Housing in Auckland: Trends in housing from the Census of Population and Dwellings 1991 to 2013

Signs Christchurch market cooling

Dec 12, 2014 | Reports & Articles

“This quarter we have seen signs that the growth of Christchurch house prices and rents may be slowing,” said Bryan Field, MBIE’s Manager of Modelling and Sector Trends. “Whether or not the Christchurch housing market is starting to return to a more normal state will...

Increase in housing costs outpaces household income

Nov 28, 2014 | News

The latest Household Economic Survey (Income) shows average annual household income rose 9.1 percent in the two years to June 2014, from $81,227 to $88,579. In the same period, average household weekly spending on housing costs rose 11.1 percent, from $256 to $284....

Housing Affordability

Nov 10, 2014 | News

The Housing Bulletin includes articles about housing affordability: o Definitions and measures o Contributing factors o Home ownership and rental trends o Housing costs and income trends o Social and economic impacts o Policy responses It also reports back from recent...