tmmonline.nz  |   landlords.co.nz        About Good Returns  |  Advertise  |  Contact Us  |  Terms & Conditions  |  RSS Feeds

NZ's Financial Adviser News Centre

GR Logo
Last Article Uploaded: Tuesday, December 10th, 2:14PM

News

rss
Latest Headlines

House prices stabilised earlier than RBNZ expected

House prices stabilised earlier than the Reserve Bank was expecting which is one of the reasons why the central bank raised slightly its forecast track for its official cash rate (OCR), it says in its latest monetary policy statement.

Thursday, August 17th 2023, 11:00AM

by Jenny Ruth

“While the outlook for house prices is highly uncertain, they are now assumed to have reached a trough earlier than was assumed in the May statement,” the statement said.

But house prices are still significantly below their previous peak, substantially decreasing household wealth.

“The earlier-than-expected stabilisation in house prices is assumed to support household consumption over the next three years, somewhat offsetting the dampening impact of overall lower house prices.”

But house prices are still significantly below their previous peak, substantially decreasing household wealth.

RBNZ is now assuming house prices will “grow gradually over the next year before increasing at a slightly faster pace in nominal terms over the remainder of the projection,” which is out to the September quarter of 2026.

RBNZ now forecasts the OCR will be at 5.6% in the March 2024 quarter, up from May's forecast of 5.5%, and by the June quarter 2025 it will be at 5.4%, up from May's 4.8%, before falling to 3.8% in the June quarter of 2026, up from May's 3.3% forecast.

By the September quarter of 2026, RBNZ expects the OCR will be at 3.4%.

Surging immigration

That stabilisation has coincided with stronger net immigration but RBNZ thinks this may be less inflationary than it was before the covid pandemic because of its positive impact on easing pressures in the tight labour markt.

Pre-covid, the largest share of arrivals was from Australia but post-covid, the largest share of arrivals are coming from India, China and the Philippines with fewer people from Australia and Britain arriving.

An RBNZ paper published in 2013 found that arrivals from Britain and European countries “tended to have more inflationary effects on house prices than arrivals from Asia.”

But because departures from NZ have been only slightly higher while arrivals have been much higher since covid, that is likely to put upward pressure on house prices.

Falling housing demand has led to reduced home building over the past year with higher interest rates making residential housing development less attractive.

“The number of new residential building consents has fallen over recent quarters, indicating a substantial slowdown in residential building activity ahead,” the statement says, adding that high construction costs are also depressing activity.

“Business contacts have suggested that these factors have led to a large decline in development pre-sales, which will lead to a significant reduction in residential construction over the next year.”

Tags: house prices

« Lift in sales but prices still decliningMigration helps housing find a floor »

Special Offers

Comments from our readers

No comments yet

Sign In to add your comment

 

print

Printable version  

print

Email to a friend
News Bites
Latest Comments
Subscribe Now

Mortgage Rates Newsletter

Daily Weekly

Previous News

MORE NEWS»

Most Commented On
Mortgage Rates Table

Full Rates Table | Compare Rates

Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
AIA - Back My Build 4.94 - - -
AIA - Go Home Loans 7.49 5.79 5.49 5.59
ANZ 7.39 6.39 6.19 6.19
ANZ Blueprint to Build 7.39 - - -
ANZ Good Energy - - - 1.00
ANZ Special - 5.79 5.59 5.59
ASB Bank 7.39 5.79 5.49 5.59
ASB Better Homes Top Up - - - 1.00
Avanti Finance 7.90 - - -
Basecorp Finance ▼8.35 - - -
BNZ - Classic - 5.99 5.69 5.69
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
BNZ - Mortgage One 7.54 - - -
BNZ - Rapid Repay 7.54 - - -
BNZ - Std 7.44 ▼5.79 ▼5.59 5.69
BNZ - TotalMoney 7.54 - - -
CFML 321 Loans 6.20 - - -
CFML Home Loans 6.45 - - -
CFML Prime Loans 8.25 - - -
CFML Standard Loans 9.20 - - -
China Construction Bank - 7.09 6.75 6.49
China Construction Bank Special - - - -
Co-operative Bank - First Home Special - 5.69 - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ 6.95 5.79 5.59 5.69
Co-operative Bank - Standard 6.95 6.29 6.09 6.19
Credit Union Auckland 7.70 - - -
First Credit Union Special - 5.99 5.89 -
First Credit Union Standard ▼7.69 6.69 6.39 -
Heartland Bank - Online 6.99 ▼5.49 ▼5.39 ▼5.45
Heartland Bank - Reverse Mortgage - - - -
Heretaunga Building Society 8.60 6.65 6.40 -
ICBC 7.49 5.79 5.59 5.59
Kainga Ora 8.39 7.05 6.59 6.49
Kainga Ora - First Home Buyer Special - - - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Kiwibank 7.25 ▼6.69 ▼6.49 6.49
Kiwibank - Offset 7.25 - - -
Kiwibank Special 7.25 ▼5.79 ▼5.59 5.69
Liberty 8.59 8.69 8.79 8.94
Nelson Building Society 7.94 ▼5.75 ▼5.99 -
Pepper Money Advantage 10.49 - - -
Pepper Money Easy 8.69 - - -
Pepper Money Essential 8.29 - - -
SBS Bank 7.49 6.95 6.29 6.29
SBS Bank Special - ▼5.89 ▼5.49 5.69
SBS Construction lending for FHB - - - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
SBS FirstHome Combo 4.94 ▼4.89 - -
SBS FirstHome Combo - - - -
SBS Unwind reverse equity 9.75 - - -
TSB Bank 8.19 6.49 ▼6.39 ▼6.39
TSB Special 7.39 5.69 ▼5.59 ▼5.59
Unity 7.64 ▼5.79 ▼5.55 -
Unity First Home Buyer special - 5.49 - -
Wairarapa Building Society ▼7.70 ▼5.95 ▼5.75 -
Westpac 7.39 6.39 6.09 6.19
Westpac Choices Everyday 7.49 - - -
Westpac Offset 7.39 - - -
Lender Flt 1yr 2yr 3yr
Westpac Special - 5.79 5.49 5.59
Median 7.49 5.84 5.75 5.69

Last updated: 9 December 2024 10:05am

About Us  |  Advertise  |  Contact Us  |  Terms & Conditions  |  Privacy Policy  |  RSS Feeds  |  Letters  |  Archive  |  Toolbox  |  Disclaimer
 
Site by Web Developer and eyelovedesign.com