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Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Flat, falling and fragile - agents sound warning for summer housing market
A net 36% of agents say prices are dropping in their patch.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What the surprise OCR hold means for mortgage rates and house prices
The Reserve Bank keeps the cash rate at 2.75% ahead of the election.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Eight words slowing the market - ‘once the election is out of the way’
Buyers bide their time as uncertainty hangs over the economy.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: The recovery's coming, but not the boom - what that means for house prices
Seven reasons NZ's economy has turned the corner.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Where real estate agents are seeing the steepest house price falls
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: House prices, headlines, crises - why Kiwis feel poorer than they are
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Don’t fall into the trap of thinking NZ is munted
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Cheap home loans under threat - why banks are preparing to lift rates
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Where house prices will rise first and why
Housing market is moving, but only in regions with the right ingredients.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: What the latest OCR hike means for mortgage rates and house prices
As expected, the Reserve Bank has pushed the cash rate to 2.75%.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: OCR hike all but locked in - what it means for your mortgage next week
Should borrowers be bracing for impact?
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Sorry, there was no spending splurge
The headline numbers look strong, but the underlying data paints a much softer picture.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Hospitality can’t blame consumers anymore, but housing can
Kiwis ready to spend, just not on property.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Agents deliver their housing market report card - it isn't pretty
Prices are falling and buyers are worried about mortgage rates, jobs and overpaying.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: Why the threat of a July interest rate rise is receding
Inflation crisis appears to be over, but don’t expect the housing market to spring to life.
Tony Alexander
Tony Alexander: End of the line for Auckland's house price slump
But Wellington's funk looks like it will last a bit longer.
