Property

Signs Housing Market Is Easing

The average price of a home in Auckland is now more than $400,000, 16.5 percent higher than the same time last year.

Tuesday, April 13th 2004

Barfoot and Thompson director Peter Thompson says in March 2003 home buyers were forking out around $352,000 for an average home. A year later, the figure is $411,000.

But he says that with more properties coming onto the market providing more competition, some sellers are having to reduce their price to meet the market.

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Unity First Home Buyer special	3.99
SBS FirstHome Combo	4.29
Co-operative Bank - First Home Special	4.39
ANZ Special	4.49
Kiwibank Special	4.49
ASB Bank	4.49
SBS Bank Special	4.49
TSB Special	4.49
Westpac Special	4.49
BNZ - Std	4.49
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	4.49

TSB Special	4.49
Westpac Special	4.49
Wairarapa Building Society	4.59
SBS Bank Special	4.65
ANZ Special	4.65
ASB Bank	4.65
BNZ - Std	4.65
AIA - Go Home Loans	4.65
Nelson Building Society	4.69
Kiwibank Special	4.69
Kainga Ora	4.75

SBS Bank Special	4.99
Westpac Special	4.99
TSB Special	5.39
ICBC	5.39
BNZ - Std	5.39
AIA - Go Home Loans	5.39
ASB Bank	5.39
ANZ	5.49
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	5.49
Kainga Ora	5.49
SBS Bank	5.59

SBS Construction lending for FHB	3.74
CFML 321 Loans	4.25
AIA - Back My Build	4.44
Heartland Bank - Online	5.45
Co-operative Bank - Owner Occ	5.70
Co-operative Bank - Standard	5.70
ANZ	5.89
TSB Special	5.94
ASB Bank	5.99
BNZ - Std	5.99
ICBC	6.09