What 30 years of election data tell us about the property market
The assumption is that elections freeze the property market. Thirty years of New Zealand data covering 11 elections suggests the market barely notices. What moves prices and sales is almost always something else.
Inflation slowed to 3.7 per cent, below the Bank’s own forecast. A rise to 3.00 per cent had been widely expected. The Reserve Bank paused instead, betting the fuel shock fades before it has a chance to spread.
More than 200 business leaders from across Ray White New Zealand gathered at Auckland's iconic Eden Park stadium last week for the group's annual Business Leaders Symposium.
30 under 35: New Zealand’s top 30 suburbs for under 35s
Young, getting younger, high home ownership and a decade of real price growth. Apply all four filters to New Zealand’s 2,356 suburbs and 30 remain. Where they cluster is not where the conversation usually looks.
South Island leads a modest lift in New Zealand crane numbers
New Zealand's crane count has edged higher for the first time in a year, but the national index remains close to its lowest level since 2016. Where the new cranes are appearing is not where most would expect.
Transaction volumes down: are we headed for a sixth downturn?
NZ property sales have dipped for the first time since the market's new normal, as an oil shock, rising unemployment and the election keep buyers in wait-and-see mode.
More than 1,400 Ray White members, industry partners and leaders came together at the New Zealand International Convention Centre in Auckland last night for the group's 2025-26 annual awards.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has raised the cash rate for the second time this year. Inflation came in above the Bank's own forecast, with petrol driving most of the increase but local costs adding to it.
Ray White expands into Katikati with industry heavyweights at the helm
Ray White New Zealand is proud to announce the opening of its newest office, Ray White Katikati, led by experienced real estate leaders David Sylvester and Grace Anderson.
Where New Zealand's next million-dollar suburbs are
A decade ago, the million-dollar suburb was almost exclusively an Auckland phenomenon. The map of where that threshold sits today, and where it is heading next, tells a very different story about New Zealand housing.
The illusion of a flat market: what 4.1 per cent inflation means for housing
A market that looks flat on paper can still be falling in real terms. New Zealand house prices have held inside a narrow band for three years while inflation has quietly widened the gap between nominal and real value.
Since New Zealand’s international buyer ban was updated, Ray White New Zealand has seen limited activity from international buyers, with 91 per cent of sales over $5 million going to New Zealand residents.
