationary creep
As ec...
8 Aug 2023
Rising population growth set against tight supply suggests the acceleration in rents has furt...
24 Jul 2023