by Paul McBeth
Lower house prices and continued low interest rates have combined to make New Zealand homes the most affordable they've been in the last decade.REGION |
Current index: June quarter |
Improvement over last 12 months |
Southland | 7.20 | 36.0% |
Otago | 8.85 | 48.3% |
Taranaki | 9.19 | 39.6% |
Manawatu/Wanganui | 11.04 | 39.7% |
Hawkes Bay | 13.30 | 39.3% |
Canterbury/Westland | 13.94 | 44.7% |
Nelson | 14.54 | 45.3% |
Wellington | 15.05 | 43.2% |
Northland | 15.82 | 41.0% |
Waikato/Bay of Plenty | 15.98 | 41.7% |
Auckland | 20.77 | 45.0% |