February housing consents at 30-year high
The latest housing consents figures for February were at their highest level for this month in 30 years, belying expectations the housing market is cooling.
Friday, April 2nd 2004, 12:29AM
by The Landlord
The February consents were 40.7% higher than the 1,797 consents worth $330.4 million issued in February last year.
Consents for the year ended February were up 11% to 30,923, the highest number recorded for a year ended February since 1976.
Deutsche Bank senior economist Darren Gibbs says the February figures are much stronger than expected. "A continued high level of apartment consents was the main surprise. Excluding apartments, we estimate that ‘single-unit’ dwellings recorded a 2.5% month-on-month decline."
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