The NZ Property Market Podcast

Investor focus

25 Oct 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Coming to you prior to the long Labour Weekend, Nick and Kelvin review all the property and le...

Construction cost update

21 Oct 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Following the release of the Cordell Construction Cost Index (CCCI) for Q3, Nick and Kelvin th...

Q3 CPI reaction - on track

15 Oct 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In this quick podcast Nick and Kelvin give their reaction to the just-released CPI inflation d...

Guest Episode - Logan Reardon Loan Market

15 Oct 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, Nick chats to Logan Reardon from Loan Market Auckland.Logan has experienced a meteo...

OCR fall - property impact and where to next?

13 Oct 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Befitting it's importance the RBNZ MPR and OCR review leads the podcast once again. With ...

0.5% OCR cut with mortgage rates already dropping

09 Oct 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!The Reserve Bank has followed through on what ‘the markets’ and bank economists were expec...

Richard Vaughan and an OCR preview

06 Oct 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week it's a special edition guest PLUS Monday data round up.Along with Kelvin, Nick ...

Housing market still sluggish but there are lots of $1m+ areas

26 Sep 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!It’s a busy period at the moment for work travel and holidays, so this week’s episode is a...

S5.E44 - Premium property market update

23 Sep 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!With Kelvin away on holiday Nick calls up Mark Harris from New Zealand Sotheby's Internat...

Suburb performance - mapped

16 Sep 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Following the latest update to the CoreLogic Mapping the Market tool, visualising values and v...

What to do with mortgage terms

08 Sep 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!A week on the road, combined with the latest HVI data and RBNZ lending stats leads Nick and Ke...

Analysing buyer activity shifts

02 Sep 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Kelvin's article is the main source of conversation this week, as the recent lift in upsi...

Guest Episode - Cameron Muggeridge Loan Market

29 Aug 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, Nick chats to Cam Muggeridge, Adviser for Loan Market Central, in Auckland.Cam has ...

Assessing the listings landscape

26 Aug 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, off the back of the release of the latest Monthly Chart Pack, Nick and Kelvin discu...

OCR down, when will DTIs kick in?

19 Aug 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!5 days later and the OCR cut to 5.25% still feels like big news. Since the call from the RBNZ,...

They did it! OCR down 0.25%

14 Aug 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In this quick podcast Nick and Kelvin give their reaction to the just-released MPS and with it...

MPS and OCR preview

12 Aug 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!With the Labour market stats covered off in the reactionary pod last week, Nick and Kelvin&apo...

Guest Episode - Michelle Isemonger Loan Market

09 Aug 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, Nick chats to Michelle Isemonger, Adviser for Loan Market East, in Auckland.Michell...

'Meh' - Q2 labour market stats reaction

06 Aug 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In this quick podcast Nick and Kelvin give their reaction to the just-released Labour Market s...

The new Home Value Index (HVI)

05 Aug 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In exciting news for the CoreLogic Research team, and fellow housing data nerds, we've no...

S5.E34 - Slowbilisation?

29 Jul 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week the guys chat about June lending data from the Reserve Bank and improving consumer c...

A good chance to take stock

23 Jul 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Following their own BSOD issues amid the CrowdStrike nightmare, the guys finally get a chance ...

Q2 CPI reaction - good news!

17 Jul 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In this quick podcast Nick and Kelvin give their reaction to the just-released CPI data for Q2...

Hopes up

14 Jul 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Every week seems to be coming with a little bit more hope of relief for mortgage holders and t...

OCR reaction + Guest Ep - Dan Bailey Loan Market

10 Jul 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, Nick chats to Dan Bailey, Adviser for Loan Market Capital & Coast.Before Nick a...

The right type of flooding

07 Jul 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!There's plenty of property data and news to get into this week as Nick welcomes back Kelv...

So many changes

30 Jun 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!With Kelvin away, Nick calls up Ed McKnight, Resident Economist at Opes Partners to discuss ev...

Was it a dead cat bounce?

24 Jun 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!How real was the property value growth experienced at the end of 2023? Off the back of the Cor...

Guest Episode - Nigel Ho Loan Market

20 Jun 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, Nick chats to Nigel Ho, owner of and mortgage advisor at Agile Financial Services i...

Q1 GDP reaction

20 Jun 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In this quick podcast Nick and Kelvin give their reaction to the just-released GDP data for Q1...

From underwhelming to disappointing?

16 Jun 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!More property market data this week and with it more evidence of the stuttering recovery, to t...

CoreLogic data geek out

10 Jun 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!With no external data releases to consume and interpret, this week it's all about CoreLog...

Live Panel Event - APIA

07 Jun 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This audio is the recording of an in-person event, hosted by the Auckland Property Investors A...

Debt-to-income framework confirmed

05 Jun 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week there's a lot of chat about lending. Following the RBNZ confirming the framewor...

Guest Episode - Aaron Cooke Loan Market

30 May 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, Nick chats to Aaron Cooke, adviser from the award winning  Loan Market Highland Pa...

Straight into it!

27 May 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!After a round up of the MPS and removal of first home buyer grants, as first covered in last w...

OCR set to stay high and first home grants gone!

22 May 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!It's been a busy day for property news, and in this shorter, reactionary episode, Nick an...

How underwhelming is the underwhelming upturn?

20 May 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Still pretty fresh from the incredible game, but disappointing result, from the Phoenix on the...

Getting bang for their buck

13 May 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week we check back to see what first home buyers have been up to, including detailing our...

Property values stutter along

06 May 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!After the short reactionary pod for both the RBNZ Financial Stability Review (FSR), which was ...

FSR and Labour market reaction

30 Apr 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Hot off the press, Nick and (a travelling) Kelvin catch up to quickly give their take on the j...

Guest episode - Geri and Heiko from Westpac

30 Apr 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!One for the hopeful first home buyersIn this guest special, Nick speaks to Geri Fraser and Hei...

The calm before the storm?

29 Apr 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!There’s always plenty to talk about in the property market, but this week’s discussion bas...

More inflation?

22 Apr 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Despite last week's well-received reactionary pod to the latest CPI inflation data, Nick ...

CPI inflation reaction

17 Apr 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In this quick podcast Nick and Kelvin give their reaction to the just-released CPI inflation d...

Rental market status update

15 Apr 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!After quickly passing over the latest OCR decision from the RBNZ and one more construction rel...

One for the builders

07 Apr 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!The dominant theme this week is construction – from the Cordell Construction Cost Index show...

What's the new build premium?

31 Mar 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Coming to you on Easter Monday, Nick and Kelvin catch up to discuss the week that was in the p...

Double dipped

24 Mar 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week it's all about the economy (outside of a bit of Sail GP chat of course), after ...

Mapping the market

18 Mar 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!The main release last week was the CoreLogic Mapping the Market data - a suburb-level view of ...

Guest episode - Joanie Rankin Westpac

11 Mar 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!On this guest episode Nick speaks with Joanie Rankin, Mobile Mortgage Manager at Westpac. Joa...

Interest deductibility reinstatement confirmed

10 Mar 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Confirmation over the weekend of the reinstatement of interest deductibility for property inve...

Guest episode - International Women's Day, Amanda Young ASB

07 Mar 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, to coincide with International Women's Day 2024, Nick speaks to an incredible,...

RBNZ softening

04 Mar 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week the RBNZ's Monetary Policy Statement and OCR call are in the spotlight. Though ...

No change or up?

26 Feb 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Clearly the hottest topic this week is whether or not the Reserve Bank will raise the official...

New mortgages still absorb 49% of income

19 Feb 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Quite a bit of the data over the past week has reiterated the idea that this recovery, while o...

Is higher unemployment always bad?

11 Feb 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!At face value, a rise in unemployment could never be a good thing …. but as the guys discuss...

Guest episode - Paulette Trotter Loan Market

08 Feb 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week, Nick chats to Paulette Trotter, director and advisor at Loan Market Auckland, who w...

Looser CCCFA but don't bet on an imminent OCR cut

04 Feb 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!The guys kick off this week’s discussion with a look at our house price index for January, w...

Hot weather but cooling inflation

29 Jan 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!More heat across the country and plenty of data to talk about this week too, starting with the...

RBNZ DTI reaction

23 Jan 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week Nick and Kelvin kick off with a discussion of the latest CoreLogic House Price Index...

We're back!

14 Jan 2024

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!We're back for 2024 and it's straight into a look back at data releases so far this ...

Last of the year!

18 Dec 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In rounding out the year, there's coverage of the Best of the Best report, the upcoming c...

Lending, credit, mortgage debt

10 Dec 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Call it what you will, this week it's all about money, and it's importance when it c...

Guest episode - Rodney King Loan Market

07 Dec 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Today, Nick chats to Rodney King, Mortgage Advisor for Loan Market Agile, based out of Christc...

What to make of the updated OCR forecast

04 Dec 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Two key releases were out last week, with the first being the last Monetary Policy Statement (...

It's the vibe

26 Nov 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Following the confirmation of the Sixth National Government of NZ Nick and Kelvin delve into t...

Why less pain than other downturns?

19 Nov 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!The latest Corelogic Pain & Gain report always provides an interesting lens to look throug...

What are first home buyers up to?

13 Nov 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week it's (mostly) all about first home buyers. There's plenty of reason for th...

The downturn is officially over

06 Nov 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Plenty of data and information to chew through this week, with the CoreLogic House Price Index...

A cup-full of property data (although unfortunately no World Cup)

30 Oct 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!After a sombre discussion of the weekend’s rugby result, Nick and Kelvin launch into the usu...

Guest episode - Shona Mookerjee from Insurance Market

27 Oct 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Today, we welcome Shona Mookerjee from Insurance Market to talk everything insurance. Often se...

Going deep on inflation (+giveaway)

24 Oct 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Following the release of the Consumers Price Index (CPI) for Q3, Nick and Kelvin dig deep into...

What to make of the election result (and ABs win!)

16 Oct 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Aside from a 'quick' breakdown of the All Blacks incredible match and victory over t...

The downturn is done

09 Oct 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!The CoreLogic HPI in September showed values plateau nationwide but importantly the NZ market ...

Official Cash Rate preview

02 Oct 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!With plenty of economic data and some lending data to review, much of this week's convers...

S4.E38 - All about GDP - what's our economy up to?

24 Sep 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week Nick and Kelvin dedicate a large portion of the pod to digest and discuss the latest...

Foreign buyer tax estimates

18 Sep 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Plenty to get through this week, kicking off with the report which stemmed from some CoreLogic...

How is the spring market, amid an election, shaping up?

10 Sep 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In what was a quieter data week for the housing market Nick and Kelvin again cover off coverag...

Housing policy if National won the election

04 Sep 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week Nick and Kelvin quickly run through the latest CoreLogic House Price Index, which sh...

Guest episode - Steve McMenemy Loan Market

31 Aug 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Today we sit down with the esteemed Steve McMenemy, director and mortgage advisor at Loan Mark...

Affordability, Lending Trends & Economic Influences

28 Aug 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Following the release of the CoreLogic Housing Affordability Report, Nick and Kelvin discuss t...

MPS review and investor focus

21 Aug 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Number one on today's agenda is the Reserve Bank's monetary policy statement and the...

Pain increasing, first home buyers remaining, rents increasing

14 Aug 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Firstly, our apologies for the late upload of this week's episode, we had some technical ...

Higher unemployment rate probably still keeps Reserve Bank in 'wait and see mode'

07 Aug 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Ever wondered why both employment and unemployment rates can rise at the same time? Or how hig...

Loosened LVRs help investors

31 Jul 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Ever wondered how the easing of LVR rules has affected the investor landscape? We dig into thi...

Mixed response to inflation data

24 Jul 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Number one on the running order this week is the recently released 6% annual inflation rate. E...

OCR on hold, but caution remains

16 Jul 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Ever wondered how the unchanging official cash rate might influence not only the economy but a...

Values still falling but first home buyers still buying

10 Jul 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This weeks episode is brimming with insights, as we untangle complexities and delve into the d...

Cautiously optimistic

02 Jul 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Does the state of New Zealand's property market keep you up at night? Well, it's tim...

Looking into the rental market

26 Jun 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week we kick off by unravelling the latest data from CoreLogic's May 2021 chart pack...

It's a recession, but don't panic

19 Jun 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Could the New Zealand property market be finally starting to turn a corner? Gain valuable insi...

Buyer activity, listings and lending data

12 Jun 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Are you feeling the pinch of seasonal illnesses and the excitement of recent sporting events? ...

Plenty to be positive about

06 Jun 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week Nick welcomes back Kelvin from holiday with a host of data, covering the latest Core...

Going deep on the MPS - with Brad Olsen

29 May 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In this episode of the New Zealand Property Market Podcast, Nick is joined by Brad Olsen, CEO ...

Here we go again. OCR peak increased?

22 May 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Following Westpac's big call (at the time) and then the Government budget last week there...

It's a first home buyer's market

15 May 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!This week Nick and Kelvin use the latest CoreLogic First Home Buyer report and April's bu...

Resilience

08 May 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!The Reserve Bank's latest Financial Stability Report again promoted the NZ Economy's...

Loosening LVRs: What it means for the market

01 May 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!In this episode of the New Zealand Property Market Podcast, Nick Goodall and Kelvin Davidson d...

End of downturn not the same as start of upturn

24 Apr 2023

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Send us a question/idea/opinion direct via text message!Inflation dropped in Q1, which is great news for everybody. The guys run through the latest da...