BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander says there’s nothing in current Auckland housing figures to suggest that price rises will ease
October 7, 2013 – 09:22am,
David Hargreaves
History suggests the pace of Auckland house price rises will continue to increase, BNZ chief economist Tony Alexander says.
In his latest Alexander examined the from Auckland’s largest real estate firm Barfoot & Thompson.He said the number of new listings received by B&T during the month was ahead 29.2% from a year earlier at 1636. The total last September was 1266, and in September 2011 1263. The total was the highest in fact for the month of September since 2,087 in September 2003.
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