The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

The Kākā by Bernard Hickey

Dawn chorus: 'The govt was right to panic'

CoreLogic confirms frenzy of housing demand in months before last week's interest deductibility shock; Prices rose at annualised rates over 30% in Taranaki, central Hawkes Bay, Gisborne and Gore in Q1

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Bernard Hickey
Mar 31, 2021
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TLDR: CoreLogic’s March quarter data out this morning shows house values were rising at annualised rates of 20-40% in cities up and down the country in the three months before last week’s big interest deductibility shock.

CoreLogic sees the package taking pressure off the RBNZ to introduce tough interest-only loan limits with its Financial Stability Rep…

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