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"...although all three measures we follow in the REINZ housing statistics report eased in January – prices, sales, and days to sell versus average – the underlying trends are for improvements in all three. The rising real estate market will eventually lead to rising consents and dwelling construction with assistance from recent cuts in bank fixed housing mortgage rates." Read or download the full report here
Fund managers chasing growth are eyeing up equity investments, shunning global bonds, and checking out property.
New Zealand's leading investment fund managers are beginning to favour property as increasingly defensive investment strategies are being implemented to counter the vagaries of the current world economic situation.
With turmoil in the financial markets which, which according to Finance Minister Bill English, we can expect “episodically over the next four or five years”, it is more important than ever for investors to make wise, informed decisions. Following are some thoughts and observations about “the market”.
Despite the current uncertainty in global markets, house prices could grow by up to 6 per cent nationally over the coming year, according to an Infometrics report prepared for mortgage insurer QBE Lenders' Mortgage Insurance. Read full article here
DNZ Property Fund chairman Tim Storey believes that despite worldwide market turmoil, the property market in this country remains around the bottom of its cycle and opportunities are available for the fund. Read the full article here
The June 2011 NZ Property Report published by Realestate.co.nz provides an insight into the state of the New Zealand property market as measured by the supply side of the property market over the month of May. The key measures of the market analysed in the report are the number of new listings, the asking price expectation for those new listings and the level of inventory of unsold houses on the market at this time. Read or download the full report here
"There are signs that housing turnover is strengthening, which usually precludes a pick-up in house prices and consumer spending. We’re not convinced we’ll see prices move far anytime soon but the volume boost is welcome. We’re paying close attention to section sales as they lead building consents, and section sales have risen to their highest in nearly a year. It’s a key barometer to watch to see if this momentum is sustained over the coming months. While the recovery is from low levels and characterised by regional differences, the housing market is moving in the right direction. A similar recovery is underway in the rural property market." Read full report here
"the underlying drift in real estate activity and prices is upward as the labour market improves and awareness of a worsening housing shortage increases...Our expectation is that prices on average will move higher over the next two to three years driven in large part by a strengthening labour market and inability of rising construction to make much dent in a housing shortage we now estimate to be approaching 45,000 units." Read the full report here