Consumer confidence dips
Consumer confidence dipped slightly in the March quarter, according to new research.
Consumer confidence dipped slightly in the March quarter, according to new research.
The Reserve Bank has left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.5pc, and again said it may be the middle of this year before they rise.
Auckland's largest real estate company says average sale prices for February were up by 3.2 per cent.
New Zealand home affordability improved slightly in January after a fall in median house prices more than offset a small increase in fixed mortgage rates.
Housing confidence is on the rise in Auckland, while a new survey is showing growing uncertainty about tax changes and rising interest rates.
The dream of first home ownership will be made easier by Prime Minister John Key's likely tax reforms, economists said today.